title: Morphological observation of a horseshoe (fused) kidney and its vascular pattern in a horse.
abstract: The present study describes the anatomical and microscopic features of a horseshoe kidney that was found in a 7-year-old male horse. The specimen consisted of two kidneys joined at their caudal poles by an isthmus composed of renal parenchyma and situated caudal to the caudal mesenteric artery. Six main renal arteries arose from the aorta and the external iliac arteries and ramified into 21 branches before entering the kidney. A hypoplastic and ectopic left testis, located in the inguinal canal, was observed as an associated anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic sciences, Veterinary Faculty, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shojaei
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kheirandish
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azizi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities; D006736:Horses / Q000002:abnormalities*; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000002:abnormalities