The renal veins in the renal circulation, are large-calibre veins that drain blood filtered by the kidneys into the inferior vena cava. There is one renal...

syndrome (NCS) results most commonly from the compression of the left renal vein (LRV) between the abdominal aorta (AA) and superior mesenteric artery...

in length. They receive blood from the paired renal arteries; blood exits into the paired renal veins. Each kidney is attached to a ureter, a tube that...

anterior to posterior is renal vein, renal artery and renal pelvis, respectively. Renal artery Renal vein Renal pyramids Renal medulla Hylus of kidney...

Renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is the formation of a clot in the vein that drains blood from the kidneys, ultimately leading to a reduction in the drainage...

blood to the arcuate veins then back to the interlobar veins, which come to form the renal vein exiting the kidney for transfusion for blood. The table...

the right renal artery is normally longer than the left renal artery. The right passes behind the inferior vena cava, the right renal vein, the head of...

cava; the left testicular vein, unlike the right one, joins the left renal vein instead of the inferior vena cava. The veins emerge from the back of the...

cirrhosis, diverticulitis or cholangiocarcinoma. Renal vein thrombosis is the obstruction of the renal vein by a thrombus. This tends to lead to reduced drainage...

right, the gonadal veins and suprarenal veins drain into the inferior vena cava directly. On the left, they drain into the renal vein which in turn drains...

medium-sized veins. The medium veins feed into the large veins which include the internal jugular, and renal veins, and the venae cavae that carry the blood directly...

to supply blood to renal tubules when glomerular filtration is absent or downregulated. The main channel is the renal portal vein, developed from the...

The renal medulla (Latin: medulla renis 'marrow of the kidney') is the innermost part of the kidney. The renal medulla is split up into a number of sections...

kidneys have an extensive blood supply via the renal arteries which leave the kidneys via the renal vein. Each kidney consists of functional units called...

aspect of) the ipsilateral renal vein: 1144  proximally to where the renal vein crossing over the aorta. The right gonadal vein typically empties directly...

the celiac plexus; below these, by the lienal vein (splenic vein), are the pancreas, the left renal vein, the inferior part of the duodenum, the mesentery...

The renal cortex is the outer portion of the kidney between the renal capsule and the renal medulla. In the adult, it forms a continuous smooth outer...

functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal corpuscle and a renal tubule. The renal corpuscle consists of a tuft of capillaries called a...

conservation of mass equation which balances the renal inputs (the renal artery) and the renal outputs (the renal vein and ureter). Put simply, a non-metabolizable...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a kidney cancer that originates in the lining of the proximal convoluted tubule, a part of the very small tubes in the kidney...

The latter include renal artery stenosis, or the narrowing of the renal artery which supplies the kidney with blood, and renal vein thrombosis, which is...

Phlebitis (or venitis) is inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs. It most commonly occurs in superficial veins. Phlebitis often occurs in conjunction...

perirenal fat, is regarded as a part of the renal capsule. Renal medulla Renal pyramid Renal artery Renal vein Squire L (2013). Fundamental neuroscience...

the efferent arteriole enters a renal venule, which in turn enters a renal interlobular vein and then into the renal vein. Cortical nephrons near the corticomedullary...

into tissues while squeezing through the body's capillaries. Renal artery – Renal vein – Reproductive system – Residency (medicine) – Respiratory system...

obstruction in the liver. Nutcracker syndrome - Compression of the left renal vein between aorta and upper mesenteric artery. Butros SR, Liu R, Oliveira...

aneurysms. The legs, including the popliteal arteries. The kidney, including renal artery aneurysms and intraparenchymal aneurysms. Capillaries, specifically...

ectasia (the expansion of a hollow or tubular organ), also known as spider veins, are small dilated blood vessels that can occur near the surface of the...

hypophyseal and renal portal systems. The portal vein is usually formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric, splenic veins, inferior mesenteric...

vein, which may cause mesenteric ischemia (insufficient blood flow to the intestine) Portal vein thrombosis Thrombosis of the splenic vein Renal vein...