title: Endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in patient with horseshoe kidney: a case report.
abstract: Horseshoe kidney is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause various technical problems during conventional repairs of abdominal aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with a horseshoe kidney, symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm and mild renal failure. The patient underwent endovascular repair using a bifurcated endoprosthesis. The postoperative was uneventful. We describe the diagnosis and the endovascular technique and literature review.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. esaadi@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Eduardo Keller
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Saadi
authors.forename: Luiz Henrique
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Dussin
authors.forename: Leandro de
authors.initials: Ld
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Alcides José
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Zago
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods