Open AccessVARIATIONS OF RENAL ARTERY: A CADAVERIC STUDY
Author(s) -
Yogendra Singh,
G V Shah,
Ram Ji
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of anatomical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0970-1842
DOI - 10.46351/jas.v26i1pp49-53
Subject(s) - medicine , renal artery , cadaveric spasm , abdominal aorta , dissection (medical) , cadaver , anatomy , artery , radiology , right renal artery , aorta , surgery , kidney
Renal arteries are the lateral branches of abdominal aorta, which vary in number, origin and course. The aim of this study was to document the incidence of renal artery variations in number and position, which can be advantageous to urosurgeons and imaging experts.Material & Methods: The study was conducted on 36 formalin fixed embalmed cadavers. The renal artery variations were observed and noted during routine posterior abdominal wall dissection for medical undergraduates in dissection hall in the Department of Anatomy, BRD Medical College Gorakhpur and IMS, BHU Varanasi.Results: We observed accessory renal artery (ies) in 30.56% of cases with unilateral incidence in 27.78% and bilateral in 2.67% cases. Accessory hilar renal artery (ies) were observed in 16.68% and accessory polar renal artery (ies) in 13.89% cases. Accessory arteries were more common on left (16.68%) than on the right side (11.12%). Inferior polar arteries were more common than superior polar arteries.Conclusion: Knowledge of the variations of renal artery is of immense importance to the urosurgeons during renal transplantation, partial nephrectomy, laparoscopic surgery and angiographic interpretation by radiologists.