Professional paper

Double Left Renal Artery (arteria renalis sinistra duplex) in a Dog

Laura Rodman orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-1404
Petra Prgomet orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-683X
Kim Korpes ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Magdalena Kolenc ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Tajana Trbojević Vukičević ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Martina Đuras ; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Anatomical variations are discrepancies in the structure, position, vascularisation and innervation of an organ that do not affect its function. Variations of renal arteries are frequently found in humans and animals. During the dissection of a dog, as a part of the course: Anatomy with organogenesis of domestic animals II, we found a double left renal artery (arteria renalis sinistra duplex). Before entering the renal hilus, the cranial left renal artery was divided into two branches. The caudal left renal artery remained undivided. A single right renal artery was divided into two branches before entering the right kidney. The anatomical variation described probably did not cause any health disorders and can be considered a incidental finding.

Keywords

dog; kidney; anatomical variations; double renal artery

Hrčak ID:

274021

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/274021

Publication date:

20.1.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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