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Open Access 10-06-2023 | Ovarian Cancer | Images in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Solitary precaval right renal artery and bilateral double ureter in a patient with high-grade serous ovarian cancer
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 3/2024
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A 76-year old patient underwent primary cytoreductive surgery (CRS) for high-grade serous International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIC ovarian cancer. Preoperative imaging by computed tomography described the presence of a solitary right renal artery (RRA), bilateral double ureter and pleviectasis of the right kidney. The CRS resulted in a and complete tumor resection and included: infragastric omentectomy, radical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, partial peritonectomy (pelvis, upper abdomen and left diaphragmatic region), para-aortic lymphadenectomy for bulky lymph nodes (up to 4 cm in diameter), right hemicolectomy, anterior resection of the rectosigmoid, cholecystectomy, splenectomy and full-thickness resection of the right diaphragm. Preparation of the abdominal aorta up until the origination of the left renal vein showed a solitary precaval RRA and a bilateral double ureter (Fig. 1). The patient recovered well after the procedure.
Fig. 1
Solitary precaval right renal artery (RRA) originating from the anterior abdominal aorta (AA) below the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA), which has been dissected in order to achieve complete gross resection (a liver, b right kidney, c inferior vena cava, d abdominal aorta, e left renal vein, f right ovarian vein, g right renal artery, h inferior mesenteric artery, i right common iliac artery, j left common iliac artery, k right double ureter, l left double ureter, m left ovarian vein, n left common iliac vein, o right psoas muscle)
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