Laparoscopic nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and autotransplantation for a renal artery aneurysm: Report of a case.
A 57-year-old woman was hospitalized with a left renal artery aneurysm (RAA). The aneurysm measured 35 mm in diameter and was located at the renal artery bifurcation. We performed a laparoscopic nephrectomy using a retroperitoneal approach and performed an ex vivo repair of the renal artery. The reconstructed kidney was then autotransplanted at the left iliac fossa. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. A laparoscopic nephrectomy and ex vivo repair are both considered to be effective for treating complex RAA.
Unno
Naoki
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
Yamamoto
Naoto
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Inuzuka
Kazunori
K
Sagara
Daisuke
D
Suzuki
Minoru
M
Konno
Hiroyuki
H
Tsuru
Nobuo
N
Ushiyama
Tomomi
T
Suzuki
Kazuo
K
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*