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CLINICAL CASE

Laparoscopic resection of the horseshoe kidney for renal cell carcinoma

Muradyan AG1,4, Vorobyev NV2, Kostin AA3,4, Tolkachev AO2, Volchenko NN5, Popov SV4, Mamontova IS6
About authors

1 Department of Urology and Surgical Nephrology, Medical College,
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

2 Oncourology Department,
Hertzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute, a branch of the Medical Radiological Research Centre, Moscow, Russia

3 Department of Urology, Oncology and Radiology, Faculty of advanced training for health workers,
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

4 Medical Radiological Research Centre, Moscow, Russia

5 Department of Oncocytology,
Hertzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute, a branch of the Medical Radiological Research Centre, Moscow, Russia

6 Department of radiology,
Hertzen Moscow Cancer Research Institute, a branch of the Medical Radiological Research Centre, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Avetik Muradyan
ul. Miklukho-Maklaya, d. 8, Moscow, Russia, 117997; moc.liamg@naydarumdm

Received: 2016-02-29 Accepted: 2016-04-04 Published online: 2017-01-05
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