title: Laparoscopic nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and autotransplantation for a renal artery aneurysm: Report of a case.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Second Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Unno
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inuzuka
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sagara
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Konno
authors.forename: Nobuo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsuru
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ushiyama
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: 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*