<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>We recorded a very rare case of atypical renal arteries arrangement in a guinea pig using the corrosion technique in the study of the arterial system. The right renal artery originated from the ventral wall of the abdominal aorta at the level of the caudal aspect of the 5th lumbar vertebra. The left renal artery originated from the left common iliac artery approximately 12 mm caudally to the aortic bifurcation. The right kidney was located ventral to the aortic bifurcation and the left kidney inside the pelvic cavity between the common iliac arteries. According to the vascular pattern, we determined that the ectopic kidneys in this guinea pig were unusual. This is the first case describing bilateral ectopic kidneys in a guinea pig.</p></abstract>

We recorded a very rare case of atypical renal arteries arrangement in a guinea pig using the corrosion technique in the study of the arterial system. The right renal artery originated from the ventral wall of the abdominal aorta at the level of the caudal aspect of the 5th lumbar vertebra. The left renal artery originated from the left common iliac artery approximately 12 mm caudally to the aortic bifurcation. The right kidney was located ventral to the aortic bifurcation and the left kidney inside the pelvic cavity between the common iliac arteries. According to the vascular pattern, we determined that the ectopic kidneys in this guinea pig were unusual. This is the first case describing bilateral ectopic kidneys in a guinea pig.

A Rare Case of Atypical Renal Arteries Arrangement with Ectopic Kidneys in a Guinea Pig

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We recorded a very rare case of atypical renal arteries arrangement in a guinea pig using the corrosion technique in the study of the arterial system. The...

A Rare Case of Atypical Renal Arteries Arrangement with Ectopic Kidneys in a Guinea Pig

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Dez. 2016

Seitenbereich: 25 - 28

Eingereicht: 24. Aug. 2016

Akzeptiert: 09. Sept. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0034

Schlüsselwörter
abdominal aorta, guinea pig, iliac artery, kidney, renal artery

© 2016 Maženský, D. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Rare Case of Atypical Renal Arteries Arrangement with Ectopic Kidneys in a Guinea Pig

Online veröffentlicht: 28. Dez. 2016

Seitenbereich: 25 - 28

Eingereicht: 24. Aug. 2016

Akzeptiert: 09. Sept. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fv-2016-0034

Schlüsselwörterabdominal aorta, guinea pig, iliac artery, kidney, renal artery

© 2016 Maženský, D. et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
abdominal aorta, guinea pig, iliac artery, kidney, renal artery