Right renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during laparoscopic nephrectomy

Manoj V Rao; Anthony J Polcari; Vani Sundaram; Risha M Foster; Richard C Hershberger; Michael Woods

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.015

Right renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during laparoscopic nephrectomy

Urology. 2011 Feb;77(2):332-3. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.015.

Authors

Manoj V Rao¹, Anthony J Polcari, Vani Sundaram, Risha M Foster, Richard C Hershberger, Michael Woods

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.

PMID: 20399491
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.02.015

Abstract

Renal vein aneurysms are exceedingly rare. There are only 8 reported cases in the literature. We present the first case of a renal vein aneurysm discovered incidentally during a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and discuss its intraoperative management.

Published by Elsevier Inc.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm / diagnosis*
Humans
Incidental Findings
Intraoperative Period
Laparoscopy*
Male
Nephrectomy / methods*
Renal Veins*