Korean J Phys Anthropol.  1996 Dec;9(2):123-133. 10.11637/kjpa.1996.9.2.123.

Accessory Renal Arteries Found during Dissection

• Shin WG
• Kim SI
• Kwon OY
• Park KR
• Lee YH
• Kim WS

• KMID: 2376311
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.1996.9.2.123

Abstract

Accessory renal artery (ARA) is a kind of developmental anomaly in renal artery. It is important in respect to clinical medicine, for example primary hypertension, renovascular disease, inferior vena caval obstruction, ureteral obstruction, occurrence of other vascular anomalies such as accessory renal veins, surgical importance and renal transplantation. However, up to few research of ARA was reported in dissection of cadavers. In our dissecting theater, 12 accessory renal arteries for 10 cadavers were found during dissection the 22 cadavers from 1995 to 1996. 1. Two cases were bilateral and 8 cases were unilateral accessory renal arteries. 2. Seven cases were left and 5 cases were right accessory renal arteries. 3. Two cases originated at the abdominal aorta between celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery, 7 cases originated between superior mesenteric artery and inferior mesenteric artery, and 3 cases originated below inferior mesenteric artery. 4. Seven cases have no branches during their courses, 4 cases have 3 branches, and a case has 2 branches. 5. Seven cases entered into renal parenchyma through renal hilum, 5 cases entered into apical and arterosuperior segments, and 6 cases entered into inferior segment.

Keyword

Accessary renal artery (ARA); Developmental anomaly; Mesenteric artery; Celiac trunk; Segment; Renal hilum; Renal parenchyma

MeSH Terms

Aorta, Abdominal
Cadaver
Clinical Medicine
Hypertension, Renovascular
Kidney Transplantation
Mesenteric Arteries
Mesenteric Artery, Inferior
Mesenteric Artery, Superior
Renal Artery*
Renal Veins
Ureteral Obstruction