Chapter 57 Nadia J. Khati, Morvarid Alaghmand, Ali Noor, Aaron Reposar, Rishabh Chaudhari, Ramy Khalil and Anthony C. Venbrux As mentioned earlier, the renal veins are anterior to the renal arteries (see Fig. 57-1). The left renal vein is longer and crosses the midline anterior to the abdominal aorta and posterior to the SMA. This vein receives the left testicular or ovarian vein from below, the left suprarenal vein from above, and the lumbar vein before joining to the inferior vena cava (IVC; Fig. 57-3).
Renal Vasculature
Renal Vascular Anatomy
Arterial Supply
Venous System