Kidney Flashcards
Anterior to Posterior relations at the hilum of kidney
V A U
- Renal vein
- Renal artery
- Ureter
Level of Hilum of left kidney
L1
At which level , renal artery & renal vein branch off from abdominal aorta respectively ?
Renal vein - L1
Renal artery - L2
Which vein is longer from left renal & right renal vein ?
What tributaries does this vein recieve ?
Left renal vein longer than right
Left renal vein receives Left adrenal vein & left gondala vein
What vein passes in front of the Aorta ?
Left renal vein passes in front of aorta immediately below origin of SMA .
Posterior relation of right kidney
P Q B D
- Psoas major
- Quadratus lumboru
- 12th rib
- Diaphragm
- Iliolumbar ligament
In a patient with an ectopic kidney, where is the adrenal gland most likely to be located ?
In its usual position
At which locations the stone can be visualised in ureter ?
- tips of transverse processes of L2 & L5 vertebrae
- SacroIliac joint
- tip of ischial spine
From which embryological structure is the ureter derived from ?
Mesonephric duct
Which structure can be encounterd first at hilum of kidney from posterior ?
V A U
so - ureter
Tubular structure lying at the inferior aspect of psoas major ?
Ureter
Blood supply of adrenal glands and their origin
Superior adrenal artery ( inferior phrenic artery )
Middle adrenal artery ( Aorta )
Inferior adrenal artery ( Renal artery )
What should be done to see right adrenal gland via an open anterior approach ?
Mobilization of colonic hepatic flexure
Relations of adrenal gland
Anterior
- bare area of liver , IVC ( right adrenal )
- stomach across the lesser sac ( left adrenal )
Posterior
- diaphragm
Inferiorly
- upper part of kidney
Hepatorenal pouch around the right adrenal gland
Venous drainage of adrenal gland
Right adrenal gland
- short right adrenal vein directly into IVC
Left adrenal gland
- longer left adrenal vein into left renal vein
