1. Laparoscopic nephrectomy, ex vivo repair, and autotransplantation for a renal artery aneurysm: Report of a case
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Nobuo Tsuru, Tomomi Ushiyama, Hiroyuki Konno, Naoto Yamamoto, Minoru Suzuki, Daisuke Sagara, Kazunori Inuzuka, Kazuo Suzuki, and Naoki Unno
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Nephrectomy ,Transplantation, Autologous ,Aneurysm ,Renal Artery ,medicine.artery ,medicine ,Humans ,Renal artery ,Laparoscopy ,Kidney ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Angiography ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Kidney Transplantation ,Autotransplantation ,Transplantation ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Surgery ,Female ,Radiology ,business ,Vascular Surgical Procedures ,Ex vivo ,Follow-Up Studies - Abstract
A 57-year-old woman was hospitalized with a left renal artery aneurysm (RAA). The aneurysm measured 35 mm in diameter and was located at the renal artery bifurcation. We performed a laparoscopic nephrectomy using a retroperitoneal approach and performed an ex vivo repair of the renal artery. The reconstructed kidney was then autotransplanted at the left iliac fossa. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. A laparoscopic nephrectomy and ex vivo repair are both considered to be effective for treating complex RAA.
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- 2005