title: Laparoscopic management of right renal angiomyolipoma with involvement of the inferior vena cava: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: This article reports the case of a 22-year-old woman with right renal angiomyolipoma (AML) and inferior vena cava thrombus. Laparoscopic right nephrectomy and thrombectomy were performed. To the authors' knowledge there have been only 46 reported cases of renal AML with endovascular extension and this is the first case to be completely removed by a laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopic management of this kind of tumour is feasible in spite of the vascular involvement. The centre's experience and enlargement of the tumour are key points for this approach.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Urology, Cabueñes Hospital, Gijón, Spain.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Pello
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gonzalez Rodriguez
authors.forename: Luis Rodriguez
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Villamil
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Perez-Carral
authors.forename: Carmen Luz
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Menendez
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caveda
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuervo
mesh_terms: D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017131:Thrombectomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D055815:Young Adult