Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney affected by xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A modified approach

Faris Abushamma; Abdulkarim Barqawi; Maha Akkawi; Mosab Maree; Ahmad Jaradat; Amir Aghbar

Urology Case Reports (Sep 2021)

Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in a horseshoe kidney affected by xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: A modified approach

Faris Abushamma,
Abdulkarim Barqawi,
Maha Akkawi,
Mosab Maree,
Ahmad Jaradat,
Amir Aghbar

Affiliations

Faris Abushamma: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Corresponding author. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Abdulkarim Barqawi: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of General Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Maha Akkawi: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Pathology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Mosab Maree: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Radiology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Ahmad Jaradat: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Amir Aghbar: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Urology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38
p. 101717

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Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a common congenital kidney anomaly that is encountered frequently by urologists. It is rare for HSK to be affected by xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP), a potentially life-threatening condition. The standard of care for XGP is open nephrectomy, but recently a few case reports have been published showing the feasibility of minimally invasive surgery to deal with XGP. We present a case of HSK affected by XGP treated successfully with modified laparoscopic transperitoneal heminephrectomy. The rarity of such a combination, the modified approach, and the successful outcome encouraged us to report it.

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
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