Multiple Renal Arteries with an Ascending Upward Renal Vein of the Right Kidney: a Case Report
- Author:
Al-Shibli SM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Renal artery, renal vein, anatomical variation.
- From:
The International Medical Journal Malaysia
2014;13(1):57-60
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
As it is known; the majority of the human subjects has two renal arteries arising from the abdominal aorta;
each will supply one kidney but in 30% of individuals, certain variations can be found. Accessory renal arteries
constitute the most common and clinically important of these variations. For our case report, we are presenting
one of these different variations that can be found in the blood supply of the kidneys. During dissecting the
abdomen of an approximately 65 years-old male cadaver, multiple variations were found. There were double
right renal arteries with prehilar branching of the upper renal artery. We found also that the right renal vein
ascended upwards obliquely before ending in the lateral aspect of the inferior vena cava. Variation in the renal
vessels is relatively common, especially multiple renal arteries, and can go smoothly without any abnormalities
with the function of the kidney, but in some situations like renal transplantations, vascular reconstructions, and
various surgical and radiological diagnostic techniques, the study of the anatomy of these variations is of crucial
importance to decrease the patient morbidity during surgical procedures.
