Lumbar incisional hernia of the kidney after laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome.

Abstract

We report a first case of lumbar herniation of a kidney after laparoscopic adrenalectomy in a patient with Cushing's syndrome. A 59-year-old woman underwent separate laparoscopic adrenalectomies for right adrenal Cushing's syndrome and left primary aldosteronism. She consulted our department with a 6-month history of intermittent left back pain, starting 8 months after the second operation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed herniation of the left kidney through a defect of the lumbodorsal fascia.

• Authors: Minoru Miyazato, Shigeyuki Yamada, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Akihiro Ito, Shigeto Ishidoya, Yoichi Arai
• Journal: Urologia internationalis (Urol Int) Vol. 87 Issue 3 Pg. 369-71 ( 2011) ISSN: 1423-0399 [Electronic] Switzerland
• PMID: 21734358 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Topics

• Adrenalectomy (methods)
• Back Pain (etiology)
• Cushing Syndrome (diagnosis, surgery)
• Fascia (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Kidney (pathology)
• Laparoscopy (methods)
• Lumbosacral Region (pathology)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (methods)
• Middle Aged
• Urologic Surgical Procedures