A case of renal cell carcinoma with antiphospholipid syndrome treated by robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy

Abstract

Introduction Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disease that presents with thrombus hyperplasia. Although very rare, this disease is reported to become severe after the surgical invasion and other interventions. To our knowledge, there are no reports of partial nephrectomy in patients with antiphospholipid. Case presentation A 45‐year‐old man visited our hospital for treatment of left renal cell carcinoma. He had a history of antiphospholipid syndrome and took two antithrombotic agents. We performed a robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy. We selectively ligated only the feeding branch during the procedure. Postoperatively, there were no complications, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 10. One year after surgery, there was no worsening of antiphospholipid syndrome. Conclusion We reported the first case of robot‐assisted partial nephrectomy for an antiphospholipid syndrome patient. Selective ligation of the renal artery might not have contributed to the severe antiphospholipid syndrome.

Keywords

• antiphospholipid syndrome
• antithrombotic drug
• nephrectomy
• renal cell carcinoma
• robot‐assisted surgery