Left testicular artery arching over the ipsilateral renal vein
Left testicular artery arching over the ipsilateral renal vein作者机构:Department of AnatomyTokyo Medical UniversityTokyo 160-8402Japan
出 版 物:《Asian Journal of Andrology》 (亚洲男性学杂志(英文版))
年 卷 期:2006年第8卷第1期
页 面:107-110页
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学科分类:1002[医学-临床医学] 100210[医学-外科学(含:普外、骨外、泌尿外、胸心外、神外、整形、烧伤、野战外)] 10[医学]
主 题:anatomy testis blood vessels
摘 要:Aim: To report two cases of the left testicular artery arching over the left renal vein (LRV) before running downward to the testis. Methods: The subjects were obtained from two Japanese cadavers. During the student course of gross-anatomical dissection, the anatomical relationship between the testicular vessels and the renal vein was specifically observed. Results: The arching left testicular artery arose from the aorta below the LRV and made a loop around the LRV, which appeared to be mildly compressed between the arching artery and the psoas major muscle. Conclusion: Clinically, compression of the LRV between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery occasionally induces LRV hypertension, resulting in varicocele, orthostatic protenuria and hematuria. Considering that the incidence of a left arching testicular artery is higher than that of a right one, an arching left artery could be an additional cause of LRV hypertension. (Asian J Androl 2006 Jan; 8: 107-110)