Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in cross-fused ectopic kidney.
Crossed renal ectopia is a rare congenital malformation. We report a case of renal cell carcinoma in a 51-year-old man with right-to-left crossed fused renal ectopia. The patient was treated with ultrasound-guided laparoscopic heminephrectomy. Postoperative three-dimensional computed tomography showed normal perfusion of the remaining part of the kidney, with good excretion of contrast from both units of the cross-fused kidney.
Romero
Frederico R
FR
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8915, USA. frederico.romero@gmail.com
Chan
David Y
DY
Muntener
Michael
M
Bagga
Herman S
HS
Brito
Fábio Augusto R
FA
Kavoussi
Louis R
LR
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*