Superior segmental branch of renal artery

Looks like

A segmental artery to the upper pole of the kidney (apical segment).

What it does

Supplies the upper tip of the kidney.

Keeping it well

Sometimes comes directly from the aorta or renal trunk; no cross-links, so blockage kills that part.

Related conditions

• Acute kidney injury
• Amyloidosis (AL and ATTR)
• Chronic kidney disease
• Dehydration & electrolyte disorders
• Diabetes insipidus (arginine vasopressin deficiency)
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Glomerulonephritis
• Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
• Hantavirus infection
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hydronephrosis
• Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• IgA nephropathy
• Kawasaki disease
• Kidney cancer
• Kidney infection
• Kidney stones
• Lead poisoning
• Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)
• Metabolic syndrome
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Poisoning & overdose
• Polycystic kidney disease
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Renal artery stenosis
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• SIADH (inappropriate antidiuretic hormone)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
• Toxic shock syndrome
• Tuberous sclerosis complex
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma)
• Yellow fever