title: MDCT findings of right circumaortic renal vein with ectopic kidney.
abstract: Anomalies of renal vasculature combined with ectopic kidneys were found on a multi-detector CT scan. Knowledge of renal vascular variation is very important for surgical exploration, radiologic intervention and staging for urologic cancer. We present an extremely rare case of a right circumaortic renal vein combined with a right ectopic kidney. The right kidney was located at the level between the third and fifth lumbar vertebra. The right circumaortic renal vein crossed the aorta and returned to the inferior vena cava behind the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu 480-717, Korea.
authors.forename: Min-Kyun
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Mi
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Ku
authors.forename: Chang Woo
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Su Lim
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
keywords: Ectopic; Kidney; Multi-detector CT; Renal vein; Variation
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