title: Treatment of renal cell carcinoma by extracorporeal partial nephrectomy and autotransplantation using splenic vascular anastomosis.
abstract: A patient with large left lower pole renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney is presented. The patient was treated by partial nephrectomy and autotransplantation using splenic arterial and venous anastomoses. The potential for reducing operative morbidity compared with autotransplantation to the iliac fossa is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Arizona, Tucson.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Brawer
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Pabst
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007683:Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute / Q000209:etiology; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D013157:Splenic Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D013162:Splenic Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous