Open AccessRobotic-assisted excision of a juxta renal retroperitoneal schwannoma
Author(s) -
Abdulelah Al Gosaibi,
Abdulaziz Al Mulhim,
Meshaal Al Sadhan,
Ali Alkharji,
Emad Rajih,
Abdullah M. AlEnizi
Publication year - 2021
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/ua.ua_99_20
Subject(s) - schwannoma , medicine , nerve sheath , pathological , radiology , abdominal pain , nerve sheath tumor , surgery , pathology
Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare benign tumor of the peripheral nerve Schwann sheath. We, herein, report the case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with vague abdominal pain. Computed tomography imaging revealed a retroperitoneal mass that is medial to the right kidney. The patient underwent robotic excision of the tumor with the pathology revealing schwannoma. We report this case due to the scarcity of this disease entity, especially at this location and to emphasize the indication and value of robotic technology in different pathological processes retroperitoneally.