title: Blood flow to the kidney via the gonadal-renal capsular artery.
abstract: The gonadal artery is an important collateral pathway of blood flow to the kidney. Collateral routes may be from the gonadal artery to the inferior capsular artery (gonadal-renal capsular artery) or to the periureteric arteries. These pathways develop in cases of renal artery stenosis, or when a vascular renal tumor increases the kidneys need for blood. We present five cases in which the gonadal artery served as a source of blood supply to the kidney.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000098:blood supply; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D006066:Gonads; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology