Right renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during laparoscopic nephrectomy.
Renal vein aneurysms are exceedingly rare. There are only 8 reported cases in the literature. We present the first case of a renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and discuss its intraoperative management.
Rao
Manoj V
MV
Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
Polcari
Anthony J
AJ
Sundaram
Vani
V
Foster
Risha M
RM
Hershberger
Richard C
RC
Woods
Michael
M
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D012082:Renal Veins