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An additional renal vein.

Pushpa Dhar1

  • 1All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. dhpush@medinst.ernet.in

Clinical Anatomy (New York, N.Y.)
|February 9, 2002
PubMed
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A rare anatomical variation in the renal veins was observed during a cadaver dissection. Two right renal veins drained separately into the inferior vena cava (IVC), a finding possibly linked to embryonic development.

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Area of Science:

  • Anatomy
  • Embryology
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Renal venous anatomy typically involves a single renal vein draining each kidney.
  • Variations in renal vasculature can have clinical implications in surgery and diagnosis.

Observation:

  • A cadaveric dissection revealed an adult male with two right renal veins.
  • These veins presented two distinct openings into the inferior vena cava (IVC), one superior to the other.
  • The right renal artery branches were situated between the two right renal veins at the hilum.

Findings:

  • The left kidney exhibited a standard single renal vein.
  • An additional venous tributary was noted posterior to the right renal pelvis.
  • Measurements of the various venous tributaries were recorded for both kidneys.

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Implications:

  • This anatomical anomaly may stem from the persistence of an embryonic venous pattern.
  • Understanding such variations is crucial for urological and vascular surgeons.
  • Further research into the embryological basis of renal venous anomalies is warranted.