[The use of balloon catheter in surgical treatment of renal angiomyolipoma with a caval thrombus: 1 case report and literature review].
OBJECTIVE
To present one cases of the use of balloon catheter in surgical treatment of renal angiomyolipoma involving the renal vein and vena cava as a tumor thrombus and review literatures.


METHODS
Abdominal ultrasound and CT and MRI demonstrated a large right renal mass with tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava. Right nephrectomy and en-bloc removal of the intra caval tumor thrombus were performed. A balloon catheter was used to block vena cava under the level of liver vena during the operation.


RESULTS
The pathological diagnosis was angiomyolipoma. The length of the tumor thrombus was 6.5 cm. The patient recovered well 1 year after surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
Renal angiomyolipoma with a tumor thrombus should be paid more attention.
Yang
Yong
Y
Department of Urology, People Liberation Army, General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. 7163wang@sina.com
Song
Yong
Y
Hong
Bao-fa
BF
D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D017128:Embolectomy / Q000379:methods*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior