Abstract
Introduction: Adrenal glands are richly vascular and get their arterial supply by means of three arteries namely superior, middle, inferior suprarenal arteries. The inferior phrenic artery gives off the superior branch, while middle branch arises directly from the abdominal aorta, and the inferior suprarenal branch is given off by the renal artery. Materials and methods: The study was conducted in 15 formalin fixed cadavers obtained from the department of Anatomy and are carefully dissected to observe the arterial supply of both right and left adrenal glands. Observations: It has been noted that variations were observed in four cases out of 30 adrenal glands, two cases showed variations on right side and in two cases variation is seen on left side. First case on the right side, both MSA and ISA are given off by ARA. In the second case on right side IPA is given off by RA and from the junction of these two arteries MSA was given .In third case on left side MSA is given by the coeliac trunk and ISA is from ARA, in fourth case on left side ISA is originated from ARA. Conclusion: A good understanding in the variation of adrenal gland vasculature is obligatory for a surgeon while performing adrenalectomy, kidney transplantations etc. and also for radiological arbitrations.
Highlights
Adrenal glands are richly vascular and get their arterial supply by means of three arteries namely superior, middle, inferior suprarenal arteries
This study is performed in the Anatomy department, RKDF Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal by symmetrically dissecting 15 formalin preserved cadavers to trace the arterial supply of the adrenal gland
Middle suprarenal artery (MSA)- Right side- 83.33%, from Abdominal Aorta (AA), 13.33% from Accessory Renal Artery (ARA) and from the junction of Inferior Phrenic Artery (IPA) and Renal Artery (RA) in 3.33% of cases, Left side 96.66% is from AA and 3.33% from Coeliac Trunk (CT)
Summary
Adrenal glands are a pair of endocrine glands located in relation to the upper poles of kidney which secretes easy demarcation of the arteries red paint is applied and the photographs of specimens were taken using digital camera. Hormones that are essential to human life .Failure in the hormonal production will impair carbohydrate metabolism and unstable the electrolytes that will result in circulatory collapse, hypoglycaemic coma and death[1]. These glands are richly vascular in nature and are supplied by three arteries namely superior, middle and inferior suprarenal arteries which are given off by inferior phrenic branch of AA, Abdominal aorta and renal arteries (occasionally accessory renal arteries) respectively. Variations in the framework of adrenal gland vasculature is common [2]. The present effort is to study the variations in the arterial pattern of adrenal gland
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