Endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in patient with horseshoe kidney: a case report

Abstract

Horseshoe kidney is a rare congenital anomaly that may cause various technical problems during conventional repairs of abdominal aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a 68-year-old woman with a horseshoe kidney, symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm and mild renal failure. The patient underwent endovascular repair using a bifurcated endoprosthesis. The postoperative was uneventful. We describe the diagnosis and the endovascular technique and literature review.

Aortic aneurysm; Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Blood vessel prosthesis implantation; Kidney diseases; Kidney; Stents