Presence of Bilateral Accessory Renal Arteries: A Rare Case Report

During the ascent to the fi nal site, the embryonic kidneys receive their blood supply from superior vessels. Normally, the inferior vessels degenerate. When these vessels fail to degenerate remaining forms the accessory renal arteries. Hence, in the present case report one such variation was observed during routine dissection of undergraduate students in middle-aged male cadaver at Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. Cadaver was preserved properly, and dissection was done stepwise. Bilateral accessory renal arteries are found originating from the abdominal aorta. The right accessory renal artery is originated higher than the left accessory renal artery. Knowledge of bilateral accessory renal arteries will be a help in surgical management during renal transplantation, aortic aneurysm, Urological procedures and for angiographic interventions.