Bilbil Hoxha¹*, Ervin Toçi², Enver Roshi², Fjolla Hyseni³, Edlira Horjeti⁴, Guri Hyseni⁵ and Breta Kotorri⁶

¹Urology Service, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania
²Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania
³NYU Langone Medical Center, New York City, USA
⁴Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA
⁵Department of Endocrine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, USA
⁶University of Kosovo, Germia District of Pristina, Kosovo

*Corresponding Author: Bilbil Hoxha, Department of Surgery, Urology Service, University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Tirana, Albania.

Received: December 20, 2022; Published: January 20, 2023

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to shed light on the prevalence and epidemiology of aberrant renal vessels in a group of patients diagnosed with hydronephrosis in Albania.

Material and Methods: This is a case-series study of 81 patients diagnosed with hydronephrosis and showing up at the Urology Service of the University Hospital Center "Mother Teresa", in Tirana, during the years 2010-2014. All patients were examined in order to confirm the hydronephrosis diagnosis and to potentially detect the presence of aberrant renal vessels. Basic socio-demographic data were collected and the chi square test was used to assess their distribution among patients with and without aberrant renal vessels.

Results: The mean age of participating patients was 27.7 years ± 13.78 years, 51.9% males, 53.1% residing in urban areas, 42% unemployed. The patients came all over the country as demonstrated by the distribution of them according to country’s prefectures. The overall prevalence of aberrant vessels in patients with hydronephrosis was 42%, the prevalence of aberrant renal arteries was 29.6%, and the prevalence of aberrant renal veins was 18.5%. About 32% of patients with hydronephrosis had one type of aberrant renal vessel (artery or vein) and 9.9% had both types of aberrant renal vessel (both artery and vein). In 9.9% of cases aberrant vessels were located in the right kidney, in 30.9% of the participants they were located in the left kidney and in 1.2% of all participants the aberrant vessels were present in it both kidneys simultaneously (bilateral). No significant differences in the prevalence of aberrant renal vessels were detected by gender, age and place of residence of participants.

Conclusions: The epidemiology of aberrant renal vessels among patients with hydronephrosis in Albania is comparable to literature reports. The epidemiology of accessory renal vessels can help professionals in the field to suspect and seek evidence of these structures in their patients, since these health conditions are quite frequent and could interfere with the relevant surgical procedures.

Keywords: Albania; Aberrant Renal Vessels; Accessory; Epidemiology; Multiple

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Citation

Citation: Bilbil Hoxha., et al. “Epidemiology of Accessory Renal Vessels Among Patients with Hydronephrosis in Albania”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 7.2 (2023): 110-117.

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