Robot-assisted vs hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the United Kingdom: Equivalent outcomes in the first national series

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World Journal of Transplantation

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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2026; 16(1): 113075
Published online Mar 18, 2026. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.113075

Table 1 Patient characteristics following case-control matching analysis, n (%)

	HALDN (n = 70)	RALDN (n = 70)	P value
Male	34 (48.6)	34 (48.6)	1
Left	68 (97.1)	68 (97.1)	1
Number of arteries 1	61 (87.1)	61 (87.1)	1
More than 1	9 (12.9)	9 (12.9)	1
Age (mean ± SD)	43.19 ± 10.29	43.69 ± 10.14	0.75
BMI (mean ± SD)	26.36 ± 3.48	26.03 ± 3.28	0.57
History of previous abdominal surgeries	11 (15.7)	11 (15.7)	1

HALDN: Hand-assisted; RALDN: Robot-assisted; BMI: Body mass index.

Citation: Christou CD, Antoniadis S, Majumder A, Zakri R, Olsburgh J, Callaghan C, Papadakis G, Sran K, Drage M, Decaestecker K, Challacombe B, Kessaris N, Loukopoulos I. Robot-assisted vs hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the United Kingdom: Equivalent outcomes in the first national series. World J Transplant 2026; 16(1): 113075
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v16/i1/113075.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.113075

Christou CD, Antoniadis S, Majumder A, Zakri R, Olsburgh J, Callaghan C, Papadakis G, Sran K, Drage M, Decaestecker K, Challacombe B, Kessaris N, Loukopoulos I. Robot-assisted vs hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in the United Kingdom: Equivalent outcomes in the first national series. World J Transplant 2026; 16(1): 113075 [PMID: 41607819 DOI: 10.5500/wjt.v16.i1.113075]

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