[A case of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in right renal cell carcinoma with left inferior vena cava].
We present a case of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in right renal cell carcinoma with left inferior vena cava in a 65-year-old male. Abdominal contrasted CT scan revealed that the left inferior vena cava crossed the aorta at the level of third lumbar vertebra. Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy was performed transperitoneally. A right gonadal vein drained into the right renal vein. We indentified a right renal vein easily with tracing the right gonadal vein. Left inferior vena cava is a very rare congenital anomaly among malformation of inferior vena cava. Recognition of such venous anomalies and making a detailed strategy before operation is important especially in laparoscopic surgery.
Kubota
Yasuaki
Y
The Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine.
Soeda
Syuichi
S
Nakajima
Nobuyuki
N
Nitta
Masahiro
M
Hanai
Kazuya
K
Hoshi
Akio
A
Murota
Akiko
A
Shima
Masanori
M
Usui
Yukio
Y
Terachi
Toshiro
T
D000368:Aged; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*