Morphometry and Vascularization of the Rabbit Kidneys (Oryctolagus cuniculus)

Abstract

SUMMARY: Rabbits have been used as urologic models in many studies. The aim of this study was to characterize the renal morphology and anatomical variations of the renal pedicle in rabbit. The research ethics committee of Rio de Janeiro Federal Rural University approved this study. The animals were obtained from the university's necropsy unit. Dissections were performed in 50 adult rabbits, male and females, without macroscopic renal pathology. Kidney measurements were made with a digital caliper: length, width, and thickness. The length and origin of the renal arteries and main branches and length of the renal veins were also determined. The terminology of Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria was followed. The mean and standard deviation of the length of the right kidney was 3.150±0.2588 cm in males and 3.127±0.3769 cm in females and in the left kidney was 3.083±0.0818 cm in males and 3.162±0.0848 cm in females. The width of the right kidney was 1.933±0.0848 cm in males and 1.996±0.0680 cm in females and in the left kidney was 1.850±0.0659 cm in males and 2.004±0.0940 cm in females. There was no significant difference in the measurements between the two sexes and antimeres and in the measures of renal vessels in relation to sex, but the left artery and renal vein were always larger than the right in both sexes. The results of the present study are expected to contribute to the body of knowledge in the field of comparative and applied anatomy.

Anatomical characterisation of the kidneys of Didelphis aurita (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

“…Because of this positioning, the right renal vessels also exhibited a more cranial location than the contralateral ones. This observation is quite consistent in mammals [3,7,28,32], with the exception of pigs,…”

“…In D. aurita, there was also no difference in renal measures between animals of opposite sexes, such as in the domestic dog [27], New Zealand rabbits [28] and L.…”

“…The mean length of the left kidney (31 mm) was higher than the right one (28.6 mm), although there was no significant difference in the comparison between the averages of both kidneys (p = 0.08). In domestic dogs, no differences were observed in the dimensions between right and left kidneys [27], as well as in New Zealand rabbits [28] and domestic cats [32]. In the wild canid L. gymnocercus, there was also a tendency, although not significant, of the left kidney to be longer (p < 0.06) and wider (p < 0.07) than the right one [30].…”

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“…Morphometric features of kidneys and the relative organ weights are clinically important. Kidney volume and volume fractions have been used to predict overall renal function in a normal individual and in those with chronic renal  İletişim (Correspondence)  +90 553 3720686 Fax: +90 338 2262023  mlselcuk@hotmail.com disease [1,2] . Renal cortex thickness and area have been shown to be useful for the prediction of the presence of unilateral renal artery stenosis with far greater sensitivity and accuracy than renal bipolar length in patients with the early atherosclerotic renovascular disease or fibromuscular dysphasia [1,3] .…”

“…Renal cortex thickness and area have been shown to be useful for the prediction of the presence of unilateral renal artery stenosis with far greater sensitivity and accuracy than renal bipolar length in patients with the early atherosclerotic renovascular disease or fibromuscular dysphasia [1,3] . Also these parameters can be used in pharmacological and toxicological studies in addition to the chemical and food industries [2,4] .…”