Laparoscopic nephrectomy · Recognition · D44

Which way is the vein going

Allow about two minutes for two rounds. This scenario is teaching content; the score supports revision and does not assess clinical competence.

Laparoscopic nephrectomyRecognition · Advanced

The scenario

  • Left transperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomy.
  • The colon is mobilised.
  • A vein runs up the retroperitoneum towards the kidney.
What you see
  • A thin vein, ascending, lying on the psoas, with the ureter medial to it.
Left hilum: the gonadal vein leading up to the renal vein
Left hilum: the gonadal vein leading up to the renal vein
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Teaching only · not for diagnosis or treatment decisions