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Case Reports
. 2017 Nov 1;3(1):169-172.
doi: 10.1089/cren.2017.0098. eCollection 2017.

Total Preperitoneal Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation

Clement Michiels  1 , Jean Rouffilange  1 , Vincent Comat  1 , Adeline Guillaume  1 , Samuel Lagabrielle  1 , Henri Bensadoun  1 , Gregoire Capon  1 , Jean-Marie Ferrière  1 , Jean-Christophe Bernhard  1 , Gregoire Robert  1
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Case Reports

Total Preperitoneal Robot-Assisted Kidney Transplantation

Clement Michiels et al. J Endourol Case Rep. .

Abstract

To date, kidney transplant recipients have always undergone open surgery. The type and length of the wound vary, but most commonly, a modified Gibson's incision is made in the lower abdomen for the transplantation. Risk factors for wound complications are well defined in general surgery literature. The laparoscopic kidney transplantation (LKT) technique has been developed recently, and several teams have published studies on the intraperitoneal technique. In this case report, we present our technique of total preperitoneal LKT using the Da Vinci robotic surgical system.

Keywords: kidney transplantation; preperitoneum; robotic; surgical technique.

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Patient positioning.
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Positioning of trocars.
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Robot docked, with bedside assistant opposite side. (Left kidney transplantation.)
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Cooling laparoscopic bag with prepared kidney graft installed.
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