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Renal arteries: anatomic study for surgical and radiological practice

Artère rénale: étude anatomique pour la pratique chirurgicale et radiologique

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The renal arterial supply was analyzed in 266 kidneys dissected from 133 fixed adults subjects. The anatomical findings are presented: 1 hilar artery in 53.3% of the cases, 1 hilar artery with 1 superior pole extra-hilar branch in 14.3%, 2 hilar arteries in 7.9%, 3 hilar arteries in 1.9%, superior polar artery in 6.8%, inferior polar artery in 5.3% and other variations in 8.5%. The urological and radiological implications of these findings in kidney transplantation, renovascular hypertension, renal trauma, interventional radiology, conservative surgery and oncologic surgery are discussed.

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La vascularisation artérielle du rein a été analysée à partlr de 266 dissections provenant de 133 sujets d'anatomie. Les résultats anatomiques sont les suivants: une seule artère hilaire est présente dans 53,3% des cas; une artère hilaire associée à une branche polalre supérieure extrahilaire dans 14,3% des cas; deux artères hilaires dans 7,9% des cas; trois artères hilaires dans 1,9% des cas; une artère polaire supérieure dans 6,8% des cas; une artère polaire inférieure dans 5,3% des cas; enfin d'autres variations dans 8,5% des cas. Sont envisagées les applications urologiques et radiologiques de ces constatations dans la transplantation rénale, la pathologie hypertensive d'origine rénale, la traumatologie rénale, la radiologie interventionnelle, la chirurgie conservatrice et l'oncologie.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil

    F J B Sampaio & M A R F Passos

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Sampaio, F.J.B., Passos, M.A.R.F. Renal arteries: anatomic study for surgical and radiological practice. Surg Radiol Anat 14, 113–117 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794885

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