title: Left-sided inferior vena cava found incidentally during laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: report of three cases.
abstract: Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy can be a challenging procedure in patients with abdominal great-vessel anomalies. We report our experience with three cases of laparoscopic donor nephrectomy with a rare incidentally found left-sided inferior vena cava.
authors.affiliation: Shaheed Labbafinejad Hospital, Urology Nephrology Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, I.R Iran. simforoosh@iurtc.org.ir
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simforoosh
authors.forename: Faramarz M A
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Beigi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminsharifi
authors.forename: Hamid
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shayaninasab
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010535:Laparoscopy; D019520:Living Donors; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*