Aortoiliac occlusive disease in the presence of a horseshoe kidney: a case report.
A case of aortoiliac occlusive disease in the presence of a horseshoe kidney anomaly is presented. The importance of careful preoperative planning by way of specialized investigations is stressed and the merits of both the anterior transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches to aortoiliac reconstruction in the presence of a horseshoe kidney are outlined.
Gyedu
Adam
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Department of General Surgery, Ankara University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey. drgyedu@gmail.com
Koksoy
Cuneyt
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D000368:Aged; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male