Anatomical variations of the canine adrenal vessels. 2022

Nami Watanabe, and Shin Ono
Skyvets, Inagi-city, Japan.

The canine adrenal glands receive blood from the celiac artery, cranial mesenteric artery, caudal phrenic artery, cranial abdominal artery, phrenicoabdominal trunk, abdominal aorta, renal artery and lumbar artery. These are classified into three types: cranial, middle and caudal adrenal branches. It is also known that the adrenal vein flows into the phrenicoabdominal vein. However, individual differences in the branching pattern of adrenal vessels have not been systematically analysed. We evaluated adrenal vessels in dogs that underwent contrast-enhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT). There were 255 arteries travelling to the adrenal glands in 47 cases, with 1-6 arteries travelling per adrenal gland. The arteries included 67 caudal phrenic arteries, 62 aortic arteries, 60 cranial abdominal arteries, 39 renal arteries, 12 phrenicoabdominal trunks, 8 cranial mesenteric arteries, 6 celiac arteries and 1 lumbar artery. Most of the branches were from the aorta and caudal phrenic artery on the left side, and the cranial abdominal and caudal phrenic artery on the right side. A total of 110 adrenal veins were identified. Inflow into the phrenicoabdominal vein and into the right and left renal veins was observed, and we identified no inflow into other veins. This study demonstrated two points: laterality and individual differences in adrenal blood vessels. When evaluating adrenal blood vessels with abdominal contrast-enhanced CT, it is recommended to take images under general anaesthesia with breath-holding and observe them using multiplanar reconstruction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D012077 Renal Artery A branch of the abdominal aorta which supplies the kidneys, adrenal glands and ureters. Arteries, Renal,Artery, Renal,Renal Arteries
D012082 Renal Veins Short thick veins which return blood from the kidneys to the vena cava. Renal Vein,Vein, Renal,Veins, Renal
D004285 Dogs The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065) Canis familiaris,Dog
D000005 Abdomen That portion of the body that lies between the THORAX and the PELVIS. Abdomens
D000311 Adrenal Glands A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with separate embryonic origins, the ADRENAL CORTEX producing STEROIDS and the ADRENAL MEDULLA producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS. Adrenal Gland,Gland, Adrenal,Glands, Adrenal
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001012 Aorta, Abdominal The aorta from the DIAPHRAGM to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries. Abdominal Aorta,Abdominal Aortas,Aortas, Abdominal

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