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Circumaortic Renal Vein Remodeling Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Cover

Circumaortic Renal Vein Remodeling Following Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

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|Jul 2026

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Figure 1

Preoperative computed tomography angiography of the patient. (A) Coronal maximum intensity projection (MIP) image shows a 6 cm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm; (B) axial MIP image shows preaortic (white arrow) and retroaortic branches (red arrow) on the left renal vein.

Video 1

Cinematic-rendered computed tomography angiography of the patient shows the preaortic and retroaortic branches of the circumaortic left renal vein around the abdominal aorta; see also at https://vimeo.com/1208141314.

Figure 2

Eight-month follow-up computed tomography angiography of the patient. (A) Coronal abdominal aortic aneurysm image shows an 18 × 9 cm Gelweave bifurcated graft (Terumo) anastomosed from the infrarenal aorta to both iliac arteries; (B) axial maximum intensity projection image reveals the ligated preaortic branch and hypertrophied retroaortic branch of the left renal vein.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1857 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 60
Submitted on: Apr 28, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 22, 2026
Published on: Jul 30, 2026
Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Merlyn Varghese, Anish Tayal, Madeline Drake, Ponraj Chinnadurai, Dora Z. Zatyko, Alan B. Lumsden, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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