Superior Mesenteric Artery Injury during Radical Nephrectomy in an Infant: Delayed Diagnosis and Successful Management

Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) injury during a left radical nephrectomy is an uncommon complication in children with a potentially devastating outcome. Successful management depends on early diagnosis and re-establishing SMA perfusion. We report the successful management of an iatrogenic SMA injur...

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Autores principales: Deb, Mainak, Jayaram, Harish, Arlikar, Jamir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286032/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321792
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_87_20
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Sumario:Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) injury during a left radical nephrectomy is an uncommon complication in children with a potentially devastating outcome. Successful management depends on early diagnosis and re-establishing SMA perfusion. We report the successful management of an iatrogenic SMA injury during radical nephrectomy in a 10-month-old boy with left upper polar Wilms' tumor.

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