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Vol 80, No 1 (2021)
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Submitted: 2020-02-14
Accepted: 2020-03-30
Published online: 2020-04-10
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Bilateral inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta

Y. Cho1, S.-P. Yoon23
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Pubmed: 32301105
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Folia Morphol 2021;80(1):215-218.
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  1. Medical Course, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
  2. Department of Anatomy, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea
  3. Institute for Medical Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea

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Vol 80, No 1 (2021)
CASE REPORTS
Submitted: 2020-02-14
Accepted: 2020-03-30
Published online: 2020-04-10

Abstract

Bilateral multiple renal arteries are not-so-rare variations. However, inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta have rarely been reported. We found bilateral inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta in an 84-year-old Korean female cadaver. Two right and three left renal arteries were seen with the lowest as the main renal artery bilaterally. The highest artery crossed the main renal artery and penetrated into the inferior pole of the kidney, respectively. After dissection, each inferior polar artery could be classified as the inferior segmental branch. A further understanding on its embryogenesis might be important since variations in renal arteries are of particular interest to clinicians as well as anatomists.

Abstract

Bilateral multiple renal arteries are not-so-rare variations. However, inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta have rarely been reported. We found bilateral inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta in an 84-year-old Korean female cadaver. Two right and three left renal arteries were seen with the lowest as the main renal artery bilaterally. The highest artery crossed the main renal artery and penetrated into the inferior pole of the kidney, respectively. After dissection, each inferior polar artery could be classified as the inferior segmental branch. A further understanding on its embryogenesis might be important since variations in renal arteries are of particular interest to clinicians as well as anatomists.

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Keywords

multiple renal arteries, inferior renal polar artery, inferior segmental branches, anatomical variation, cadaver

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Title

Bilateral inferior renal polar arteries with a high origin from the abdominal aorta

Journal

Folia Morphologica

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Vol 80, No 1 (2021)

Article type

Case report

Pages

215-218

Published online

2020-04-10

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1148

DOI

10.5603/FM.a2020.0040

Pubmed

32301105

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Folia Morphol 2021;80(1):215-218.

Keywords

multiple renal arteries
inferior renal polar artery
inferior segmental branches
anatomical variation
cadaver

Authors

Y. Cho
S.-P. Yoon

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