Unusual Variant of Gonadal Artery Origin from Accessory Renal Arteries

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Preprofessional Studies

Mentor Information

Reed James, reedjam@gvsu.edu; Dawn Richiert, richierd@gvsu.edu; Tim Strickler, stricklt@gvsu.edu;

Department

Biomedical Sciences

Location

Kirkhof Center KC 82

Start Date

13-4-2011 11:00 AM

End Date

13-4-2011 12:00 PM

Keywords

Health, Illness, and Healing

Abstract

Demonstrated anatomy shows that the gonadal arteries are typically a symmetrically paired set of vessels that arise from the abdominal aorta, inferior to the renal arteries. During embryonic development, the gonadal arteries are formed from paired segmental arteries that vascularize mesomeres (tissue destined to differentiate into gonads). Presented is an example of an unusual variant whereby gonadal arteries arise from left and right accessory renal arteries. Not only does the appearance of this variant demonstrate an unusual developmental pattern, it also presents a challenge to surgeons attempting transplantation of kidneys.

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Unusual Variant of Gonadal Artery Origin from Accessory Renal Arteries

Kirkhof Center KC 82

Demonstrated anatomy shows that the gonadal arteries are typically a symmetrically paired set of vessels that arise from the abdominal aorta, inferior to the renal arteries. During embryonic development, the gonadal arteries are formed from paired segmental arteries that vascularize mesomeres (tissue destined to differentiate into gonads). Presented is an example of an unusual variant whereby gonadal arteries arise from left and right accessory renal arteries. Not only does the appearance of this variant demonstrate an unusual developmental pattern, it also presents a challenge to surgeons attempting transplantation of kidneys.