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Xeno‐pericardial patch repair of the inferior vena cava for radical resection of renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus
Author(s) -
Fukushima Satsuki,
Uemura Motohide,
Gotoh Kunihito,
Ujike Takeshi,
Wada Hiroshi,
Miyagawa Shigeru,
Toda Koichi,
Sawa Yoshiki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.24709
Subject(s) - medicine , inferior vena cava , renal cell carcinoma , extracorporeal circulation , surgery , thrombus , kidney , kidney cancer , radiology
Background and Objectives For tumor thrombus in the inferior vena cava (IVC) complicated with kidney cancer, we built a surgical team to achieve (1) en bloc tumor resection; (2) xeno‐pericardial patch IVC repair; and (3) minimum organ damages. We reviewed outcome of the case series to verify rationale of this approach. Methods A consecutive series of 12 patients having the IVC tumor thrombus by renal cell carcinoma in the last 3 years was enrolled. Minimum kidney ischemia was induced in five cases (Procedure I), whereas liver and kidney ischemia was induced in five cases (Procedure II). Mild hypothermic extracorporeal circulation was used in two cases (Procedure III). Results There was no mortality or severe morbidities related to the surgery. Postoperative recovery was most prompt by the Procedure I. Liver and kidney ischemic time was longer in the Procedure III than the Procedure II, whereas organ function was not substantially impaired in either series. The resected IVC margin was free from the cancer in all cases, while local recurrence was not seen in any cases. Conclusions En bloc resection with xeno‐pericardial patch repair of the IVC was successfully performed in the tumor thrombus complicated with kidney cancer with minimum organ damage.