Common origin of inferior mesenteric and accessory renal artery.
Arteriography performed in the preoperative evaluation of a patient with horseshoe kidney and renal calculi revealed a common origin of the inferior mesenteric artery and an anomalous left lower polar renal artery. The origin of the anomaly and its clinical significance are reviewed.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging