Mistaken ligation of the right renal artery: A risk in the surgical management of massive left-sided Wilms′ tumor

Abstract

Massive left sided Wilm′s tumours can be associated with significant distortion of the vascular anatomy. An anatomical explanation of mistaken ligation of the right renal artery will be provided in this article so that such a catastrophic complication can be avoided.

Keywords

• Mistaken ligation
• renal artery
• Wilms′