Abdominal aortic aneurysm and bilateral pelvic kidneys

Abstract

A 61-year-old man presented with a 5.8-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm with bilateral pelvic kidneys incidentally discovered by computed tomography angiography. Given the complex anatomy, an open approach was favored over an endovascular approach to address the aneurysm and preserve renal function. Renal perfusion was achieved with a short clamp time of 29 minutes and intermittent boluses of cold renal perfusion solution delivered into each renal artery via a Fogarty infusion catheter. We describe a rare case of bilateral ectopic kidneys in the setting of open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using the described technique.

Keywords

• Abdominal aorta
• Aortic aneurysm
• Pelvic kidneys