Open AccessLaparoscopic heminephroureterectomy for urothelial carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney
Author(s) -
Shu-Chi Wang,
Shao-Wen Hung,
KunYuan Chiu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
formosan journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2213-5413
pISSN - 1682-606X
DOI - 10.1016/j.fjs.2016.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , horseshoe kidney , urothelial carcinoma , carcinoma , surgery , urology , laparoscopy , kidney , cancer , bladder cancer
A 75-year-old man with gross hematuria for 10 months received a diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma in the left moiety of a horseshoe kidney. Laparoscopic heminephroureterectomy was performed smoothly and without perioperative complications. Preoperative computed tomography angiography was shown to be a valuable imaging modality for evaluating anatomical variations, and the laparoscopic approach was effective for managing malignancy in a horseshoe kidney