Case Report

Bilateral variant testicular arteries with double renal arteries

Sarita Sylvia¹ , Sridhar Varma Kakarlapudi¹ , Venkata Ramana Vollala² , Bhagath Kumar Potu³ , Raghu Jetti² , Srinivasa Rao Bolla⁴ , Mohandas Rao⁵ and Narendra Pamidi²

¹  Department of Anatomy, Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga, India

²  Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal, India

³  Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India

⁴  Mamata Medical College, Khammam, India

⁵  Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia

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Cases Journal 2009, 2:114doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-114

Published:	2 February 2009

Abstract

Background

The testicular arteries normally arise from the abdominal aorta. There are reports about the variant origin of these arteries. Accessory renal arteries are also a common finding but their providing origin to testicular arteries is an important observation. The variations described here are unique and provide significant information to surgeons dissecting the abdominal cavity.

Case presentation

During routine dissection classes of abdominal region of a 60-year-old male cadaver, we observed bilateral variant testicular arteries and double renal arteries.

Conclusion

Awareness of variations of the testicular arteries such as those presented here becomes important during surgical procedures like varicocele and undescended testes.