Abstract
A rare case of multiple renal arteries was found in a 78-year-old female cadaver undergoing routine dissection. The characteristic findings in the cadaver included the presence of four right and four left renal arteries with one common trunk (a total of nine renal arteries). This variation may represent an immature form of complicated development of the renal arteries.
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The authors thank Dr. Qu Ning, Ms. Miyuki Kitaoka, Ms. Yuki Ogawa, and Ms. Akiko Abo for their excellent secretarial and technical assistance.
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Hirai, S., Honma, S., Naito, M. et al. Nine renal arteries in a Japanese female cadaver. Anat Sci Int 88, 118–121 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-012-0161-y
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