title: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney.
abstract: A 68-year-old man with an incidentally found 2-cm complex enhancing cystic right renal mass in the right moiety of a horseshoe kidney was treated with a three-port retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach. The tumor was completely excised with cold Endoshears, and Surgicel bolsters were tightly buttressed into the resection bed with 0 Vicryl sutures. The warm ischemia time was 31 minutes. To our knowledge, this is the initial case of retroperitoneal laparoscopic partial nephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney. Three-dimensional CT with volume rendering in a video format provides the necessary information about the number, location, and extrarenal anatomy of the renal artery and vein.
authors.affiliation: Section of Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Urological Institute A100, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Wilson R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Inderbir S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*