ReviewHealth science reports2026
Prevalence of Accessory Renal Arteries in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Anatomical Quality Assurance (AQUA) Checklist.
Review in Health science reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association of renal artery variations with aggressive pathological features and poor prognosis in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma: a computed tomography-based three-dimensional reconstruction study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Accessory Renal Arteries in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Using Anatomical Quality Assurance (AQUA) Checklist.Health science reports · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and Aims: Variations of accessory renal arteries are different in different population groups, but comprehensive reviews for the ethnically diverse continent of Africa are lacking. Therefore, this review aimed to describe the prevalence of accessory renal arteries in the African population based on specimens from cadaveric, CT angiography, and kidney transplant intraoperative reviews. Methods: By searching PubMed, Google Scholar, Hinari, and websites (Google, Yahoo), the renal arterial vasculature of 2451 study subjects and 4882 kidneys were retrieved from 17 studies. Anatomical variations of accessory renal arteries were categorized based on prevalence, sex, symmetry, laterality, and termination in the superior pole, hilum, and inferior pole of the kidneys. Results: Accessory renal arteries were found in 19.7% of study subjects, with 70% of these being males. Additionally, 13.9% of kidneys had accessory renal arteries, with 77.9% of these variations being unilateral. The most common pattern discovered was the presence of single accessory arteries (80.2%). The inferior pole was the predominant point of entry (42%), followed by hilar arteries (39%). Furthermore, a significant difference was observed between the prevalence of left- and right-sided accessory arteries, with a dominance of left-sided arteries (57.1%). Conclusion: Accessory renal arteries exhibit high prevalence, particularly among males, with the inferior pole as the primary entry point and left-sided dominance. However, the significant heterogeneity and the lack of data from most countries necessitate cautious interpretation. In light of these variations, these findings point out the importance of these reviewed articles as essential references for renal transplantation and other urological procedures.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.