title: Ex Vivo Resection and Renal Autotransplantation for the Treatment of a Large Renal Vein Aneurysm Causing Recurrent Pulmonary Embolism and a Coexisting Vascular Malformation: A Case Report.
abstract: A 36-year-old young woman with a medical history of recurrent pulmonary embolism and chronic pelvic pain was admitted to our hospital. Contrast-enhanced imaging techniques revealed a large left renal vein aneurysm with a coexisting vascular mass. The patient was operated on electively, and the left kidney was autotransplanted to the right ileac fossa following the ex vivo resection of the vascular mass and the left renal vein aneurysm. Herein, we report an unusual coexistence of a vascular mass and recurrent pulmonary embolism treated successfully with our surgical treatment strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Özyüksel
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aktaş
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Çalıs
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erol
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey ssevmis@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Şinasi
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Sevmiş
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001706:Biopsy; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: aneurysm; pulmonary embolism; renal autotransplantation; renal vein; vascular malformation