branches of the abdominal aorta. A single renal artery supplies each kidney in most individuals. The renal arteries typically arise just below the origin site of the superior mesenteric artery and they travel laterally behind the renal veins (1, 2). Among the various types of renal artery anomalies, the most clinically important variation is the accessory renal artery. Accessory renal arteries ...

Systemic hypertension is uncommon in children. It is usually secondary to underlying diseases. Here, we present an 11-year-old boy suffering from critical renal artery stenosis with unusual initial presentation of status epilepticus and hypertensive cerebellar encephalopathy. Angiography revealed bilateral renal arteries fibromuscular dysplasia. The encephalopathy improved dramatically after re...

vascular variations and the accidental cutting of veins and arteries potentially create problems during surgery and medical treatment. the surgeon's awareness of a vascular variation in the kidneys is essential during renal surgery and transplantation, color doppler imaging, gonadal surgery and in the presence of an abdominal aortic aneurism. this awareness can improve the patient's r...

The management of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis in patients with hypertension or impaired renal function remains a clinical dilemma. The current general consensus, supported by the results of the Angioplasty and Stenting for Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions and Cardiovascular Outcomes for Renal Artery Lesions trials, argues strongly against endovascular intervention in favor of optimal med...

Aortic dissection is a rare disease with high morbidity and mortality, especially when involving multiorgan malperfusion such as lower extremity and visceral ischaemia. Revascularisation should be performed to restore perfusion immediately. We report a case of acute Stanford type B aortic dissection complicated by lower extremity, renal and superior mesenteric ischaemia. The right iliac artery ...

The purpose of this study was to gain more information on the structure of different layers of renal arteryand comparing these structures in post-natal male and female sheep. To do so, right and left renal arteries of6 adult and 6 newborn animals were dissected; the middle parts of arteries were only collected. After tissueprocessing using paraffin embedding method, 5–6-μm sections were cut and...

INTRODUCTION Fibromuscular dysplasia is a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory disease that most commonly affects the renal and internal carotid arteries. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 44-year-old Caucasian man who was admitted with complaints of loin pain and hypertension. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a right renal infarction with a nodular aspect of the r...