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Renal artery pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a solitary kidney
Author(s) -
NEGORO HIROMITSU,
KAWAKITA MUTSUSHI,
KODA YOICHI
Publication year - 2005
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 - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01130.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , pseudoaneurysm , renal cell carcinoma , renal artery , kidney , renal function , surgery , complication , percutaneous , radiology , urology
Renal artery pseudoaneurysms are a well‐documented complication following trauma or percutaneous urological procedures, but are rare after partial nephrectomy. We present the case of a 34‐year‐old woman who, after undergoing a left nephrectomy in childhood due to Wilms’ tumor, had a pseudoaneurysm in a solitary kidney after laparoscopic right partial nephrectomy with extraperitoneal approach for a renal cell carcinoma. The segmental renal artery feeding the pseudoaneurysm was embolized with coils without significant loss of residual renal function.