High origin of gonadal arteries associated with other variations

OZAN H., Gümüşalan Y., Önderoğlu S., Şimşek C.

Annals of Anatomy, vol.177, no.2, pp.157-160, 1995 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 177 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 1995
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/s0940-9602(11)80066-x
  • Journal Name: Annals of Anatomy
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.157-160
  • Keywords: GONADAL ARTERIES, MULTIPLE RENAL ARTERIES, VASCULAR DEVELOPMENT, TESTICULAR ARTERY
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In two cases, one male and one female, the gonadal arteries, together with accessory renal arteries, originated from the abdominal aorta at a higher level than normal. The variation was bilateral in the male and unilateral in the female. Associated unusual findings in one of these cases (male cadaver) were: a. external lobation of the kidneys, b. slight lateral rotation of the kidneys, more pronounced on the right side, c. a right middle suprarenal artery and a parenchymal branch to the kidney arising from the right testicular artery by a common trunk. Additionally, the right kidneys were at a higher position than the left kidneys in both of the cases. Embryological as well as surgical aspects are discussed. © 1995, Gustav Fischer Verlag Jena GmbH. All rights reserved.