Surgical therapy of aorto-iliac aneurysm in a patient with congenital solitary pelvic kidney (CSPK): case report and literature review.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Capone, Amedeo; Fargion, Aaron Thomas; Esposito, Davide; Calugi, Gianmarco; Innocenti, Alessandro Alessi; Dorigo, Walter; Pratesi, Carlo; Pulli, Raffaele
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Case Reports. Feb2023, Vol. 2023 Issue 2, p1-5. 5p.
- Subject
- *RENAL artery
*ANEURYSMS
*LITERATURE reviews
*KIDNEYS
*RENOVASCULAR hypertension
*COMPUTED tomography
- Language
- ISSN
- 2042-8812
We report a case of a man with an Aorto-Iliac aneurysm and a congenital solitary pelvic kidney (CSPK). The maximum diameter of the aneurysm was 58 mm and the pelvic kidney was perfused by a single renal artery originating from the aortic bifurcation. A computed tomography scan was used for pre-operative planning and the patient underwent aorto-iliac aneurysm replacement with a Dacron graft. The renal artery was reimplanted on the Dacron right limb with a 'Carrel patch'. Several strategies were adopted to prevent renal ischemia such as sequential aortic cross clamping, selective cold perfusion of renal artery and a temporary Pruitt–Inahara shunt. The post-operative course was characterized by a transient increase in serum creatinine that did not require treatments and the patient was discharged after seven days. Congenital anomalies such as CSPK represent a challenge for the surgeon; however, the adoption of different intraoperative available strategies allowed to reduce possible complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]