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23. Giessing M, Reuter S, Schonberger B et al. Quality of life of living kidney donors in Germany: A survey with the validated short form-36 and giessen subjective complaints list-24 questionnaires. Transplantation 2004; 78: 864–872.

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27. Ellison MD, McBride MA, Taranto SE, Delmonico FL, Kauffman HM. Living kidney donors in need of kidney transplants: A report from the organ procurement and transplantation network. Transplantation 2002; 74: 1349–1351.

28. McCune TR, Armata T, Mendez-Picon G, Yium J, Zabari GB, Crandall B, Spicer HG, Blanton J and Thacker LR. The Living Organ Donor Network: a model registry for living kidney donors. Clin Transplant 2004: 18 (Suppl. 12): 33–38. _ Blackwell Munksgaard, 2004

29. Matas A, Leichtman A, Bartlett S, Delmonico F. Kidney donor (LD) morbidity and mortality (M&M). AJT 2002: 2 (Suppl. 3): 138 (Abstract 1/1999–7/2001).

30. Ramacharan, T. et al. "Long Term (20-37 years) Follow-Up of Living Kidney Donors". American Journal of Transplantation 2002; 2: 959–964

31. Prandini R, Bonomini V, Vangelista A et al. Living donors in renal transplantation: A long-term study. Transplant Proc 1987; 19: 1498–1499.

32. Goecke H, Ortiz AM, Troncoso P et al. Influence of the kidney histology at the time of donation on long term kidney function in living kidney donors. Transplant Proc 2005; 37: 3351–3353.

33. Hiller J, Sroka M, Weber R, Morrison AS, Ratner LE. Identifying donor concerns to increase live organ donation. J Transpl Coord 1998; 8: 51–54.

34. Knotts RS, Finn WF, Armstrong T. Psychosocial factors impacting patients, donors, and nondonors involved in renal transplant evaluation. Kidney Found Perspect 1996; 15: 11–23.

35. Johnson EM, Anderson JK, Jacobs C et al. Long-term follow-up of living kidney donors: Quality of life after donation. Transplantation 1999; 67: 717–721.

36. LaPointe Rudow D, O’Rourke M, Musat C, Garvey CA, Gish-Panjada D, Alexander C. Living donor insurability and its impact on donor health care. World Transplant Congress, Boston, MA, July 2006. Abstract #1192.

37. Thiel G, Nolte C, Tsinalis D. Living kidney donors with isolated medical abnormalities: The SOL-DHR experience. In: Gaston RS, Wadstrom J, eds. Living Donor Kidney Transplantation: Current Practice, Emerging Trends and Evolving Challenges. London: Taylor and Francis, 2005: 55–73

38. Delmonico F. Council of the Transplantation Society. A Report of the Amsterdam Forum On the Care of the Live Kidney Donor: Data and Medical Guidelines. Transplantation 2005; 79(6 Suppl): S53–S66.

39. Ghods AJ. Renal transplantation in Iran. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2002; 17: 222.

40. Fehrman-Ekholm I, Duner F, Brink B, et al. No evidence of accelerated loss of kidney function in living kidney donors: results from a crosssectional follow-up. Transplantation 2001; 72: 444.

41. Fehrman-Ekholm I, Elinder CG, Stenbeck M, et al. Kidney donors live longer. Transplantation 1997; 64: 976.

42. Buszta C, Steinmuller DR, Novick AC, et al. Pregnancy after donor nephrectomy. Transplantation 1985; 40: 651.

43. Wrenshall LE, McHugh L, Felton P, et al. Pregnancy after donor nephrectomy. Transplantation 1996; 62: 1934.

44. SHAFIZADEH, s. Et al. "Chylous Ascites Secondary to Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy" UROLOGY 60: 345xvi–345xix, 2002

45. Knoepp L, Smith M, Huey J, et al: Complication after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: a case report and review.
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46. Merlin TL, Scott DF, Roa MN, Wall DR, Francis DM, Brigdewater FH, Maddern GJ. The safety and efficacy of laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: Transplantation. 2000 Dec 27;70(12):1659-66.

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50. Handschin AE, Weber M, Demartines N, Clavien PA. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Br J Surg. 2003 Nov;90(11):1323-32.

51. Kercher KW, Heniford BT, Matthews BD, Smith TI, Lincourt AE, Hayes DH, Eskind LB, Irby PB, Teigland CM. Laparoscopic versus open nephrectomy in 210 consecutive patients: outcomes, cost, and changes in practice patterns. Surg Endosc. 2003 Dec;17(12):1889-95.

52. Su LM, Ratner LE, Montgomery RA, Jarrett TW, Trock BJ, Sinkov V, Bluebond-Langner R. Kavoussi LR. Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: trends in donor and recipient morbidity following 381 consecutive cases. Ann Surg. 2004 Aug;240(2):358-63.

53. Leventhal JR, Kocak B, Slavalaggio PR, Koffron AJ, Baker TB, Kaufman DB, Fryer JP, Abecassis MM, Stuart FP. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy 1997 to 2003: lessons learned with 500 cases at a single institution. Surgery. 2004 Oct;136(4):881-90.

54. Jacobs SC, Cho E, Foster C, Liao P, Bartlett ST. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: the University of Maryland 6-year experience. J Urol. 2004 Jan;171(1):47-51.

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56. Ommen, Elizabeth, et al. "Medical Risks in Living Kidney Donors" Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1: 885–895, 2006.

57. Delmonico FL; McBride MA. Analysis of the wait list and deaths among candidates waiting for a kidney transplant. Transplantation. 2008 Dec 27;86(12):1678-83.

58. http://www.abstracts2view.com/atc/view.php?nu=ATC09L_1478 Mia H. Marietta, et al. Are Living Kidney Donors Receiving Adequate Long Term Medical Follow-up? Presented at the American Transplant Congress 2009.

59. Wida Cherikh, Pang-Yen Fan et al. Prior Living Kidney Donors Who Subsequently Needed Chronic Maintenance Dialysis. Presentation at the American Transplant Congress 2009.

60. http://www.organdonor.gov/research/acotmay2008notes.htm ACOT May 2008 meeting notes.

61. http://www.organdonor.gov/research/acotnov2008notes.htm ACOT November 2008 meeting notes.

62. http://www.organdonor.gov/research/acot05_2007.htm ACOT May 2007 meeting notes.

63. "Advocates Fight For Transplant Rules, Registry" Posted Monday, June 6, 2006. http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/31/transplant.advocacy/index.html

64. Carreyrou, John. "Doing a Volume Business in Liver Transplants" . Wall Street Journal; Nov. 21, 2008.

65. http://www.transplantation-soc.org/downloads/JAMA.pdf, reprinted from JAMA, December 13, 2000 - Volume 284, no. 22.

66. Dente, Karen. "Medical and Psychosocial Risk Profiles Important for Living Organ Donors". Presented at The International Transplantation Liver Society 13th Annual International Congress. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/558861

67. Kido, et al. "How Do Living Kidney Donors Develop End-Stage Renal Disease?" American Journal of Transplantation 2009; 9: 1–6.

68. Conway KP, ComptonW, Stinson FS, Grant BF. Lifetime comorbidity of DSM-IV mood and anxiety disorders and specific drug use disorders: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 2006 Feb; 67(2): 247-257.

69. Nissing MH, Hayashi PH. Right Hepatic Lobe Donation Adversely Affects Donor Life Insurability Up to One Year After Donation. Liver Transplantation 11(7): 843-847, 2005.

70. R. C. Yang, H. Thiessen-Philbrook, S. Klarenbach, S. Vlaicu, A. X. Garg. Insurability of Living Organ Donors: A Systematic Review. American Journal of Transplantation. Volume 7 Issue 6, Pages 1542 - 1551

71. E. Gibney, C. Parikh, A. Garg. Age, Gender, Race, and Associations With Kidney Failure Following Living Kidney Donation. Transplantation Proceedings, Volume 40, Issue 5, Pages 1337-1340.

72. Steiner, R. Risk Appreciation for Living Kidney Donors: Another New Subspecialty? American Journal of Transplanation 2004; 4: 694-697.

73. Gossmann J, Wilhelm A, Kachel HG, Jordan J, Sann U, Geiger H, Kramer W, Scheuermann EH. Long-term consequences of live kidney donation follow-up in 93% of living kidney donors in a single transplant center. Am J Transplant. 2005 Oct;5(10):2417-24.

74. O'Hara J. etc. Ethical issues surrounding high-risk kidney recipients: implications for the living donor. Progress in Transplanation, September 2007.

75. Francis R. Calder and Rene W. Chang. Panning for gold: screening for potential live kidney donors. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 19: 1276–1280

76. Gabriel M. Danovitch* and Alan B. Leichtman. Kidney Vending: The “Trojan Horse” of Organ Transplantation. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1: 1133–1135, 2006.

77. Reister, A.V. etc. Pregnancy and Birth After Kidney Donation: The Norwegian Experience. American Journal of Transplantation 2009; 9: 820–824.

78. Ibrahim, HN. Pregnancy Outcomes After Kidney Donation. American Journal of Transplantation 2009; 9: 825–834.

79. Nevis IF. Maternal and Fetal Outcomes After Kidney Donation. American Journal of Transplantation 2009; 9: 661–668.

80. Housawi, A.A. Transplant Professionals Vary in the Long-Term Medical Risks They Communicate to Potential Living Kidney Donors: an international survey. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 22: 3040–3045.

81. Delmonico, F. McBride, M. Analysis of the Wait List and Deaths Among Candidates Waiting for a Kidney Transplant. Transplantation 2008; 86: 1678-1683.

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83. Davis, Connie. "Living Kidney Donors: Current State of Affairs" Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease, Vol 16, No 4 (July), 2009: pp 242-249.

84. McCune TR, Armata T,Mendez-Picon G, et al: The Living Organ Donor Network: A model registry for living kidneydonors. ClinTransplant 18:33-38, (suppl 12), 2004.

85. Garg AX, Prasad GV, Thiessen-Philbrook HR, et al: Cardiovascular disease and hypertension risk in living kidney donors: an analysis of health administrative data in Ontario, Canada. Transplantation 86: 399-406, 2008

86. Cherikh WS, Pan-Yen F, Taranto SE, et al: Prior living kidney donors who were subsequently placed on the waiting list: An updated OPTN Analysis. 2008 American Transplant Congress (ATC), May 31 to June 04, 2008, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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88. Mjøen G. Morbidity and mortality in 1022 consecutive living donor nephrectomies: benefits of a living donor registry. Transplantation. 2009 Dec 15;88(11):1273-9.

89. Gottschalk A, Götz J, Zenz M. Pain and quality of life for living donors after nephrectomy. Schmerz. 2009 Oct;23(5):502-9.

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91. Azar SA, et al. Is living kidney donation really safe? Transplant Proc. 2007 May;39(4):822-3.

92. Crombie, A. et al. Family Issues Implicit in Living Donation. Mortality, Vol. 11, No. 2, May 2006.

93. Kallich, J. The Transplant Imperative: Protecting Living Donors from the Pressure to Donate.

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96. Biller-Andorno, N. et al. It's only love? Some pitfalls in emotionally related organ donation. Journal of Medical Ethics 2001;27:162–164

97. Marcotty, Josephine. "Part 2: Balancing Life and Death", Star Tribune, October 1, 2009.

98. Aerts, J. et al. "Chylous Ascites Requiring Surgical intervention after Donor Nephrectomy: Case Series and Single Center Experience" Am Jour of Trans 2010; 10: 124-128.

99. Wright, C. et al. Nephrectomy Induced Chronic Renal Insufficiency is Associated with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Death From Any Cause in Patients with localized cT1b Renal Masses. The Journal of Urology Vol. 183, 1317-1323, April 2010.

100. Boelen, Paul. Complicated Grief and Uncomplicated Grief are Distinguishable Concepts. Psychiatry Research 157 (2008) 311–314

101. Boelen, Paul, et al. Traumatic Grief as a Disorder Distinct From Bereavement-Related Depression and Anxiety: A Replication Study With Bereaved Mental Health Care Patients. Am J Psychiatry 2003; 160:1339–1341

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104. Moazam, et al. Conversations With Kidney Vendors in Pakistan: An Ethnographic Study. Hastings Center Report 39, no. 3 (2009): 29-44.

105. Jacobs, C. The Case for a Fair Compensation Policy of Economic Consequences Incurred by Living Kidney Donors. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 21: 1764–1765

106. Saran, et al. Long-Term Follow-up of Kidney Donors: A longitudinal study. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. August 1997: 12: 1615-1621

107. Klein, et al. Organ Donation and Utilization in the United States: 1999-2008. American Journal of Transplantation 2010; 10 (Part 2): 973–986.

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109. Cherikh, et. al. Prior Living Kidney Donors Placed on the Waiting List: An OPTN Analysis. ASMHTP Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV. September 25, 2009

110. Cronin, D. et al. Transplantation of Liver Grafts from Living Donors into Adults - Too Much, too Soon. New England Journal of Medicine 344, no. 21 (2001): 1633-1637.

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