BILATERAL ACCESSORY RENAL-ARTERIES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME ANOMALIES OF THE OVARIAN ARTERIES - A CASE-STUDY

Accessory renal arteries are found frequently-more often on the left s ide and occurring in as high as 30-35% of cases in some series. These arteries usually enter the upper or lower poles of the kidney. The mai n clinical significance of such arteries entering the lower pole is th at they may obstruct the ureter and lead to hydronephrosis. We report the presence of accessory renal arteries found during routine dissecti on in an elderly female cadaver. The uniqueness in the variations note d in our cadaver included (1) a dual relationship of the ureters to th e accessory renal arteries and (2) both the right and left ovarian art eries originating from their respective accessory arteries. Anomalous renal vessels arise as a result of the complicated development of the kidneys. Similarly, the aberrant origins of both the ovarian arteries observed hen could be explained on an embryological basis. (C) 1998 Wi ley-Liss, Inc.