Open AccessRobot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy for Treatment of Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor of the Kidney: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Oh Joo Kweon,
Yong Kwan Lim,
Hye Ryun Kim,
Mi-Kyung Lee,
Tae Jin Lee,
Hoyoun Won,
Se Young Choi,
Jin Wook Kim,
Byung Hoon,
In Ho Chang,
Young Tae Moon,
Kyung Do Kim,
Tae-Hyoung Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of endourology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2379-9889
DOI - 10.1089/cren.2019.0066
Subject(s) - nephrectomy , medicine , kidney , resection , urology , surgery
Background: A juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT), or a reninoma, is a rare renal tumor that can cause secondary hypertension. This is the first reported JGCT that was resected through robotic surgery. Case: We present a case of a 27-year-old female patient with 1.35-cm-sized JGCT in the lower pole of the right kidney. We effectively removed a JGCT through robot-assisted partial nephrectomy without any complications. Conclusion: The robot-assisted partial nephrectomy procedure could be a suitable choice for JGCT resection.