Retroperitoneal repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with a horseshoe kidney.
The presence of a horseshoe kidney may complicate surgery of the aorta. Abnormal renal anatomy, blood supply, and difficult exposure related to a bulky isthmus are commonly encountered. We describe a case where a left retroperitoneal exposure was successfully used to simplify many of these difficulties.
Adoumie
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Department of Surgery, Trover Clinic, Madisonville, KY 42431, USA.
Hamman
J
J
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed