[Laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy in the presence of Riedel's lobe of the liver].
A 54-year-old woman consulted our hospital for further evaluation of an incidentally detected small renal mass. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and other imaging showed a right renal mass adjacent to the Riedel's lobe. Laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy was performed under a diagnosis of suspected renal cell carcinoma. Riedel's lobe is an anatomic variant, which is a caudal extension of the right lobe of the liver. Riedel's lobe presented an obstruction during right renal surgery, but we performed the procedure successfully because we retracted the lobe medially. This procedure yielded a clear surgical field, allowing us to perform this delicate operation safely.
Miyake
Miki
M
Department of Urology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine.
Makiyama
Kazuhide
K
Nakaigawa
Noboru
N
Miyoshi
Yasuhide
Y
Sano
Futoshi
F
Ogawa
Takehiko
T
Uemura
Hiroji
H
Yao
Masahiro
M
Kubota
Yoshinobu
Y
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008099:Liver / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*