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01-06-2017 | Case Report
Delayed renal artery pseudoaneurysm after robotic partial nephrectomy
Authors:
Daniel P. Verges, Andrew Margules, Samuel Weprin, Basil Ferenczi, Costas D. Lallas
Published in:
Journal of Robotic Surgery
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Issue 2/2017
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Excerpt
Renal artery pseudoaneurysm (RAP) is a rare complication of partial nephrectomy occurring with a frequency of 2% [
9,
11]. While most RAPs occur within 2 weeks post-operatively, there are a limited number of reports in the literature describing delayed presentation (>25 days). We report two cases of delayed RAP after robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RPN) and propose changes in surgical technique to decrease this complication. …