title: Renal arteries: anatomic study for surgical and radiological practice.
abstract: The renal arterial supply was analyzed in 266 kidneys dissected from 133 fixed adults subjects. The anatomical findings are presented: 1 hilar artery in 53.3% of the cases, 1 hilar artery with 1 superior pole extra-hilar branch in 14.3%, 2 hilar arteries in 7.9%, 3 hilar arteries in 1.9%, superior polar artery in 6.8%, inferior polar artery in 5.3% and other variations in 8.5%. The urological and radiological implications of these findings in kidney transplantation, renovascular hypertension, renal trauma, interventional radiology, conservative surgery and oncologic surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sampaio
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Passos
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery