Premium
Renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis
Author(s) -
Bertini John E.,
Boileau Michel A.
Publication year - 1987
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.2930340109
Subject(s) - situs inversus , medicine , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , carcinoma , surgery , kidney
Situs inversus occurs with a frequency of about 1 in 8,000. We present a case of renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis treated with nephrectomy. Uneventful operative management was attained by adequate preoperative radiologic evaluation.