Chimney/snorkel endovascular aneurysm repair (ChEVAR) of an abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with crossed fused renal ectopia

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Title: Chimney/snorkel endovascular aneurysm repair (ChEVAR) of an abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with crossed fused renal ectopia
Authors: Luis Fernando García, Francisco Arroyo, Camilo Bautista, Luis Felipe Cabrera-Vargas, Ivan David Lozada-Martinez, Daniela Guardo-Carmona
Source: Cirugía Cardiovascular, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 292-294 (2022)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Surgery
Subject Terms: Aneurisma aórtico abdominal, Procedimientos endovasculares, Riñón fusionado, ChEVAR, Medicine, Surgery, RD1-811
More Details: Crossed renal ectopia is the second most common fusion anomaly after the horseshoe kidney, wherein both kidneys are present unilaterally, with the ureter of the crossed kidney opening into the bladder on the contralateral side. This condition can be associated with a number of complications. We present the case of a patient with abdominal aortic aneurysms, common bi-iliac and right external iliac aneurysms associated with crossed fused renal ectopia, which was managed with Chimney/snorkel endovascular aneurysm repair. Resumen: La ectopia renal cruzada es la segunda anomalía de fusión más común después del riñón en herradura, en la que ambos riñones están presentes de forma unilateral, con el uréter del riñón cruzado abriéndose en la vejiga del lado contralateral. Esta condición puede estar asociada a una serie de complicaciones. Presentamos el caso de un paciente con aneurismas de aorta abdominal, bi-ilíaca común e ilíaca externa derecha asociada a ectopia renal fusionada cruzada, que fue manejado con reparación endovascular de aneurisma tipo Chimney/Snorkel.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Spanish; Castilian
ISSN: 1134-0096
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1134009622000547; https://doaj.org/toc/1134-0096
DOI: 10.1016/j.circv.2022.02.011
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/1bd32f0ca18743299cab099fefc06405
Accession Number: edsdoj.1bd32f0ca18743299cab099fefc06405
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:11340096
DOI:10.1016/j.circv.2022.02.011
Published in:Cirugía Cardiovascular
Language:Spanish; Castilian