| Associations between kidney position and surplus renal arteries in horseshoe kidney: case report and analysis. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22975743 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
We report the anatomical findings of a case of horseshoe kidney, and analyze the associations between kidney position and surplus renal arteries in horseshoe kidneys found in Japanese autopsies in the past. The horseshoe kidney of our case fused at the lower poles of the original kidneys. Its right and left upper poles were at the middle region of the first and second lumbar vertebrae, respectively. The kidney was supplied by eight arteries. Our analysis of the correlation between the ascent of a horseshoe kidney and the number of surplus arteries found no significant association. However, there was a significant association between the region of the kidney where the surplus arteries entered and the location where they diverged from the aorta. Therefore, the ascent of a horseshoe kidney is not necessarily arrested because of the existence of many surplus arteries. After a horseshoe kidney partially ascends, the arteries which might become normal renal arteries are generated. In our case, we observed large splenomegaly, and noted that the left upper pole was the lowest compared with the horseshoe kidneys in the past autopsy reports. We suggest it is necessary to consider additional influences that determine the position of a horseshoe kidney. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Hirokazu Narita; Toshiki Tani; Yoshikazu Tonosaki |
Related Documents
:
|
3316533 - Hemodynamic analysis of associated extracranial atraumatic vertebral artery aneurysm an... 23519263 - Hydroxysafflor yellow a (hsya) from flowers of carthamus tinctorius l. and its vasodila... 22819753 - Hybrid repair of a kommerell diverticulum associated with a right aortic arch and a lef... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Okajimas folia anatomica Japonica Volume: 89 ISSN: 1881-1736 ISO Abbreviation: Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn Publication Date: 2012 |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-09-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 0401014 Medline TA: Okajimas Folia Anat Jpn Country: Japan |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 7-13 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Departments of Anatomical Science, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Histological differences of skin among three body regions in male and female Hokkaido sika deer (Cer...
Next Document: Nuclei of the human raphe.