Fontana Federico, Coppola Andrea, Ossola Christian, Beneventi Alessandro, Macchi Edoardo, Fugazzola Carlo
Radiology Department, ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Radiol Case Rep. 2018 Oct 31;14(2):156-159. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2018.10.011. eCollection 2019 Feb.
The objective of this study was to describe a case of marked hypoplasia of the right renal vein with drainage into ipsilateral gonadal vein. A 66-year-old man, known for hypertension and previous smoking, underwent an abdominal ultrasound exam, which detected a juxtarenal aortic aneurysm. Computed tomography scan confirmed the presence of the aortic aneurysm; furthermore it showed an abnormal right kidney venous drainage consistent in a dilated and tortuous vein, which originated at the hilar region, heading caudally and joining the right spermatic vein at level of aortic carrefour. A thin vein-located more cranially with mild and late contrast enhancement-was also demonstrated from right kidney hilum to inferior vena cava, probably representing a remnant of the right main renal vein. To our knowledge, this anatomic variant was never reported in the peer-reviewed literature.
本研究的目的是描述一例右肾静脉显著发育不全并引流至同侧性腺静脉的病例。一名66岁男性,有高血压病史且既往吸烟,接受了腹部超声检查,发现了肾旁主动脉瘤。计算机断层扫描证实了主动脉瘤的存在;此外,它还显示右肾静脉引流异常,表现为一条扩张且迂曲的静脉,起源于肾门区域,向尾侧走行并在主动脉分叉水平汇入右精索静脉。还显示了一条位置更靠上、对比增强轻微且延迟的细静脉,从右肾门至下腔静脉,可能代表右主肾静脉的残余部分。据我们所知,这种解剖变异在同行评审文献中从未有过报道。