title: Celiac axis and superior mesenteric artery: danger zone for left nephrectomy.
abstract: We report two cases of iatrogenic occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and celiac axis (CA) during left nephrectomy. A patient with a urothelial carcinoma (open surgery) and one with coralliform calculi (laparoscopy) experienced injury to both the SMA and/or CA due to bulky perihilar adenopathy and kidney adherence to surrounding tissue. The cancer patient survived after fast repair. Repair was delayed in the second patient who subsequently died. It is essential to identify each arterial branch carefully on the preoperative CT-scan to identify any duplicate renal arteries and avoid mistaking the SMA and/or CA for the renal artery.
authors.affiliation: Digestive Surgery and Transplantation Department, Lille Regional University Teaching Hospital (CHRU), Lille F-59037, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nevoux
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zini
authors.forename: Arnauld
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villers
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Boleslawski
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zerbib
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed