PubMed · 7697513
Additional renal veins: incidence and morphometry.
Abstract
Modern surgical and radiological techniques dictate a reappraisal and definition of the renal venous anatomy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence and morphometry of additional renal veins. One hundred fifty-three morphologically normal en bloc renal specimens were randomly selected from post-mortem examinations. Single additional renal veins were common on the right side (26%), while it was rare on the left side (2.6%). Second additional renal veins occurred infrequently on the right side (5%). Since additional renal veins may be encountered more than occasionally, it is worthwhile emphasizing their presence particularly to the transplant surgeon and the angiologist.
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K S Satyapal, V Rambiritch, G Pillai. 1995. Additional renal veins: incidence and morphometry.. https://doi.org/10.1002/ca.980080109
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