An accessory left renal vein draining into the left ovarian

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YAMAN V., Arslan S.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, 2025 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Publication Date: 2025
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s12055-025-01909-8
• Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

We present an extremely rare vascular variation in which the accessory left renal vein (LRV) draining the lower pole of the left kidney drains into the left ovarian vein (LOV). A 35-year-old woman underwent a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen with the clinical symptom of abdominal pain. Unexpectedly, an accessory LRV draining into the LOV was noted. Otherwise, the CT scan was unremarkable. Here we report a case of an accessory LRV draining into the LOV which has not been previously reported in the literature. Recognition and reporting of this anatomic variation is of paramount importance before the surgical or endovascular procedures involving the left kidney, left ovary, and retroperitoneum.