Despite advances in immunosuppressive regimens, expansion of donor acceptability criteria and introduction of paired kidney donation programs, the disparity between the number of patients awaiting a kidney transplant and the number of available organs is widening. The authors of this Viewpoint argue that increasing the rate of living kidney donation is the most promising means of enlarging the donor pool, and that laparoscopic nephrectomy has a crucial role in this endeavor.
- Soroush Rais-Bahrami
- Louis R Kavoussi
