Abnormal origin of left ovarian artery from the inferior renal polar artery - a rare anatomical variation

U R R Eranga,M B Samarawickrama,M Rodrigo,P G C L Nanayakkara

doi:10.4038/slaj.v5i1.135

Abstract

Anatomical variations of the renal arteries and gonadal arteries are not uncommon owing to their embryological origin. Awareness of possible anatomical variations of the renal artery and gonadal artery is essential for surgeons who perform open and minimally invasive procedures of the kidneys and retroperitoneal region to prevent disastrous haemorrhagic complications during those procedures and for radiologists to prevent misinterpretations of imaging and to prevent vascular complications during interventional procedures. The present report describes an unusual variation of the left ovarian artery arising from the inferior renal polar artery which originated from the abdominal aorta superior to the main renal artery.

Highlights

The renal arteries are a set of paired branches above) the main renal artery and follow it to the renal hilum[1]
We have encountered an anomalous origin of a left ovarian artery from an inferior renal polar artery during routine educational dissections of the cadavers in the Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
Variations of the renal arteries are not uncommon, a high origin inferior renal polar artery from the abdominal aorta associated with anomalous origin of a gonadal artery is rarely reported in literature[5,6]

Summary

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Anatomical variations of the renal arteries and gonadal arteries are not uncommon owing to their embryological origin. Awareness of possible anatomical variations of the renal artery and gonadal artery is essential for surgeons who perform open and minimally invasive procedures of the kidneys and retroperitoneal region to prevent disastrous haemorrhagic complications during those procedures and for radiologists to prevent misinterpretations of imaging and to prevent vertebra. A single renal artery supplying each kidney is classically described, it is subject to anatomical variations frequently[2]. Knowledge of these anatomical variations of the renal vasculature is of great importance with the advent of vascular reconstructive surgeries, renal transplants, and various radiological and urological procedures carried out in this region[2]. They can be found in more than 30% of the population and usually arise from the aorta below

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