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Left renal vein. The left renal vein is situated posterior to the splenic vein, and the body of the pancreas. [1] It passes through the angle formed by the abdominal ...
From anterior to posterior, the renal vein exits, the renal artery enters, and the renal pelvis exits the kidney. On the left hand side the hilum is located at the L1 vertebral level and the right kidney at level L1-2. The lower border of the kidneys is usually alongside L3.
The arterial supply of the kidneys is variable and there may be one or more renal arteries supplying each kidney. [1] It is located above the renal vein. Supernumerary renal arteries (two or more arteries to a single kidney) are the most common renovascular anomaly, occurrence ranging from 25% to 40% of kidneys. [8]
The renal circulation supplies the blood to the kidneys via the renal arteries, left and right, which branch directly from the abdominal aorta. Despite their relatively small size, the kidneys receive approximately 20% of the cardiac output .
The 3rd and 4th lumbar veins drain into the inferior vena cava. [3]The fate of the two superior lumbar veins is far more variable, and may drain into either the inferior vena cava, ascending lumbar vein, azygos vein, or (on the left side) the left renal vein; the 1st lumbar vein often passes inferiorly to join the 2nd lumbar vein, but may less commonly drain into the ascending lumbar vein, or ...
The left gonadal vein usually empties into (inferior aspect of) [2] the ipsilateral renal vein [2] [3]: 1144 proximally to where the renal vein crossing over the aorta. [ 2 ] The right gonadal vein typically empties directly into the (right anterolateral aspect of) inferior vena cava , joining it at an acute angle, some 2 cm inferior to the ...
The IVC likewise sends its opposite side counterpart, the left renal vein, crossing in front of the aorta. Below the level of the umbilicus, the situation is generally reversed, with the aorta sending its right common iliac artery to cross its opposite side counterpart (the left common iliac vein) anteriorly.
The suprarenal veins are two in number: . the right ends in the inferior vena cava.; the left ends in the left renal or left inferior phrenic vein.; They receive blood from the adrenal glands and will sometimes form anastomoses with the inferior phrenic veins.