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Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy for juxtaglomerular cell tumor
Author(s) -
WATANABE MASATO,
SUGI MOTOHIKO,
MUROTA TAKASHI,
KAWAKITA MUTSUSHI,
SAKAIDA NORIKO,
OKAMURA AKIHARU,
MATSUDA TADASHI
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1046/j.1442-2042.2002.00549.x
Subject(s) - medicine , juxtaglomerular apparatus , nephrectomy , plasma renin activity , renin–angiotensin system , urology , renal cell carcinoma , kidney , blood pressure , flank , radiology , anatomy
We present a case of juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT) in a 20‐year‐old woman. She presented with hypertension and elevated plasma renin activity. Computed tomography without enhancement by contrast medium detected a tumor at the center of the left kidney. Retroperitoneoscopic left nephrectomy was performed and postoperatively her blood pressure and plasma renin activity returned to normal. This is the first report of retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy performed for a JGCT.