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Anomalous connection of the left posterior renal vein with the left ascending lumbar vein in a Japanese cadaver
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Abstract
A rare variation was found in one of the two left renal veins in a 94-year-old male cadaver undergoing routine dissection. The characteristic findings in the cadaver included, in addition to the primary left renal vein, the presence of a posterior left renal vein draining to the left ascending lumbar vein without communicating with the inferior vena cava and other renal veins. Variations in the number and arrangement of the vessels terminating in the renal veins are common, but to our knowledge, variation similar to our findings has not been previously reported. This variation may represent an immature form of the complicated development of the renal vessels.
Abstract
A rare variation was found in one of the two left renal veins in a 94-year-old male cadaver undergoing routine dissection. The characteristic findings in the cadaver included, in addition to the primary left renal vein, the presence of a posterior left renal vein draining to the left ascending lumbar vein without communicating with the inferior vena cava and other renal veins. Variations in the number and arrangement of the vessels terminating in the renal veins are common, but to our knowledge, variation similar to our findings has not been previously reported. This variation may represent an immature form of the complicated development of the renal vessels.
Keywords
left ascending lumbar vein, left renal vein, posterior tributary, vascular development
About this articleTitle
Anomalous connection of the left posterior renal vein with the left ascending lumbar vein in a Japanese cadaver
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Article type
Case report
Pages
544-547
Published online
2015-11-27
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DOI
10.5603/FM.2015.0121
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Bibliographic record
Folia Morphol 2015;74(4):544-547.
Keywords
left ascending lumbar vein
left renal vein
posterior tributary
vascular development
Authors
H. Terayama
S.-Q. Yi
S. Shoji
O. Tanaka
T. Kanazawa
N. Kosemura
M. Tamura
M. Sekiguchi
M. Naito
T. Akamatsu
K. Sakabe
