title: A rare case of a kidney with an widely opened hilus and supernumerary renal vessels.
abstract: This is an autopsy case reporting variation in the left kidney of a 87-year-old Japanese woman. The kidney in question possessed a widely opened hilus, was located in a lower position than usual, and was supplied and drained by multiple vessels. Major findings are as follows: 1. The left kidney, diamond-shaped, was situated lower than usual. 2. The hilus of this kidney was widely opened, facing anteriorly. 3. It was supplied by, in addition to an ordinal renal artery, 4 supernumerary arteries arising from the lower portion of the abdominal aorta and was drained by one ordinary and one supernumerary vein, the latter of which opened into the lumbar vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morishima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities