Hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis

Eric M. Chevli; Tyler J. Maiers; David J. Abramowitz; Shervin Badkhshan; John J. Bodkin, III

Urology Case Reports (Jan 2020)

Hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma in a patient with situs inversus totalis

Eric M. Chevli,
Tyler J. Maiers,
David J. Abramowitz,
Shervin Badkhshan,
John J. Bodkin, III

Affiliations

Eric M. Chevli: Department of Urology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Suite B280, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA; Corresponding author.
Tyler J. Maiers: Department of Urology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Suite B280, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
David J. Abramowitz: Department of Urology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Suite B280, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
Shervin Badkhshan: Department of Urology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Suite B280, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA
John J. Bodkin, III: Department of Urology, University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo General Medical Center, 100 High Street, Suite B280, Buffalo, NY, 14203, USA; Western New York Urology Associates, 3085 Harlem Rd, Cheektowaga, NY, 14225, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28

Abstract

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Situs inversus totalis (SIT) is a rare condition with left-right mirror imaging of both abdominal and thoracic organs. While this configuration is rarely of medical importance, an understanding of this unique anatomy is essential in the setting of surgical intervention. Here we review a case of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in the setting of SIT. The patient underwent a hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Pathology revealed pT3aNxMx Fuhrman Grade 2 clear cell RCC. Keywords: Laparoscopy, Oncology, Renal cell carcinoma, RCC, Situs inversus totalis

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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