title: Right renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during laparoscopic nephrectomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Manoj V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Polcari
authors.forename: Vani
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sundaram
authors.forename: Risha M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hershberger
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: 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