Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
Online ISSN : 1883-4108
Print ISSN : 0285-1474
ISSN-L : 0285-1474
Case Reports
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Right Ectopic Kidney
Hideyuki AkashiToru IshizakaHideo TanakaMasahisa MasudaGoro Matsumiya
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2012 Volume 41 Issue 5 Pages 266-269

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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.
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© 2012 The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
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