title: Surgical Treatment of a Voluminous Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Horseshoe Kidney: Tips and Tricks.
abstract: Horseshoe kidney is a common urology anomaly, while its association with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm represents a very rare condition. Surgical approach remains controversial however, we believe that the left retroperitoneal approach should be preferred in order to avoid isthmus resection with any subsequent renal infarction, urinary tract damage and to facilitate renal arteries reimplantation, when required. We present a case of voluminous infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with horseshoe kidney, successfully treated through a left retroperitoneal approach on the retro-renal space.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Caridi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Mafalda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massara
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mastrojeni
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.affiliation: Unit of Radiology, Radiological Sciences Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Ignazio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salomone
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, CardioVascular and Thoracic Department, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: La Spada
keywords: horseshoe kidney; infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm