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The UI Health Care transplant team performs first robotic living donor nephrectomy, marking a major milestone in advancing kidney transplant care.

UI Health Care performs its first robotic living donor surgery for kidney transplant

University of Iowa Health Care has performed its first robotic living donor nephrectomy, a milestone physicians say could significantly expand the pool of kidney donors in Iowa. According to a release, transplant surgeon Dr. Ramy El-Diwany performed the procedure, which…