Ram Kumar Kaushik1, Satyam Khare2, Shilpi Jain3, Rashmi Ghai4, Priti Sinha5
The advent of more conservative methods, practiced in modern urinary surgery, necessitated a perfect and precise knowledge of the renal arterial supply. The main objective of the study was to observe the pattern of renal apical segmental artery in human kidneys and its variations by corrosion cast method. Corrosion casting is a very useful method which allows three dimensional visualization of micro vessels. Sixty (thirty pairs) human kidneys were obtained from the cadavers in Anatomy Department of Subharti Medical College, Meerut after ethical clearance from ethical committee and corrosion casts were prepared by infusing red colored butyl butyrate solution in renal arteries through abdominal aorta. Variations in the apical arterial supply of human kidneys have been frequently observed. The present study is a modest venture to further elucidate the renal apical arterial supply by corrosion cast technique. Most frequent origin of apical artery observed was from posterior division of renal artery (43%). This study will be helpful to urologic surgeons in nephrectomy and renal transplants.
