Pure laparoscopic radical nephrectomy with level II vena caval thrombectomy.
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.
Romero
Frederico R
FR
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Muntener
Michael
M
Bagga
Herman S
HS
Brito
Fábio Augusto R
FA
Sulman
Aaron
A
Jarrett
Thomas W
TW
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