title: Pure laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with level II vena caval thrombectomy.
abstract: Continued experience with the laparoscopic technique has allowed for controlled resection of renal neoplasms invading the renal vein and inferior vena cava. We present the case of a patient with a primary renal tumor extending into the vena cava that was completely managed with a laparoscopic approach.
authors.affiliation: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Frederico R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muntener
authors.forename: Herman S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bagga
authors.forename: Fábio Augusto R
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sulman
authors.forename: Thomas W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Jarrett
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior