Matched-pair analysis of renal function in the immediate postoperative period: a comparison of living kidney donors versus patients nephrectomized for renal cell cancer

摘要

Living kidney donation (LKD) involves little risk for the donor and provides excellent functional outcome for transplant recipients. However, contradictory data exist on the incidence and degree of impaired renal function (IRF) in the donor. Only few studies compared the incidence of IRF in donors with that of patients having undergone radical nephrectomy (RN).