Open AccessNewer variants of retroaortic left renal vein
Author(s) -
Ganesh Baliram Sonawane,
K Moorthy,
Biju S Pillai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/iju.iju_380_19
Subject(s) - medicine , left renal vein , nephrectomy , kidney transplantation , transplantation , live donor , kidney , surgery , abdominal aorta , aorta , inferior vena cava
The left renal vein (LRV) passing behind the abdominal aorta is termed as a retroaortic LRV (RLRV) and it is a relatively uncommon condition. Since the left kidney is preferred in the setting of live donor kidney transplantation, urologists must be familiar with the anomalies of the LRV. There are four variants of RLRV mentioned in the literature. However, we came across two newer variants of RLRV in two donors for renal transplantation. Both donors underwent successful left donor nephrectomy.