Nephron-sparing surgery for treatment of reninoma: a rare renin secreting tumor causing secondary hypertension

Main findings A 25-year-old hypertensive female patient was referred to our institution. Initial workup exams demonstrated a 2.8 cm cortical lower pole tumor in the right kidney. She underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without complications. Histopathologic examination revealed a rare juxtagl...

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Main Authors: Fabio Cesar Miranda Torricelli, Giovanni Scala Marchini, José Roberto Colombo Junior, Rafael Ferreira Coelho, Willian Carlos Nahas, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2015-02-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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