title: Retro-aortic, left inferior renal capsular vein.
abstract: In our case report, abdominal multi-detector computed tomography was used for the pre-operative anatomy evaluation in a living kidney donor. The early phase of the test revealed normal kidneys in the donor. The vascular phase detected a venous variant on the left side: An inferior renal capsular vein, which had a loop and a retro-aortic course. This preoperative knowledge was crucial for the laparoscopic nephrectomy as a surgical procedure for harvesting kidney from the living donor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Umberto G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallieni
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rigamonti
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cariati