Horseshoe Kidney with Surplus Renal Vessels: a Case Report in Thai Cadaver

Authors

  • Wandee Apinhasmit Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University
  • Dolly Methathrathip Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University

Keywords:

Horseshoe kidney, abdominal aorta, anomaly, surplus renal vessel

Abstract

A horseshoe kidney (HK) was discovered in an 84-year-old Thai male cadaver during routine dissection. Inferior poles of the kidneys fused to form a parenchymatous isthmus and constituted a HK. The HK located anterior to the abdominal aorta and the inferior vena cava at a level lower than the normal kidney. Both renal hila directed anteriorly and ureters which drained from each pelvis descended anterior to the isthmus to enter the urinary bladder. Eight renal arteries and five renal veins were observed. In this case the bulky isthmus, anatomical abnormalities, and a variable blood supply were found in association with the HK. It is important to be aware of this anomalous existence in clinical practice, especially during kidney surgeries, kidney transplants, or surgical and endovascular procedures on the aorta.

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Published

31-07-2020

How to Cite

Apinhasmit, W. ., & Methathrathip, . D. . (2020). Horseshoe Kidney with Surplus Renal Vessels: a Case Report in Thai Cadaver. Siriraj Medical Journal, 64(2), 57–59. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/sirirajmedj/article/view/244156

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 2 (2012): Mar-Apr

Section

Case Report

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