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. 2023 Apr 1;85(5):2108-2111.
doi: 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000559. eCollection 2023 May.

Endovascular management of RCC in one-kidney patient: a case report study

Amjad Ghareeb  1 , Bairak Salameh  1 , Malaz Halaweh  1 , Muhamad Al-Tawil  2 , Mohammed Ali Nahas  3
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Endovascular management of RCC in one-kidney patient: a case report study

Amjad Ghareeb et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is considered one of the most common and deadly cancers, which remain asymptomatic until the late stage, needing total nephrectomy when it is detected. In mono-kidney patients this will lead to hemodialysis and later a kidney transplant.

Case presentation: This case represents our center's experience and strategy in managing renal cell carcinoma in a one-kidney patient by endovascular management first followed by partial nephrectomy.

Clinical discussion: The patient's postoperative follow-up has a good quality of life with no signs of tumor recurrence or metastasis in addition to normal kidney functions tests.

Conclusion: Preoperative endovascular intervention can represent a good and accepted solution for a partial nephrectomy preserving not only a normal renal function, without the need for kidney transplantation, but also a good quality of life.

Keywords: embolization; endovascular intervention; nephrectomy; quality of life; renal cell carcinoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

All the authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
Preoperative contrast Multislice computed tomography.
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Figure 2
A; Pre-embolization selective Digital Subtraction Angiography, B; postembolization selective Digital Subtraction Angiography.
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Figure 3
Presurgical and postsurgical excision.
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