title: Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in cross-fused ectopic kidney.
abstract: 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.
authors: James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-8915, USA. frederico.romero@gmail.com
authors: Frederico R
authors: FR
authors: Romero
authors: David Y
authors: DY
authors: Chan
authors: Michael
authors: M
authors: Muntener
authors: Herman S
authors: HS
authors: Bagga
authors: Fábio Augusto R
authors: FA
authors: Brito
authors: Louis R
authors: LR
authors: Kavoussi
mesh_terms: 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*