INTRODUCTION

Secondary hypertension should be suspected among young individuals and patients with recent onset of hypertension or drug-resistant hypertension. Among the causes of secondary hypertension, renovascular hypertension is well-established and correctible if diagnosed appropriately. We report the case of a young female with an unusual cause of renovascular hypertension.

CLINICAL PRESENTATION:

A 29-year-old female was admitted for elevated blood pressure and headache, unresponsive to multiple antihypertensives. The workup for secondary hypertension was mostly unremarkable. However, renal Doppler ultrasound showed elevated peak systolic velocity in the left renal artery. CT angiogram revealed an outpouching between the left gonadal and renal veins. No renal artery stenosis was found on renal angiography, but venography revealed an aneurysm between the left gonadal and renal veins. An aberrant vein draining into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and severe reflux into a dilated left gonadal vein were also noted.

MANAGEMENTCONCLUSION

This case highlights a rare cause of renovascular hypertension due to renal vein congestion from severe left gonadal vein reflux and a renal/gonadal vein aneurysm. Additional mechanisms may include external compression of the renal artery or a suction effect caused by multiple venous outflows. Regardless of the exact pathophysiology, coiling of the aneurysm and gonadal vein successfully restored normal venous return and resolved hypertension.

Human ; Female ; Adult: 25-44 Yrs Old ; Veins ; Research Report ; Renal Veins ; Pharmaceutical Preparations ; Patients ; Hypertension, Renovascular ; Hypertension ; Female ; Aneurysm

Liposarcoma is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm composed of adipose tissue with varying degrees of atypia. While generally indolent, some tumors have the potential to grow enormously particularly if located in the retroperitoneum. We report a 49-year-old female generally asymptomatic except for a 1-year history of gradual abdominal enlargement. Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a large retroperitoneal mass with characteristic features consistent with liposarcoma. On laparotomy, the mass was encapsulated with good plane of dissection, great vessels were preserved, however the right kidney and suprarenal gland were undetachable from the primary tumor hence was removed en bloc with the liposarcoma. The post-operative course was uneventful with excellent outcome after 6 months of follow-up. Final histopathologic diagnosis revealed low-grade, dedifferentiated liposarcoma, which has favorable prognosis following radical surgery.

Human ; Female ; Middle Aged: 45-64 Yrs Old ; Liposarcoma ; Sarcoma ; Renal Veins ; Laparotomy ; Nephrectomy

It is difficult to insert long-term dialysis catheters after severe stenosis or occlusion of the internal jugular vein and innominate vein. We used REcanalisation and balloon-oriented puncture for Re-insertion of dialysis catheter in nonpatent central veins (REBORN) in seven patients with severe central venous lesions, and all patients were inserted with long-term dialysis catheters successfully. None had severe complications such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, or pulmonary embolism during operation. All catheters functioned well after postoperative follow-up of 2 months. REBORN provides a novel approach to establish difficult dialysis pathways.
Humans ; Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects* ; Catheters, Indwelling ; Renal Dialysis ; Jugular Veins ; Punctures

BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation (KT) remains to be the preferred mode of renal replacement therapy as it offers the best clinical outcomes, a better quality of life, and lesser complications compared to dialysis. However, KT still carries a number of complications, one of which is graft thrombosis. Despite advancements in treatment, graft thrombosis is still an important cause of early graft loss. Prevention therefore, is of significance. A growing number of evidence suggests that low-dose aspirin has a role in the primary prevention of allograft thrombosis. RESEARCH QUESTION: Among renal transplant recipients, does postoperative aspirin prevent early renal allograft thrombosis? OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analysis to determine the effect of postoperative aspirin on preventing renal allograft thrombosis. METHODS: A systematic search of PubMed, Google Scholar, CENTRAL, and clinicaltrials.gov was done by two independent authors. All randomized and non-randomized studies determining the effect of postoperative aspirin on renal vein/allograft thrombosis were reviewed for eligibility and quality assessment. Studies on both adult and pediatric kidney transplant recipients were included. RESULTS: Five non-randomized cohort studies (3 in adults, 2 in children) with a total of 2,393 patients were included. Using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale, two studies were found to have good quality, while three had poor quality. In a fixed-effects meta-analysis, aspirin was associated with a reduced risk for renal allograft thrombosis in adults (RR 0.13; 95% CI 0.06, 0.28;I2 22%) and children (RR 0.11; 95% CI 0.03, 0.40; I2 0%). CONCLUSION: Post-operative aspirin was associated with reduced risk for renal allograft thrombosis in both adults and children. However, the best available evidence is limited to observational studies. A well-designed randomized controlled trial is needed to confirm this finding.
Aspirin ; Kidney Transplantation ; Renal Veins ; Venous Thrombosis ; Transplantation, Homologous ; Kidney Diseases ; ; Veins ; Allografts

Surgeons should have a thorough knowledge regarding the morphologic variations of the testicular arteries as any injury to this artery during surgery might cause testicular atrophy. We report in here an unusual course of left testicular artery and discuss its embryological basis and its clinical implications. The left testicular artery had a high origin from the anterior aspect of the abdominal aorta at the level of origin of renal artery. In its further course, the left testicular artery passed through a hiatus present in the left renal vein. This unusual course of the testicular artery through the vascular hiatus might lead to its entrapment and is worth reporting in efforts to educate clinicians involved in abdominal and urogenital surgical procedures.
Aorta, Abdominal ; Arteries ; Atrophy ; Renal Artery ; Renal Veins ; Surgeons ; Testis ; Urogenital Surgical Procedures

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) refers to left renal vein compression with impaired blood outflow. The etiology of NCS has been attributed to various anatomic anomalies. Posterior NCS is caused by compression of the retroaortic left renal vein between the aorta and spine. The classic symptoms of NCS include left flank pain with gross or microscopic hematuria. The frequency and severity of the syndrome vary from asymptomatic microhematuria to severe pelvic congestion. For this reason, diagnosis of NCS is difficult and often delayed. Here, we report a case of posterior NCS that was incidentally discovered.
Aorta ; Diagnosis ; Estrogens, Conjugated (USP) ; Flank Pain ; Hematuria ; Renal Veins ; Spine

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The feature of chronic kidney failure (CKF) is loss of kidney functions due to erosion of healthy tissue and fibrosis. Recent studies showed that Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) differentiated into tubular epithelial cells thus renal function and structures renewed. Furthermore, MSCs protect renal function in CKF. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether human amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hAMSCs) can repair fibrosis and determine the effects on proliferation and apoptosis mechanisms in chronic kidney failure. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, rat model of CKF was constituted by applying Aristolochic acid (AA). hAMSCs were isolated from term placenta amnion membrane and transplanted into tail vein of rats. At the end of 30 days and 60 days of recovery period, we examined expressions of PCNA, p57 and Parp-1 by western blotting. Immunoreactivity of PCNA, Ki67, IL-6 and Collagen type I were detected by immunohistochemistry. Besides, apoptosis was detected by TUNEL. Serum creatinine and urea were measured. Expressions of PCNA and Ki67 increased in hAMSC groups compared with AA group. Furthermore, expressions of PARP-1 apoptosis marker and p57 cell cycle inhibitory protein increased in AA group significantly according to control, hAMSC groups and sham groups. IL-6 proinflammatory cytokine increased in AA group significantly according to control, hAMSCs groups and sham groups. Expressions of Collagen type I protein reduced in hAMSCs groups compared to AA group. After hAMSC treatment, serum creatinine and urea levels significantly decreased compared to AA group. After injection of hAMSC to rats, Masson’s Trichrome and Sirius Red staining showed fibrosis reduction in kidney. CONCLUSIONS: According to our results hAMSCs can be ameliorate renal failure.
Amnion ; Animals ; Apoptosis ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Cycle ; Collagen Type I ; Creatinine ; Epithelial Cells ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; In Situ Nick-End Labeling ; Interleukin-6 ; Kidney ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Membranes ; Mesenchymal Stromal Cells ; Models, Animal ; Placenta ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; Rats ; Renal Insufficiency ; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic ; Tail ; Urea ; Veins

OBJECTIVE: Para-aortic lymphadenectomy was the cornerstone of gynecologic oncology surgery. In endometrial cancer, the quality of para-aortic lymphadenectomy had direct impact on survival of patient. The launch of robot assisted laparoscopy started in 2005 in France, and in 2008 a transperitoneal para-aortic lymphadenectomy was described [1]. With the increase of robots, the robot assisted laparoscopy became more and more popular, hence the need of video tutorial to help less experienced surgeon in this surgical procedure [2]. METHODS: We proposed a description in 10 key steps, of a transperitoneal para-aortic lymphadenectomy by robot assisted laparoscopy (Da Vinci® Si or Xi Robot Surgical System; Intuitive Surgical Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, USA), without other surgical procedure. RESULTS: The 10 steps are: Step 1: port placement and Da Vinci robot positioning Step 2: identification of the right ureter Step 3: identification of the left renal vein Step 4: latero-caval and aorto-caval lymph nodes dissection Step 5: identification of the left ureter Step 6: creation of peritoneal tent Step 7: identification of the inferior mesenteric artery Step 8: latero-aortal lymph nodes dissection Step 9: pre-sacral lymph nodes dissection Step 10: extraction of bags with specimen and surgical textile CONCLUSION: A standardization of transperitoneal para-aortic lymphadenectomy by robot-assisted laparoscopy is the basis of teaching and learning process. Also it increases the quality of surgery, and consequently decreases the risk of complications.
Endometrial Neoplasms ; Female ; France ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Learning ; Lymph Node Excision ; Lymph Nodes ; Mesenteric Artery, Inferior ; Renal Veins ; Textiles ; Ureter

PURPOSE: The purpose of this was to compare effects of application of the skin stimulation method and topical anesthetic cream on pain, heart rate variability and satisfaction according to nursing intervention methods during arteriovenous fistula puncture in chronic renal failure hemodialysis patients. METHODS: This study was a crossover design. Participants were 36 patients with chronic renal failure receiving hemodialysis treatment. Two forms of intervention were applied to participants, and then pain and heart rate variability were measured during the puncture. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant differences according to each treatment in vein pain and artery pain. Also, there were no statistically significant differences according to each treatment in stress index, sympathetic activity (LF), parasympathetic activity (HF) and sympathetic activity/parasympathetic activity (LF/HF ratio). Satisfaction with application of skin stimulation method was statistically higher than that of topical anesthetic cream application. CONCLUSION: This suggests that application of the skin stimulation method complements disadvantages of topical anesthetic cream application and demonstrates possibility of application as a nursing intervention method which can be conveniently used by nurses in clinical practice.
Arteries ; Arteriovenous Fistula ; Complement System Proteins ; Cross-Over Studies ; Heart Rate ; Heart ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic ; Methods ; Nursing ; Punctures ; Renal Dialysis ; Skin ; Veins

Hemodialysis patients rarely experience neurologic symptoms related to their vascular accesses. However, occlusion of venous drainage induces extreme venous hypertension and in rare cases cause intracranial venous congestion. We report a patient with cerebral venous infarction resulting from reflux flow into the cranium induced by an arteriovenous jump graft to the internal jugular vein. Clinicians should take into account the possibility of neurologic deficit related to intracranial venous hypertension in hemodialysis patients.
Arteriovenous Fistula ; Drainage ; Humans ; Hyperemia ; Hypertension ; Infarction ; Jugular Veins ; Neurologic Manifestations ; Renal Dialysis ; Skull ; Transplants ; Veins