[en] Surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm may be challenging when rare renal or venous anomalies are present. This article reports two similar cases of aortic abdominal aneurysm associated with horseshoe kidney and left-sided inferior vena cava treated with a transperitoneal approach. Preoperative knowledge of the anatomic situation enabled appropriate aneurysm repair. Operative strategy is discussed. This report describes an uncommon venous vascular malformation complex and stresses the importance of computed tomography imaging not only in assessing the characteristics of the aneurysmal disease but also in detecting variations in pertinent vascular or parenchymal anatomy.
Disciplines :
Surgery
Author, co-author :
Radermecker, Marc ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Van Damme, Hendrik ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Kerzmann, Arnaud ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Creemers, Etienne ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire
Limet, Raymond ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Département des sciences cliniques
Language :
English
Title :
Association of abdominal aortic aneurysm, horseshoe kidneys, and left-sided inferior vena cava: report of two cases.
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Journal of Vascular Surgery
ISSN :
0741-5214
eISSN :
1097-6809
Publisher :
Mosby Year Book, St Louis, United States - Missouri
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