Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon

Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon

Retroperitoneal lipoma presenting with a nutcracker-like phenomenon is extremely rare. I experienced a case of a 65-year-old man presenting with left flank pain and macrohematuria intermittently for 3 years. Computed tomography revealed a lipoma at the left pedicle of the kidney, 30 mm in diameter,...

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Main Author: Seiichi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/893242
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spelling doaj-1a9619be18ff43b3b3721cbd938f13ae2020-11-25T00:16:09ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Urology2090-696X2090-69782013-01-01201310.1155/2013/893242893242Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like PhenomenonSeiichi Saito0Art Park Urology Hospital & Clinic, Ishiyama-Higashi 3-1-31, Sapporo 005-0850, JapanRetroperitoneal lipoma presenting with a nutcracker-like phenomenon is extremely rare. I experienced a case of a 65-year-old man presenting with left flank pain and macrohematuria intermittently for 3 years. Computed tomography revealed a lipoma at the left pedicle of the kidney, 30 mm in diameter, causing a curving of the left renal artery and dilatation of the left renal vein. This patient was treated successfully by retroperitoneoscopic resection of the lipoma. There have been no symptoms for 10 years after the operation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/893242
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Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
Case Reports in Urology
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title Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
title_short Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
title_full Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
title_fullStr Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
title_full_unstemmed Retroperitoneal Lipoma Presenting with Nutcracker-Like Phenomenon
title_sort retroperitoneal lipoma presenting with nutcracker-like phenomenon
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Urology
issn 2090-696X
2090-6978
publishDate 2013-01-01
description Retroperitoneal lipoma presenting with a nutcracker-like phenomenon is extremely rare. I experienced a case of a 65-year-old man presenting with left flank pain and macrohematuria intermittently for 3 years. Computed tomography revealed a lipoma at the left pedicle of the kidney, 30 mm in diameter, causing a curving of the left renal artery and dilatation of the left renal vein. This patient was treated successfully by retroperitoneoscopic resection of the lipoma. There have been no symptoms for 10 years after the operation.
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