title: Laparoscopic nephroureterectomy with a circumaortic left renal vein.
abstract: Renal vasculature anomalies can present technical challenges to laparoscopic urologic surgery.  The use of preoperative imaging has made it possible to recognize and plan for such aberrant vascular anatomy.  We describe a patient with a circumaortic left renal vein who underwent successful laparoscopic radical nephroureterectomy for the management of urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Chandan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kundavaram
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Gomella
authors.forename: Kelly A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Healy
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinge
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hubosky
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000473:pathology; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery*