Radical heminephrectomy for left sided upper pole renal tumor on horseshoe kidney – case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Abstract. Tumoral pathology of the horseshoe kidney is a rare pathology, only half of the tumors represent renal cell carcinoma. We will present the case of a 45 year old man known with horseshoe kidney diagnosed with a large renal tumor on the left side. CT angiography was performed preoperatively to asses the vascular anomalies of the renal pedicle and it was used for planning the surgical approach. The approach was transperitoneal by subcostal incision with lateral paramedian extension.