Three-Dimensional Imaging-Guided Safe Para-Aortic Lymph Node Dissection Using the Inferior Mesenteric Artery as an

Daiki Idegami1, Yutaka Yoneoka1, Atsushi Murakami1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.

Case Reports in Oncology
|January 12, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Preoperative 3D imaging precisely identified complex renal artery variations in a patient with endometrial cancer. This allowed surgeons to safely preserve these arteries during para-aortic lymph node dissection, enhancing oncologic surgical safety.