A case of duplicated right renal artery and triplicated left renal artery

A rare anomaly of the vessels supplying the kidney of a 65 year-old male cadaver was found during a routine dissection. The right kidney received two renal arteries from the aorta that were similar in diameter, both entering through the hilus. The left kidney had three arteries originating from the aorta, one at its usual hilar position and two entering the renal cortex at its upper and lower poles. The upper pole of the left kidney also gave rise to an additional tributary of the renal vein.