Leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava involving the renal veins: A simple method of right renal vein reimplantation Hadrien Tranchart, MD, Alessio Carloni, MD, Ruben Balzarotti, MD, Jocelyne de Laveaucoupet, MD, Alain Chapelier, MD, Claude Smadja, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 209-212 (January 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.051 Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Leiomyosarcoma growth after 4 years obstructs the subtotal inferior vena cava. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 209-212DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.051) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Initial leiomyosarcoma of the inferior vena cava (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 209-212DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.051) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Operative view shows the ringed polytetrafluoroethylene prosthesis well positioned, replacing the inferior vena cava and renal–portal vein anastomosis (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 209-212DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.051) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Abdominal computed scan 30 months after resection shows (A) the polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-Tex, W.L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, Ariz) prosthesis replacing the inferior vena cava (arrow), (B) the portal vein (arrow), (C) the right renal vein (arrow), and (D) the end-to-side right renal–portal vein anastomosis (arrow). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 209-212DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.06.051) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions