PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Thomas B. McGregor
AU  - Premal Patel
AU  - Alp Sener
AU  - Gabriel Chan
TI  - Vascular control during laparoscopic kidney donation
AID  - 10.1503/cjs.016016
DP  - 2017 Jun 01
TA  - Canadian Journal of Surgery
PG  - 150--151
VI  - 60
IP  - 3
4099  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/60/3/150.short
4100  - http://canjsurg.ca/content/60/3/150.full
SO  - CAN J SURG2017 Jun 01; 60
AB  - Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy (LDN) is the gold standard for kidney donation. Recent literature has led to considerable debate regarding the safest route to provide vascular control during this procedure. The most common devices used for vascular control during LDN are staplers and surgical clips. Opinions regarding the safety of these devices vary, as both are prone to dysfunction. Certain clips have already been contraindicated for use on the donor artery owing to reports of catastrophic complications of falling off. Donor safety is paramount to the continued success of renal transplantation in Canada. A review of existing practice at each institution may be called for to ensure the safest standards possible are in place. An appendix to this commentary is available at canjsurg.ca.