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Renal cell carcinoma in a horseshoe kidney treated with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
Gaku Yamamichi1, Wataru Nakata1, Go Tsujimura1
1Department of Urology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Abstract:
Horseshoe kidney is one of the most common congenital renal fusion anomalies and the incidence of renal cell carcinoma in horseshoe kidney is predicted to be approximately 5.2/100000 individuals. Because horseshoe kidney merges malformations and vascular changes, open surgery is the standard for treatment. There are no reports of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) for renal cell carcinoma in horseshoe kidney. We describe for the first time the safety and the utility of RAPN in a horseshoe kidney with renal cell carcinoma.

