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Superior mesenteric artery injury during radical nephrectomy in an infant: Delayed diagnosis and successful management

Author(s) -

Mainak Deb,

Harish Jayaram,

Jamir Arlikar

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 1998-3891

pISSN - 0971-9261

DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_87_20

Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , superior mesenteric artery , renal injury , surgery , renal artery , general surgery , kidney

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) injury during a left radical nephrectomy is an uncommon complication in children with a potentially devastating outcome. Successful management depends on early diagnosis and re-establishing SMA perfusion. We report the successful management of an iatrogenic SMA injury during radical nephrectomy in a 10-month-old boy with left upper polar Wilms' tumor.

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