title: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Durban-Westville, South Africa.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Satyapal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rambiritch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pillai
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016628:Replica Techniques; D012116:Resins, Plant
chemical_list: D012116:Resins, Plant