Thoracic Renal Artery

Abstract

We report a case of right renal artery originating from the thoracic aorta with normal position of the right kidney. Although this anomaly is rare, vascular, thoracic, and urological surgeons should be aware about this vascular variant before planning their surgical intervention.

Keywords

renal artery - ectopic renal artery - computed tomography - vascular variant - aorta

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