Laparoscopic Nephrectomy versus Open Nephrectomy for Patients with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

To compare efficacy and safety of laparoscopicnephrectomy (LN) versus open nephrectomy (ON) in the management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis.A systematic search of the electronic databases PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane L...

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Main Authors: Pengyu Guo, Wanhai Xu, Huibo Li, Tong Ren, Shaobin Ni, Minghua Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4460089?pdf=render