International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association
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Observational Study
Assessment of renal function in living kidney donors before and after nephrectomy: A Japanese prospective, observational cohort study.
To investigate the utility of estimated glomerular filtration rate for assessing kidney function in living kidney donors before and after nephrectomy. ⋯ Aged donors might have an increased risk of lower glomerular filtration rate after donor nephrectomy; post-surgery, long-term monitoring of renal function is recommended. Measurement of glomerular filtration rate should be carried out for donors, especially pre-surgery. A more precise glomerular filtration rate equation is required in the future.