EVALUATING THE DIFFERENCES IN RENAL VASCULAR STRUCTURE USING CONTRAST-ENHANCED COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY RESEARCH

Abstract

Introduction: Variations in the kidney's vasculature can have a significant clinical impact when biopsy or transplant procedures are scheduled. There is a dearth of comprehensive literature data for the Indian people in this regard. Nonetheless, there are gender-based evaluations in the literature for diverse populations from different nations.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of renal vein and renal artery changes in participants undergoing contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) abdominal studies according to the distribution of genders.

Methods: Variations in renal vein and renal artery variation were seen in 320 afflicted people, evenly distributed between the two genders who were referred for a CECT scan. Gender association was performed.

Following statistical analyses of the gathered data, conclusions were drawn. Findings: Renal artery origin levels ranged from T12 to L2-L3. In 51.87% (n=166) and 60% (n=192) of the individuals, the left and right major renal arteries started at the L1 level, which was the most prevalent level of origin. This was followed by L1-2, where the left and right major renal arteries of 26.87% (n=86) and 21.87% (n=70) of the individuals, respectively, originated from L1-L2 levels. Regarding gender, there was a comparable distribution pattern for men and women. Regarding the prihilar branching variants observed in this study, it was observed that 3.12% (n=5) of the study participants were male, whereas 3.75% (n=6) of the female study subjects had bilateral PHB. With p>0.05, this was statistically significant.

Conclusion: The current study comes to the conclusion that understanding renal vascular variation is essential for clinical practice since it aids radiologists and surgeons in providing better patient care.