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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2025; 15(1): 97598
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.97598
Published online Mar 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i1.97598
Comparative study of living donor kidney transplants: Right vs left
Taqi Khan, Qaisar Iqbal, Muneeb Hassan, Lajward Asnath, Naveed Khan, Sajid Shakeel, Kidney Transplant Unit, Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nadeem Ahmad, Department of Surgery, Princess Noura Binti AbdulRehman University, Riyadh 84428, Saudi Arabia
Author contributions: Khan T and Ahmad N designed the study and concept, and wrote the manuscript; Khan T, Ahmad N, and Asnath L analyzed the data; Ahmad N performed the statistical analysis; Iqbal Q, Hassan M, Khan N, and Shakeel S collected the data; Iqbal Q, Hassan M, and Asnath L contributed to reviewing and editing of the manuscript; All of the authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by Rehman Medical Institute Institutional Review Board, No. RMI/RMI-REC/Article Approval/106.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardians provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No other data are available.
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Corresponding author: Taqi Khan, FRCS (Ed), MBBS, MD, Professor, Surgeon, Kidney Transplant Unit, Rehman Medical Institute, Phase V, Hayatabad, Peshawar 25100, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. taqi.toufeeq@rmi.edu.pk
Received: June 3, 2024
Revised: October 3, 2024
Accepted: October 15, 2024
Published online: March 18, 2025
Processing time: 176 Days and 23.4 Hours
Revised: October 3, 2024
Accepted: October 15, 2024
Published online: March 18, 2025
Processing time: 176 Days and 23.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Donor right kidneys (RKs) are associated with technical difficulty, and have a higher incidence of delayed graft function and peri-operative graft loss. Short length and thin wall of the renal vein makes the venous anastomosis challenging. We focus on the selection criteria for RKs and how to manage short veins during bench work, analyze our experience with RKs, and compare outcomes with left kidneys in living donor transplantation.