[Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal leiomyoma: a case report].
A 60-year-old man visited our hospital with a complaint of right renal incidentaloma which was pointed out on abdominal ultrasonography for a medical check-up. Abdominal computed tomography showed a renal tumor in the right kidney, which was a slightly high-dense relative to the renal parenchyma and was enhanced in the arterial phase. The tumor had grown gradually from 1.4 to 1.7 cm in diameter. After the observation for 4 years, he underwent pure laparoscopic non-ischemic partial nephrectomy using a microwave tissue coagulator. Histological examination of the specimen revealed a leiomyoma of the kidney. This is the 5th case of successful laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal leiomyoma in Japan within the retrieved references.
The Department of Urology, Nara Social Insurance Hospital.
Ryuichi
R
Nishiyama
Isao
I
Kanatani
Hiroya
H
Oka
Kunio
K
Ichijima
D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008872:Microwaves / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*