Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Right Ectopic Kidney
10.4326/jjcvs.41.266
- VernacularTitle:右異所性腎を合併した腹部大動脈瘤の1例
- Author:
Hideyuki Akashi
;
Toru Ishizaka
;
Hideo Tanaka
;
Masahisa Masuda
;
Goro Matsumiya
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
abdominal aortic aneurysm;
ectopic kidney;
pelvic kidney
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
2012;41(5):266-269
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We present the case of a 68-year-old woman with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) complicated by right ectopic kidney, in another term, congenital pelvic kidney. The patient underwent AAA repair and right renal artery reconstruction using renal perfusion with cold Ringer's acetate, and no deterioration of renal function was observed. 3D-CT was essential diagnostic procedure in order to identify the blood supply to the ectopic kidney for planning a careful surgical technique.
