title: Adrenal gland hypertrophy in a case of homolateral renal agenesis: case report with special emphasis on adrenal blood supply.
abstract: Hypertrophic suprarenal gland is an anomaly which can lead to serious complications during adrenalectomy under endoscopy because of abnormal veins of the retroperitoneum. The authors report a rare dissection of a male which presented with this anomaly in a case of homolateral renal agenesis, highlighting this left pseudorenal vein. No abnormality of the genital tract was found. The anatomic features, associated syndromes, implications for endoscopic surgery are outlined and embryologic considerations and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie et d'Organogénèse, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens Cedex, France. jojo.peltier@caramail.com
authors.forename: Johann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltier
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Demondion
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baroncini
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wavreille
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drizencko
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mauroy
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Le Gars
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Francke
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male