Retro-aortic, left inferior renal capsular vein

Abstract EN

In our case report, abdominal multi-detector computed tomography was used for the pre-operative anatomy evaluation in a living kidney donor.

The early phase of the test revealed normal kidneys in the donor.

The vascular phase detected a venous variant on the left side: An inferior renal capsular vein, which had a loop and a retro-aortic course.

This preoperative knowledge was crucial for the laparoscopic nephrectomy as a surgical procedure for harvesting kidney from the living donor.