Retroaortic left renal vein - type 4

Case contributed by Mohammad walid Ahmad Amin
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Left flank pain.

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male

The left renal vein is retroaortic, courses obliquely and inferiorly to join left common iliac vein.

An obstructive stone is seen in the left vesicoureteric junction.

Case Discussion

These features are suggestive of retroaortic left renal vein - type 4.

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