A case of a right ovarian artery diverging from a right accessory renal artery.

uring the dissection of a 38-year-old female cadaver, an ovarian artery originating from an accessory renal artery is exposed on the right side (Figure 1). The proximal one of the 2 arteries supplying the kidney was emerging from the abdominal aorta at L2 vertebra level and 12.6mm below the celiac trunk. The diameter of this artery was 5.5mm and was passing behind the inferior vena cava. Then, it was giving its 2 branches and both were coursing obliquely downwards to the hilum of kidney. The other artery 2.9mm diameter and 58mm length, was emerging from the abdominal aorta 54mm below the first one. During its course, it was passing anterior to the inferior vena cava and posterior to the right ovarian vein. Then, it was crossing the beginning part of the right ureter posteriorly and was reaching the inferior pole of the right kidney 27.2mm apart from its origin, this accessory renal artery was giving the right ovarian artery. The diameter of the right ovarian artery at its origin was 1.4mm and its further course was normal. The right kidney was 92.9mm in length and its inferior part was larger than the superior part. The thicknesses and the widths were 23x53.6mm and