Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Right Ectopic Kidney / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

We present the case of a 68-year-old woman with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) complicated by right ectopic kidney, in another term, congenital pelvic kidney. The patient underwent AAA repair and right renal artery reconstruction using renal perfusion with cold Ringer's acetate, and no deterioration of renal function was observed. 3D-CT was essential diagnostic procedure in order to identify the blood supply to the ectopic kidney for planning a careful surgical technique.