Mathenge I
Kenya
Research Article
The Radiological Scrutiny of the Relation between Renal Vascular Dimensions and Anatomical Variation of Renal Arteries: The Must to Know before Renal Transplantation
Author(s): Sungura R, Mathenge I and Onyambu CSungura R, Mathenge I and Onyambu C
Renal transplantation is the preferred treatment of patients suffering from end stage renal disease. Because of challenges in performing surgical vascular anastomosis in variant renal anatomy, knowledge on renal vascular anatomy is very important in the pre surgical workup of potential kidney donors. These anatomical variations differ geographically and ethnically. In Kenya there has been scanty statistics on prevalence of extra-renal branching of arteries but also the clear knowledge in the understanding of the relation between renal sizes, their main arterial diameters in predicting the presence of accessory arteries without invasive diagnostic methods. This study was designed to add into the body of literature more information about the dimensions of renal vascular anatomy of adult African population in Kenya and transmit this knowledge to enrich the renal surgery practice in the r.. View More»
