UP-107-c04 Transplant & specialist multiple
Living-donor nephrectomy
Venous thromboembolism, cardiopulmonary event or death
Even a carefully selected healthy donor faces rare serious perioperative harms.
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Interactive 3D The operation this complication belongs to: Living-donor nephrectomy Interactive laparoscopic donor nephrectomy Open the 3D animation 01 Variation coverage
Which versions of the operation this applies to
All variants
The parent hub contains 5 recorded variations.
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02 Evidence
Sources
European Association of Urology EAU Guidelines on Renal Transplantation
Living-donor nephrectomy, recipient surgery and transplant complications.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source British Association of Urological Surgeons Patient information leaflets by procedureUK patient-facing procedure, alternatives, recovery and complication framing.
Accessed 2026-08-03 · opens source03 Same procedure
Other Donor nephrectomy complication modules
intraoperative Major vascular injury or haemorrhage multiple Bowel, pancreatic, splenic, hepatic or pleural injury immediate Conversion to open surgery late Wound pain, hernia, neuropathy or chronic symptoms late Reduced kidney function or later hypertension immediate Graft vessel, ureter or parenchymal injury
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