Damage control in abdominal vascular trauma

In patients with abdominal trauma who require laparotomy, up to a quarter or a third will have a vascular injury. The venous structures mainly injured are the vena cava (29%) and the iliac veins (20%), and arterial vessels are the iliac arteries (16%) and the aorta (14%). The initial approach is performed following the ATLS principles. This manuscript aims to present the surgical approach to abdominal vascular trauma following damage control principles. The priority in a trauma laparotomy is bleeding control. Hemorrhages of intraperitoneal origin are controlled by applying pressure, clamping, packing, and retroperitoneal with selective pressure. After the temporary bleeding control is achieved, the compromised vascular structure must be identified, according to the location of the hematomas. The management of all lesions should be oriented towards the expeditious conclusion of the laparotomy, focusing efforts on the bleeding control and contamination, with a postponement of the definitive management. Their management of vascular injuries includes ligation, transient bypass, and packing of selected low-pressure vessels and bleeding surfaces. Subsequently, the unconventional closure of the abdominal cavity should be performed, preferably with negative pressure systems, to reoperate once the hemodynamic alterations and coagulopathy have been corrected to carry out the definitive management.

En pacientes con trauma de abdomen que requieren laparotomía, hasta una cuarta o tercera parte, habrán sufrido una lesión vascular. Las estructuras venosas principalmente lesionadas son la vena cava y las iliacas, y de vasos arteriales, son las iliacas y la aorta. El abordaje de este tipo de heridas vasculares se puede ser difícil en el contexto de un paciente hemodinámicamente inestable ya que requiera medidas rápidas que permita controlar la exanguinación del paciente. El objetivo de este manuscrito es presentar el abordaje del trauma vascular abdominal de acuerdo con la filosofía de cirugía de control de daños. La primera prioridad en una laparotomía por trauma es el control de la hemorragia. Las hemorragias de origen intraperitoneal se controlan con compresión, pinzamiento o empaquetamiento, y las retroperitoneales con compresión selectiva. Posterior al control transitorio de la hemorragia, se debe identificar la estructura vascular comprometida, de acuerdo con la localización de los hematomas. El manejo de las lesiones debe orientarse a la finalización expedita de la laparotomía, enfocado en el control de la hemorragia y contaminación, con aplazamiento del manejo definitivo. Lo pertinente al tratamiento de las lesiones vasculares incluyen la ligadura, derivación transitoria y el empaquetamiento de vasos seleccionados de baja presión y de superficies sangrantes. Posteriormente se debe realizar el cierre no convencional de la cavidad abdominal, preferiblemente con sistemas de presión negativa, para consecutivamente reoperar una vez corregidas las alteraciones hemodinámicas y la coagulopatía para realizar el manejo definitivo.

Preoperative CTA evaluation on renal arteriovenous anatomy and tumor thrombi of massive renal carcinoma / 中国介入影像与治疗学

Objective To observe the value of renal artery plus renal vein CTA in preoperative evaluation on renal arteriovenous anatomy and tumor thrombi of massive renal carcinoma. Methods Renal artery + renal vein CTA obtained with 256-slice spiral CT of 56 patients with renal carcinoma confirmed by postoperative pathology were retrospectively analyzed, and the images were reconstructed. The anatomical situation of renal artery and renal vein, the location and type of tumor thrombi were observed and compared with surgical operation findings. Results All 56 patients had single tumor, located in the left kidney in 26 cases, while in the right kidney in 30 cases. The maximum diameter of tumor was 71-144 mm ([84.33±20.59]mm). There was no significant difference of the variation rate between the healthy side and the affected side of renal arteries nor veins (all P>0.05). CTA showed totally 117 tumor feeding arteries, while 118 tumor feeding arteries were found during operation, and the coincidence rate was 99.15% (117/118). CTA showed 69 draining veins, so did surgical operation, and the coincidence rate was 100% (69/69). CTA showed tumor thrombi infiltrating renal vein in 5 cases (5/56, 8.93%), infiltration of renal vein and inferior vena cava in 9 cases (9/56, 16.07%), including 5 cases of Mayo type 0, 3 cases of type , 4 cases of type Ⅱ, 2 cases of type III, whereas 42 cases (42/56, 75,00%) were found without infiltrating renal vein. Conclusion Preoperative renal artery plus renal vein CTA can accurately evaluate renal arteriovenous anatomy and location and type of tumor thrombi of renal mass renal carcinoma.

Vascular Variations Of The Kidneys: Case Report And Mini Review

Background: The diversity of the human body structure which results to a great variety of vascular branching,seems to be endless. The vascular variations of the renal arteries are among the most frequent discovered ones.We present such a case, found during an educational cadaveric dissection.Results: Vascular branching alternations from the norm were observed in both kidneys of the case report. Abilateral presence of additional arteries, a polar one in the right side and a hilar one in the left side, with adouble renal vein in the left side were observed.Conclusions: Anatomy of the renal vessels usually is depicted with a plethora of variants. Clinicians should beaware that the renal topographical anatomy presents such difficulties, in order for complications to be avoidedduring various procedures.

Unique variation of the left testicular artery passing through a vascular hiatus in renal vein / 대한해부학회지

Surgeons should have a thorough knowledge regarding the morphologic variations of the testicular arteries as any injury to this artery during surgery might cause testicular atrophy. We report in here an unusual course of left testicular artery and discuss its embryological basis and its clinical implications. The left testicular artery had a high origin from the anterior aspect of the abdominal aorta at the level of origin of renal artery. In its further course, the left testicular artery passed through a hiatus present in the left renal vein. This unusual course of the testicular artery through the vascular hiatus might lead to its entrapment and is worth reporting in efforts to educate clinicians involved in abdominal and urogenital surgical procedures.

Color Doppler ultrasonography of renal vein embolism and its diagnostic value / 中华医学超声杂志（电子版）

Objective Explore the diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasonography in renal vein embolism compared with contrast-enhanced CT.Analyze and summarize the sonographic features and reasons of misdiagnosis of renal vein embolism.Methods Reports of color Doppler ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced CT in 15 patients with 20 renal vein thrombosis and 25 patients with 25 renal vein tumor thrombosis were retrospectively analyzed.We summarized the sonographic features including the location of emboli,the lumen and wall of the involved veins,the information of collateral circulation and the color Doppler sonographic features.Results The diagnostic accuracy of renal vein thrombosis and tumor thrombosis were 85%and 84%for ultrasound,100%and 96%for contrast-enhanced CT,the difference was not statistically significant(all P＞0.05).The typical sonographic features include(1)Expansion of the renal vein and full of solid echogenicity;(2)No flow signals or flow filling defect in renal veins;(3)No or sparse venous flow signal in the involved kidney.Conclusions Color Doppler ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced CT have a good consistency in the diagnosis of renal vein embolism.Color Doppler ultrasonography can be used as an important imaging method to evaluate the renal vein embolism,which can combine medical history and provide a more reliable basis for the diagnosis of renal vein embolism.

Late Onset Renal Vein Thrombosis after Kidney Transplantation / 대한이식학회지

Renal vein thrombosis is a rare but serious cause of graft loss in kidney transplant recipients that is usually associated with early surgical complications. Here, we report a rare case of sudden development of late onset renal vein thrombosis after kidney transplantation. A 32-year-old man underwent deceased kidney transplantation 2 years prior. Oliguria and pain suddenly developed at the allograft site along with an elevated serum creatinine level. Doppler ultrasound showed absence of venous flow in the transplanted kidney. Magnetic resonance imaging showed thrombosis from the allograft vein to the anastomosis with the left common iliac vein and a swollen allograft kidney. The patient underwent anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin and warfarin. Serum creatinine normalized and renal vein thrombosis disappeared after 3 months of treatment. Late-onset renal vein thrombosis is rare; however, early detection and treatment are very important to restore renal allograft function.

Variantes anatómicas de las venas renales / Anatomical variants of the renal veins

Introducción: el drenaje venoso de los riñones se produce a partir de las venas renales que clásicamente se describen como troncos únicos que drenan en las paredes laterales de la vena cava inferior. Objetivo: determinar las características morfológicas de las venas renales. Materiales y métodos: se realizó un estudio cuantitativo, longitudinal, prospectivo, observacional y descriptivo, en 47 bloques, provenientes de cadáveres sin cirugías arteriovenosas aortorenales, enfermedad aórtica aneurismática, ni malformaciones congénitas renoureterales demostrables, en el Hospital Provincial Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Celia Sánchez Manduley, de Manzanillo, provincia Granma. Los bloques fueron lavados, fijados y disecados por el método macroscópico directo. Resultados: Las venas renales fueron únicas en el 61,70 % (18 bloques) de los bloques, siendo más constantes en el lado izquierdo (87,23 %). El recorrido fue prearterial en el 88,18 % de las venas, siendo este recorrido más frecuente en el lado izquierdo (66,03 %). La unión a la vena cava inferior fue en la cara lateral en el 95,46 % de las venas, siendo esta unión más constante en el lado izquierdo (98,11 %). Conclusiones: las venas renales presentan un patrón de variabilidad anatómica bajo. Las variantes a la norma anatómica fueron más frecuentes en el lado derecho, siendo su conocimiento importante en el planeamiento de la cirugía exerética y reconstructiva nefrourológica.

Introduction: the venous drainage of the kidneys is produced beginning from the renal veins that are classically described as unique trunks draining in the lateral walls of the inferior vena cava. The objective of the research was determining the morphological characteristics of the renal veins. Objective: determining the morphological characteristics of the renal veins. Materials and Methods: a quantitative, longitudinal, prospective, observational and descriptive study was carried out in 47 blocks, coming from dead bodies without aorta-renal arterial-venous surgeries, aortic aneurismal disease nor demonstrable reno-ureteral congenital malformations, in the Teaching Surgical-Clinical Provincial Hospital Celia Sanchez Manduley, of Manzanillo, province of Granma. The blocks were washed, fixed and dissected using the direct macroscopic method. Results: the renal veins were unique in 61.7 % (18 blocks) of the blocks, being more constants in the left side (87.23 %). The course was pre-arterial in 88.18 % of the veins, being this course more frequent in the left side (66.03 %). The union to the inferior vena cava was in the lateral side in 95.46 % of the veins, being this union more constant in the left side (98.11 %). Conclusions: the renal veins have a low pattern of anatomical variability. The variants of the anatomical norm were more frequent in the right side, being its knowledge important in the process of planning the exeretic and nephro-urologic reconstructive surgery.

Analysis of misdiagnosis of 65 cases of left renal vein entrapment syndrome / 中国基层医药

Objective Through the analysis of misdiagnosis left renal vein entrapment syndrome,to improve the understanding and reduce the misdiagnosis of this disease.Methods 82 cases of left renal vein compression syn-drome were diagnosed with ultrasound,65 cases were misdiagnosed.Clinical data of these 65 patients were analyzed.Results In 82 cases,only 11 doctors from renal department of internal medicine,pediatrics,department of urology wrote application for it.Among the 65 misdiagnosed cases,30 cases of male,female 35 cases.The age ranged from 6 to 37 years old,the average age was 16.1 years.The misdiagnosis duration ranged from 2 months to 42 months,the median time was 7 months.43 cases of low back pain or backache,urinary tract irritation in 5 cases,60 cases of abnor-mal urinalysis:a simple urinary protein in 15 cases,21 cases of simple hematuria,proteinuria,hematuria 24 cases. 31 cases were misdiagnosed as chronic glomerulonephritis,occult nephritis(asymptomatic proteinuria and hematuria syndrome)in 11 cases,acute nephritis comprehensive sign in 9 cases,7 cases of lumbar muscle strain,urinary tract infection in 4 cases,1 case of urinary tract stones,pelvic inflammatory disease in 2 cases.In the 16 cases complicated with glomerular nephritis,were treated as the glomerular nephritis before (11 cases of chronic nephritis,5 cases of asymptomatic proteinuria and hematuria syndrome).12 cases of abnormal urine fluctuation,after a delay of 3 -16 months referral doctor was diagnosed with left renal vein entrapment syndrome.Conclusion The disease has no char-acteristic clinical manifestations,and most clinicians were short in understanding of the disease,so the misdiagnosis rate is high.The clinicians should improve the understanding of the disease,in order to reduce the misdiagnosis rate.

Experimental models of renal dysfunction in female rats. Functional and histological aspects after unilateral nephrectomy or ligation of right renal vein with kidney preservation

ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To compare renal dysfunction after right nephrectomy and ligation of the right renal vein with preservation of kidney. METHODS: Animals' weight, pH, density, protein in urine and histological samples of the kidneys were evaluated. Fifteen female rats (Wistar) were divided into three groups. In the control group, right renal vein dissections were performed. In the second group, the right nephrectomy was performed. In the third group, the right renal vein was ligated and the kidney was preserved. Urine samples were taken before, three and seven days after the procedure. On the seventh postoperative day the kidneys were removed to histopathological study. Analysis by Student's t test was performed. RESULTS: weight loss, alterations of urine pH (p<0.05), in specific gravity, proteinuria (p<0.05) were found in groups 2 and 3; hemorrhagic infarction and edema were found after ligation of the right renal vein; changes in the left kidney were also observed on the seventh day. CONCLUSIONS:.

Tomographic anatomy of the vena cava and renal veins: features relevant to vena cava filter placement / Anatomia tomográfica da veia cava e das veias renais: aspectos relevantes para implante de filtro de veia cava

There is a growing demand for invasive procedures involving the inferior vena cava, in particular for placement of vena cava filters. It is not always easy to identify the more distal renal vein with cavography, for safe release of filters. OBJECTIVES: To determine parameters for the relationships between the renal veins and the infrarenal vena cava and their corresponding vertebral bodies, their relationships with biotype and the occurrence of anatomic variations, the relationships between vertebral bodies and the bifurcation of the common iliac veins and the distance from this bifurcation to the outflow of the more distal renal vein, with reference to placement of vena cava filters. METHODS: A total of 150 abdominal computed tomography scans conducted from October to November 2011 were analyzed and classified according to the biotype exhibited (using Charpy's angle). Scans were performed at MEDIMAGEM and analyzed at the Integrated Vascular Surgery Service, both part of Hospital da Beneficência Portuguesa in São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS: In 127 of the 150 scans analyzed (84.66%), the more distal renal vein emerged between the first lumbar intervertebral space (L1-L2) and the body of L2, irrespective of patient biotype. Just 23 patients (15.33%) exhibited a more distal renal vein with outflow below the body of L2, i.e. in the projection of the space between L2 and L3. CONCLUSIONS: The radiological correlation between the confluence of the more distal renal vein and vertebral bodies exhibits little variation, irrespective of the biotype of the patient...

Há uma demanda crescente por procedimentos invasivos que abordam a veia cava inferior, especialmente o implante de filtros de veia cava. A identificação da veia renal mais caudal para a liberação segura do filtro nem sempre é fácil durante a cavografia. OBJETIVOS: Estabelecer parâmetros da relação das veias renais e da cava infrarrenal com o corpo vertebral correspondente, sua relação com a biotipologia, presença de variações anatômicas, relação dos corpos vertebrais com a bifurcação das veias ilíacas comuns para a veia cava e distância desta bifurcação até a desembocadura da veia renal mais caudal, visando à implantação de filtro de veia cava. MÉTODOS: Foram analisadas 150 tomografias computadorizadas de abdome no período entre outubro e novembro de 2011, tendo sido agrupadas de acordo com o biotipo apresentado (ângulo de Charpy). As tomografias forem realizadas na MEDIMAGEM e analisadas no Serviço de Cirurgia Vascular Integrada, ambas da Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo. RESULTADOS: Dos 150 exames analisados, 127 (84,66%) apresentaram a emergência da veia renal mais caudal desde a projeção do primeiro espaço intervertebral lombar (L1-L2) até o corpo de L2, independentemente do biotipo do paciente. Somente 23 pacientes (15,33%) apresentaram a desembocadura da veia renal mais caudal abaixo do corpo de L2, ou seja, na projeção do espaço entre L2 e L3. CONCLUSÕES: A correlação radiológica da confluência da veia renal mais distal em relação aos corpos vertebrais apresenta pouca variação, independentemente do biotipo do paciente...

A Study on Vasculature of The Suprarenal Glands.

Introduction: Suprarenal glands are among the most vascular organs in the body and they are richly supplied by the vasculature from the various sources. Suprarenal gland vasculature and its course characterized by the many unique features. Adrenal vascular studies are performed in order to identify benign or malignant, functioning or non-functioning lesions of the adrenal gland. However the vascular supply of adrenal gland is subject to a lot of variations and adequate knowledge of the arterial and venous vascularisation is of considerable importance in angiographic studies. Materials and Methods: Total number of specimens studied in the present work is 75. Number of foetal specimens studied in dissection is 50 and Numbers of adult specimens studied in dissection is 25. All specimens were preserved in 4% formaldehyde solution. Dissection method: The present study is done only by direct dissection method. All the specimens are cleaned with water to remove the clots. The aorta and inferior vena cava are injected with acetone and then cleaned with distilled water to remove the clots. Specimens kept in 5% formalin. Observations: Detailed study of vasculature of suprarenal glands along with the origin, course, branching pattern and point of entry into the gland were tabulated accordingly. Conclusion: The usual pattern of origin of superior, middle and inferior suprarenal arteries from inferior phrenic, aorta and renal arteries is found in the present study. A few variations in the origin of the superior suprarenal, middle and inferior suprarenal arteries are also found along with the few variations in the termination of the supra renal veins.

A Case of Idiopathic Aortitis with Left Renal Vein Thrombosis

A 38-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of abrupt left flank pain. He had no fever and physical examination revealed tenderness of the left costovertebral angle. Laboratory data revealed white blood cell 16,060/microL, C-reactive protein 0.93 mg/dL. Urinalysis showed more than 1/2 red cells per high-power field with severe proteinuria (4+). Enhanced computed tomography (CT) showed the thickened abdominal aorta wall with partial thrombus. The thickened aorta wall compressed the left renal vein and it caused left renal vein thrombosis. Abdominal CT findings suggested aortitis of the abdominal aorta with complication of left renal vein. We could exclude other types of aortitis including autoimmune aortitis, Takayasu's arteritis, giant cell arteritis, and infectious causes based on a serologic test and the history of the patient. Therefore, the patient was diagnosed with idiopathic aortitis and treated with glucocorticoid. After treatment, his symptoms disappeared and a follow-up CT showed decreased mural thickening of the abdominal aorta. Isolated idiopathic aortitis presented with renal vein thrombosis is extremely rare and has not been reported in Korea yet. We present a rare case report on idiopathic aortitis of the abdominal aorta with complication of left renal vein thrombosis.

Persistencia del collar venoso renal / Persistence of renal venous collar

El desarrollo del sistema venoso cava es bastante complejo, pudiendo producirse innumerables variaciones de los padrones anatómicos ya conocidos, siendo algunos más frecuentes y otros de rara incidencia. De estas variaciones, puede ocurrir una en que se forma un anillo vascular en torno de la aorta, constituído por una vena renal pre-aórtica y otra retro-aórtica, desembocando a un nivel más bajo en la vena cava inferior (VCI), una disposición llamada "collar venoso renal", que consiste en la persistencia de las anastomosis intersupracardinales e intersubcardinales embrionarias. En la variación presentada en este artículo, la disposición de los vasos corresponde a un tipo de la clasificación mencionada en la literatura, con excepción de la emergencia independiente de los componentes pre y retroaórtico del collar referido, a partir del hilio renal y del calibre distal de la vena renal retroaórtica. La vena renal preaórtica tenía 90 mm de longitud y 20 mm de calibre en su parte terminal, desembocando en la VCI a nivel del tercio inferior de la vértebra L1. La vena renal retroaórtica tenía 125 mm de longitud, cruzando las vértebras L1 y L2 para desembocar en la VCI a nivel del tercio superior de L3, donde se registró un diámetro terminal de 14 mm. La disposición presentada, es una variación potencialmente peligrosa de la vena renal izquierda, importante de recalcar su presencia, ya que ha sido relatado que en cirugías retroperitoneales no se ha identificado el componente dorsal, produciendo hemorragia profusa, nefrectomía innecesaria y hasta la muerte.

The development of the cava venous system is very complex, taking place to the raising of innumerous variations of the anatomical patterns already known, which could be more or less common and others, still, of rare incidence. One of these anomalies may occur in a low frequency on the left side, forming a vascular ring around the aorta constituted by a preaortic renal vein and other retro-aortic renal vein, entering in a lower level of the VCI, in a condition called as " Renal Collar" consisted of persistence of the Intersupracardial embrionary anastomoses. In this case report, the vascular disposition corresponds to a type of the classification as related in literature, with exception of the independent emergency of the preaortic and retro-aortic components of the circum-aortic collar from the renal hilum and the distal diameter of the retroaortic renal vein. The preaortic vein had 90 mm of length, diameter of 20 mm in its end and led into the VCI on the lower level of L1. The retroaortic vein measured 125 mm of length, crossing L1 and L2 to discharge in the VCI, to the upper level of L3, where it had diameter of 14 mm. The importance of the study and description of the circumaortic renal collar is due to it representing a potentially hazardous anomaly of the left renal vein, occurring case reports where failure to recognize the dorsal component during retroperitoneal surgery may lead to abundant hemorrhage after inadvertent injury, unnecessary nephrectomy or, even death.

The double retro-aortic left renal vein / 대한해부학회지

The renal veins drain the kidney into the inferior vena cava and unite in a variable fashion to form the renal vein. The left renal vein is normally located in front of the aorta. However, the retro-aortic renal vein may course posterior to the aorta due to embryological developmental anomalies. During educational dissection, a rare variation of the left renal vein was found in a 66-year old male cadaver. The double retro-aortic renal veins coursed behind the aorta to drain into the inferior vena cava. The superior retro-aortic renal vein drained into the inferior vena cava at the lower border of the L2 vertebra, and the inferior retro-aortic renal vein drained into the inferior vena cava at the upper border of the L4 vertebra. Such a variant is rare, and is a clinically important observation which should be noted by vascular surgeons, oncologists, and traumatologists.

Experience of renal hilum controlling during right retroperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy / 中华器官移植杂志

Objective To investigate the safety and clinical effect of renal hilum controlling during right retroperitoneal laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (RPLDN).Methods From January 2009 to May 2012,62 cases of right RPLDN were performed in our department.The clinical data,including the general status of donors,operative time,blood loss,donor kidney warm ischemic time,hospital stays and complications,were analyzed retrospectively.Results Right RPLDN was performed successfully on all 62 cases without conversion to open procedure and apparent complications.The function of all the kidney grafts recovered well.Mean operative time was 73.5 ± 10.4 min,mean blood loss was 30.7 ± 10.4 ml,mean warm ischemic time was 107.2 ± 24.8 s,mean artery and vein lengths were 3.3 ± 0.5 cm and 2.0 ± 0.4 cm,vena cava incision suture time was 2.0 ± 0.5 min and mean hospital stay was 5.2 ± 1.6 days,respectively.Conclusion Right donor kidney with small part of vena cava can be harvested by using retroperitoneal laparoscopy plus open passage way.This technique of renal hilum controlling in RPLDN has good clinical effect and more advantages,including ensuring the safety of donors and kidney grafts,promoting the operation done smoothly,reducing the pain and financial burden of donors.

Retroperitoneal laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty for ureteropelvic junction obstruction by double renal veins: a case report and literature review / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To report a retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) by double renal veins.Methods A 28-year-old male patient with left low back pain for 6 months was diagnosed as left hydronephrosis and UPJO.A ureteral stent had been placed 3 months before and failed to improve hydronephrosis,so the ureteral stent was pulled out.CT scan showed that left UPJ went through the two renal veins,suggesting UPJO.Nephrogram showed that left GFR and right GFR were 35 ml/min and 34 ml/min,respectively.These results indicated mechanical obstruction of left upper urinary tract.The patient underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty.Results The surgical procedure was successful.Two left renal veins were found,and the ventral one was in front of ureter,compressing the ureter.An aberrant renal artery went into left kidney with the ureter.0.5 cm stenosis of ureteropelvic junction was excised,and pyeloplasty was performed.A ureteral stent was placed into the ureter,then the pelvis and the ureter were sew up in front of the ventral renal vein.The surgical time was 240 min,and blood loss was 50 ml.Postoperative hospital stay time was 4 d.During 4 months' follow up,hydronephrosis was attenuated significantly.Conclusion Retroperitoneal laparoscopic surgery for UPJO with aberrant two renal vein might be a minimally-invasive and effective procedure.

Abnormal patterns of the renal veins / 대한해부학회지

Knowledge of the renal vascular anatomy may greatly contribute to the success of surgical, invasive and radiological procedures of the retroperitoneal region. Here, morphometric and histological studies of a human cadaveric specimen presented a complex, anomalous pattern of renal veins. The left renal vein had an oblique retro-aortic course and received two lumbar veins. It bifurcated near its drainage point into the inferior vena cava. The right renal vein received the right testicular vein. In addition, the left kidney was located at a low position. The spleen was enlarged. The present case is unique and provides information that may help surgeons or angiologists to apply safer interventions.

Laparoscopic extravascular renal vein stent placement for nutcracker syndrome / 中华泌尿外科杂志

Objective To report the experience in the use of laparoscopic extravascular stent for the treatment of the nutcracker syndrome. Methods Five patients (4 men and 1 woman) aged 20 to 35 years (mean 25) underwent laparoscopic extravascular stent of the left renal vein (LRV) for treatment of nutcracker syndrome associated with severe recurrent gross hematuria and left gonadal vein varices. All patients met the criteria for establishing the diagnosis of nutcracker syndrome. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging revealed visible entrapment of the LRV between the superior mesenteric artery and aorta. Bleeding from the left ureteral orifice was detected by cystoscopy in 3 cases. An externally reinforced graft was selected to form an external stent around the LRV to relieve the compression. Results The mean operation time was 67 min (65-70min). No complications occurred during surgery. The postoperative follow-up was 9 to 39 months (mean 28). Total relief was achieved in 4 men without a relapse of symptoms and abnormalities were not found in urine tests. There was partial relief for the female patient due to microscopic hematuria after the operation. In all the 5 cases, Color Doppler ultrasonography showed that the blood outflow was smooth, the inner diameter and flow velocity of the aortomesenteric portion of the LRV were both decreased, and the gonadal vein varices had diminished in diameter. Conclusions The laparoscopic extravgscular stent of the renal vein could be a feasible approach for re-establishing free renal venous outflow in patients with nutcracker syndrome. This slightly invasive treatment could eliminate the symptoms of the condition.

Prospective Evaluation of the Accuracy of MDCT Angiography for Living Kidney Donor

PURPOSE: In donor nephrectomy, it is important to understand the exact anatomy of the blood vessels during minimally invasive surgery. We prospectively analyzed the accuracy of the vessel structures obtained by use of 64-row multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography compared with the actual vessel structure observed during surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 238 patients who underwent donor nephrectomy from July 2007 to August 2010. Before the operation, MDCT angiography was performed, and after the operation, the surgeons themselves wrote the protocol. The ipsilateral artery, the number of veins, the association with the run of the hilar vessel, and other vascular anomalies in computed tomography (CT) angiography and in the donor protocol were summarized. RESULTS: Among 238 patients, nephrectomy was performed on the left side in 199 patients. The accuracy of MDCT for the artery and the vein was 93.3% and 92.4%, respectively. Accuracy did not differ significantly on the left and right sides (artery: p=0.124; vein: p=0.174). In 199 patients, the CT findings for the lumbar vein were compared with the surgical findings. The overall accuracy was shown to be 84.9%, and the accuracy of the group drained to the inferior vena cava (54%) was significantly different (p<0.01) from that of the group drained to the renal vein (98.6%). Thus, it may be necessary to pay close attention to the interpretation of the findings for the lumbar vein. CONCLUSIONS: MDCT angiography is important for understanding the exact anatomy of blood vessels before minimally invasive surgery. We showed that 64-channel MDCT has high accuracy in the main vessel and hilar vessels. However, close attention to the interpretation of the CT findings for the lumbar vein may be required.

Patrón común y variantes anatómicas de la vena renal / Common pattern and anatomical variants of renal veins

Fundamento: las venas renales son los vasos que drenan al riñón y generalmente en los textos clásicos se describen como acompañantes de las arterias renales, con un trayecto inverso. Objetivo: caracterizar el patrón común y las variantes anatómicas de número, trayecto y terminación de la vena renal en el hombre adulto. Método: se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo con una muestra de cincuenta bloques de riñón en un universo constituido por cuatrocientos fallecidos a los que se le realizó necropsia en el Departamento de Medicina Legal del Hospital Universitario "Amalia Simoni" de Camagüey, entre Abril de 2005 y Diciembre de 2006. Resultados: en cuanto al número predominó la vena renal única. El trayecto regular retroarterial en su inicio. La terminación uniforme de la vena renal se observó en cara lateral de la vena cava inferior. Conclusiones: la vena renal única, retroarterial en su inicio, con terminación en la cara lateral de la vena cava inferior constituyó el patrón común. Las principales variantes de la norma incluyen venas renales dobles y triples paralelas y cruzadas, con trayecto pre o retroarterial. Se observó un riñón izquierdo con vena renal doble circunaórtica.

Background: renal veins are vessels that drain to kidney and generally in the classic texts are described as companions of renal arteries, with an inverse course. Objective: to characterize the common pattern and the anatomical variants of number, course and renal vein ending in the adult man. Method: a descriptive observational study was carried out with a sample of fifty kidney blocks in a universe constituted by four-hundred deceaseds to those were performed autopsy in the Legal Medicine Department at the University Hospital "Amalia Simoni" of Camagüey, between April 2005 and December 2006. Results: as far as number the unique renal vein and the retroarterial regular course in its beginning prevailed. The uniform ending of the renal vein was observed in the lateral face of the inferior vena cava. Conclusions: the unique renal vein, retroarterial in its beginning, with ending in the lateral face of the inferior vena cava constituted the common pattern. The main variants of the model include double renal veins, triple parallel and crossed ones, with pre or retroarterial course. A left kidney with circumaortic double renal vein was observed.