UI Health Care Performs First Robotic Living Donor Nephrectomy
February 24, 2026
February 24, 2026
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 24 -- The University of Iowa of issued the following health care news:
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UI Health Care performs first robotic living donor nephrectomy
Minimally invasive robotic nephrectomy procedure offers patients quicker recovery and less pain, and increases the number of patients who can receive a living kidney donation.
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University of Iowa Health Care transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany, MD, PhD, recently performed t . . .
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UI Health Care performs first robotic living donor nephrectomy
Minimally invasive robotic nephrectomy procedure offers patients quicker recovery and less pain, and increases the number of patients who can receive a living kidney donation.
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University of Iowa Health Care transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany, MD, PhD, recently performed t . . .