title: Bilateral prehilar multiple branching of renal arteries: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Proper knowledge of variations of the arteries supplying the kidney is essential not only to the anatomists but also to the surgeons. In the present paper we are reporting a case of bilateral early and multiple branching of the renal arteries. The origin of the 2 renal arteries was normal but soon after their origin they ended by giving rise to multiple branches. Most of these branches entered the kidney through the hilum. However, on both sides, one of the branches (superior polar artery) passed superolaterally to reach the upper pole of the kidney. The superior polar artery also gave rise to the inferior suprarenal artery. Further, related literature review is done and the urological implications of these variations in renal surgeries are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal Campus, Manipal, India. mohandas.rao@manipal.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venkataramana
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Deepthinath
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bolla
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000193:education