Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human

In spite of its importance as an experimental model, information on therenal artery inpigs is scarce.The objective of this work was to determine the morphological characteristics of the renal artery (RA) and its branches in pigs. One hundred and twenty one (121) pairs of kidneys of pigs destined to...

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Autores principales:	Gómez,Fabian Alejandro, Ballesteros,Luis Ernesto, Estupiñan,Hernando Yesid
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía 2017
Materias:	Renal artery Polar branches Pig Segmental branches
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-950220170001000502017-04-18Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the HumanGómez,Fabian AlejandroBallesteros,Luis ErnestoEstupiñan,Hernando Yesid Renal artery Polar branches Pig Segmental branches In spite of its importance as an experimental model, information on therenal artery inpigs is scarce.The objective of this work was to determine the morphological characteristics of the renal artery (RA) and its branches in pigs. One hundred and twenty one (121) pairs of kidneys of pigs destined to slaughter by stunning were studied. The RA and its branches were perfused with polyester resin (Palatal 85 % t Styrene 15 %)and subjected to KOH infusion (potassium hydroxide) for total corrosion. Calibers were measured, and trajectories and relations with adjacent arterial structures were evaluated.Continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test,and discrete variables with Pearson's chi square test. The significance level used was p<0.05. The origin of the RA was symmetric in 57 specimens (50.4 %), with the right renal arterybeing more cranial in 55 % of the cases. Single renal arteries were seen in 98.4 %, without significant side differences (p=0.31).The caliber and length of the RA were 5.11mm (SD1.35) and 30.1mm (SD8.63), respectively. A pattern of RA expression that causes one cranial and one caudal polar branch (Type I) was observed in 97.1 % of the cases. The distribution of the RA in cranial and caudal polar branches was found to be higher than what is described in the literature, since these morphometric features have not been reported in prior studies.These findings contribute to a better knowledge in the field of the compared anatomy of the kidney, and allow for applying the pig model in procedural and hemodynamic applications.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de AnatomíaInternational Journal of Morphology v.35 n.1 20172017-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022017000100050en10.4067/S0717-95022017000100050
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spellingShingle	Renal artery Polar branches Pig Segmental branches Gómez,Fabian Alejandro Ballesteros,Luis Ernesto Estupiñan,Hernando Yesid Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
description	In spite of its importance as an experimental model, information on therenal artery inpigs is scarce.The objective of this work was to determine the morphological characteristics of the renal artery (RA) and its branches in pigs. One hundred and twenty one (121) pairs of kidneys of pigs destined to slaughter by stunning were studied. The RA and its branches were perfused with polyester resin (Palatal 85 % t Styrene 15 %)and subjected to KOH infusion (potassium hydroxide) for total corrosion. Calibers were measured, and trajectories and relations with adjacent arterial structures were evaluated.Continuous variables were assessed with Student's t test,and discrete variables with Pearson's chi square test. The significance level used was p<0.05. The origin of the RA was symmetric in 57 specimens (50.4 %), with the right renal arterybeing more cranial in 55 % of the cases. Single renal arteries were seen in 98.4 %, without significant side differences (p=0.31).The caliber and length of the RA were 5.11mm (SD1.35) and 30.1mm (SD8.63), respectively. A pattern of RA expression that causes one cranial and one caudal polar branch (Type I) was observed in 97.1 % of the cases. The distribution of the RA in cranial and caudal polar branches was found to be higher than what is described in the literature, since these morphometric features have not been reported in prior studies.These findings contribute to a better knowledge in the field of the compared anatomy of the kidney, and allow for applying the pig model in procedural and hemodynamic applications.
author	Gómez,Fabian Alejandro Ballesteros,Luis Ernesto Estupiñan,Hernando Yesid
author_facet	Gómez,Fabian Alejandro Ballesteros,Luis Ernesto Estupiñan,Hernando Yesid
author_sort	Gómez,Fabian Alejandro
title	Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
title_short	Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
title_full	Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
title_fullStr	Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
title_full_unstemmed	Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human
title_sort	morphological characterization of the renal arteries in the pig: comparative analysis with the human
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Anatomía
publishDate	2017
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022017000100050
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Morphological Characterization of the Renal Arteries in the Pig: Comparative Analysis with the Human

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