Unusual relationship of multiple renal arteries.
An unusual cross relationship of two left renal arteries was demonstrated angiographically during the investigation of a young man presenting with painless, total hematuria after a traffic accident. The upper pole artery arose from the aorta caudal to the lower pole artery. In the absence of a malrotation a possible embryologic cause has been advanced. It also highlights the advantage of combining selective renal arteriography with aortography when multiple renal arteries are encountered.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging