Crossed renal ectopia with rectal cancer: A case report

Crossed renal ectopia (CRE) occurs when one kidney crosses the midline from the primary side to the contralateral side while the ureter remains on the primary side. Rectal cancer, one of the most common malignant tumors of the digestive tract, refers to cancer from the dentate line to the rectosigmo...

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Published inWorld journal of clinical cases Vol. 12; no. 12; pp. 2122 - 2127
Main Authors Tang, Zhen-Wei, Yang, Hui-Feng, Wu, Zhao-Yu, Wang, Chang-You
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 26.04.2024
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Crossed renal ectopia
Laparoscopic surgery
Case report
Rectal cancer
Anatomy
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Summary:Crossed renal ectopia (CRE) occurs when one kidney crosses the midline from the primary side to the contralateral side while the ureter remains on the primary side. Rectal cancer, one of the most common malignant tumors of the digestive tract, refers to cancer from the dentate line to the rectosigmoid junction. The concurrent presentation of CRE alongside rectal cancer is an uncommon clinical observation. Herein, we report a 69-year-old male patient with rectal cancer who was diagnosed with CRE computed tomography during hospitalization. Following thorough preoperative evaluations, the patient underwent Dixon surgery. We performed laparoscopic radical resection of rectal cancer and adequate lymph node removal in a patient with CRE with no postoperative discomfort.
ISSN:2307-8960
2307-8960
DOI:10.12998/wjcc.v12.i12.2122