title: [A case of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy in right renal cell carcinoma with left inferior vena cava].
abstract: 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.
authors: The Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine.
authors: Yasuaki
authors: Y
authors: Kubota
authors: Syuichi
authors: S
authors: Soeda
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Nakajima
authors: Masahiro
authors: M
authors: Nitta
authors: Kazuya
authors: K
authors: Hanai
authors: Akio
authors: A
authors: Hoshi
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Murota
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Shima
authors: Yukio
authors: Y
authors: Usui
authors: Toshiro
authors: T
authors: Terachi
mesh_terms: 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*