Successful laparoscopic resection of a paraganglioma immediately behind the inferior vena cava and bilateral renal veins

INTRODUCTION: Paragangliomas have a rich blood flow and are located around large vessels; thus, resection is often difficult. We herein report a case of a paraganglioma that was located immediately behind the inferior vena cava and bilateral renal veins and successfully resected by laparoscopic surg...

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Autores principales: Hakariya, Tomoaki, Shida, Yohei, Ito, Hidenori, Ueda, Yasufumi, Kurata, Hiroki, Ohtsubo, Asato, Miyata, Yasuyoshi, Sakai, Hideki, Furusato, Bungo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7292194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32743432
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/iju5.12097
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Paragangliomas have a rich blood flow and are located around large vessels; thus, resection is often difficult. We herein report a case of a paraganglioma that was located immediately behind the inferior vena cava and bilateral renal veins and successfully resected by laparoscopic surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: A 72‐year‐old man was incidentally diagnosed with a 7‐cm retroperitoneal mass immediately behind the inferior vena cava and bilateral renal veins by computed tomography. The mass was diagnosed as a retroperitoneal paraganglioma. The patient underwent laparoscopic surgery in the left lateral decubitus position. The tumor was dissected completely with no complications. CONCLUSION: Resection of retroperitoneal paragangliomas is often a surgical challenge. The feasibility of the laparoscopic approach to such paragangliomas was demonstrated in the present case.

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