Duplication of inferior vena cava in laparoscopic donor nephrectomy: case report

Author: 
Prashant Kumar and Roy John, P.

Congenital anomaly of a great vessel is rare. The presence of Duplicated Inferior vena cava has an incidence of 0.3-3%. Kidney transplantation is one of the mainstay treatment of chronic kidney disease. We herein report a left laparoscopic nephrectomy performed in a donor with duplicated inferior vena cava. Preoperative planning with CT Angiography is a must to accurately delineate anatomy. Duplicated inferior vena cava was clipped and divided just below the confluence with renal vein. The donor made an uneventful recovery. Duplicated inferior vena cava is not a contraindication for left laparoscopic donor nephrectomy.

Paper No: 
3385