Laparoscopic heminephroureterectomy for urothelial carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney

Publication date: Available online 26 July 2016 Source:Formosan Journal of Surgery Author(s): Shu-Chi Wang, Siu-Wan Hung, Kun-Yuan Chiu A 75-year-old man with gross hematuria for 10 months received a diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma in the left moiety of a horseshoe kidney. Laparoscopic heminephroureterectomy was performed smoothly and without perioperative complications. Preoperative computed tomography angiography was shown to be a valuable imaging modality for evaluating anatomical variations, and the laparoscopic approach was effective for managing malignancy in a horseshoe kidney.

Source: Formosan Journal of Surgery - October 14, 2016 Category: Surgery Source Type: research