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A 77-year-old man with diabetes, dyslipidemia, and a history of smoking presented with asymptomatic, gross hematuria and left hydronephrosis. Computed tomography (CT) angiography revealed a left ureteral tumor (25×18 mm) and an abdominal aortic aneurysm (76×73 mm) (Figure 1). Cardiac catheterization revealed right coronary artery (RCA) stenosis (Figure 2). Bone scintigraphy revealed no bone metastasis.
First, a left nephroureterectomy was performed via a midline abdominal incision. For minimal invasiveness, a median sternotomy was avoided, and off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting of the RCA was performed with the great saphenous vein graft, using the left renal artery as the graft inflow. The arterial grafts (employing the radial artery) were insufficiently long. Y-grafting was subsequently performed.
Post-surgery, the patient experienced no complications and was discharged on the 25th postoperative day. Postoperative CT angiogram confirmed graft patency (Figure 3). The patient provided informed consent for publishing this case report.
Pathological examination of the removed left kidney and ureter revealed a non-invasive low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma. Urothelial carcinoma reportedly metastasizes through the intravenous route. Therefore, this method supposedly has no adverse effects on cancerous metastases. For a transdiaphragmatic approach, a method using the gastroduodenal artery as the inflow site has been reported.1,2 This procedure has potential use for removing ureteral tumors by surgeons and clinicians in clinical settings.