Open AccessRobotic-assisted radical nephrectomy for renal angiomyolipoma with inferior vena cava thrombus extension
Author(s) -
Khalid Alrabeeah,
Abdullah Alkhayal,
Armen Aprikian,
F. Bladou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.130663
Subject(s) - nephrectomy , medicine , inferior vena cava , angiomyolipoma , thrombus , radiology , surgery , kidney
Renal angiomyolipoma with inferior vena caval venous extension is rare with only 40 cases reported in the literature. We report a case of a 35-year-old lady with angiomyolipoma with inferior vena caval thrombus that was managed surgically with robotic-assisted radical nephrectomy.