title: Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy of a horseshoe kidney with renal-cell carcinoma.
abstract: A 55-year-old man had a solid tumor in the right part of a horseshoe kidney. He had previously undergone open cholecystectomy and appendectomy with panperitonitis. Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy was performed, with rapid recovery and good short-term results. This appears to be the first case of endoscopic surgery on a horseshoe kidney using ultrasonic shears for cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yakumo General Hospital, Hokkaido, Japan. hkitamu@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inomata
authors.forename: Jun-Ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hatakeyama
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*