Journal article
Pure laparoscopic unilateral nephrectomy for a patient with a polycystic horseshoe kidney
Abstract
A 45-year-old female patient with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and a horseshoe kidney underwent right laparoscopic nephrectomy. The indication for nephrectomy was to create space within the right iliac fossa for renal transplantation. The operation proceeded as routine for laparoscopic nephrectomy for ADPKD, but was uniquely challenging due to the large size and extensive vasculature of the polycystic horseshoe kidney. …
Authors
Dason S; Allard CB; Shayegan B; Piercey K
Journal
Canadian Urological Association Journal, Vol. 8, No. 11-12, pp. 881–883
Publisher
Canadian Urological Association Journal
Publication Date
11 2014
DOI
10.5489/cuaj.1919
ISSN
1911-6470