Single-incision robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy: case report and description of surgical technique.

Galvani, Carlos A; Garza, Ulises; Leeds, Marcie; Kaul, Amit; Echeverria, Angela; Desai, Chirag S; Jie, Tun; Diana, Robert; Gruessner, Rainer W G

The introduction of laparoscopic surgery, and more recently of robotics, has increased the number of living donor kidney transplants. This approach has already improved living donor acceptance rates. Even newer developments in the field have now been introduced with the purpose of further reducing postoperative pain and length of hospital stay, while offering better cosmetic results. In particular, single-incision surgery has gained popularity by improving the well-known benefits of minimally invasive surgery. In this case report, we present the first single-incision robotic-assisted living donor nephrectomy.