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Multiple renal veins clogging the hilum of the right kidney

  • Satheesha B Nayak (Division of Anatomy, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education) ;
  • Narendra Pamidi (Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia) ;
  • Vasanthakumar Packirisamy (College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences) ;
  • Soumya Kodimajalu Vasudeva (Department of Mathematics, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education)
  • Received : 2022.05.31
  • Accepted : 2022.07.25
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

Knowledge of variations of renal vessels is of utmost importance in retroperitoneal surgeries and kidney transplant surgeries. We report concurrent variations of the right renal vessels, observed in an adult male cadaver during dissection classes. The right kidney was supplied by three renal arteries, out of which two entered the kidney through the hilum and the other one entered through the lower pole of the kidney. There were five renal veins, emerging independently from the hilum and opening separately through five openings into the inferior vena cava. Among the veins, only one emerged anterior to the renal pelvis and the other four emerged behind it. Four of them terminated into the posterolateral aspect of the inferior vena cava, whereas one terminated into its anterior aspect. Fourth vein from above, received the right testicular vein. The renal hilum was clogged with the presence of seven vessels and renal pelvis.

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