Use of the biomedicus pump in resection of renal carcinoma invading the vena cava

Eur J Surg Oncol. 1994 Dec;20(6):686-7.

Abstract

The authors report a 7-year old boy suffering from a renal carcinoma with a tumoral thrombus invading the vena cava. The kidney and the tumoral thrombus were removed with the help of a Biomedicus pump. This paper shows how to avoid a cardiopulmonary bypass procedure in order to perform safely a tumoral thrombectomy with this relatively new technique.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Thrombectomy / instrumentation*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery*
  • Wilms Tumor / pathology
  • Wilms Tumor / surgery*