ABSTRACT
Clayman et al. first introduced laparoscopic nephrectomy in 1990 (1). Patients who underwent such a “noninvasive” nephrectomy demonstrated less postoperative pain, shorter hospitalization, and faster recovery. With the benefits of laparoscopic nephrectomy becoming more apparent, laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was perceived as a technique that might encourage more individuals to undergo renal donation. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was first performed in an animal model in 1994 (2). Soon thereafter, the first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy in a human was performed in 1995 (3).
