BILATERAL VARIATION OF RENAL VEIN: A CASE REPORT Maya Mukundan 1 , Vijaynath.V 2 , Vishnu Ravi 3 . *1 Associate Professor, Department of Rachana Shareera (Anatomy), Govt.Ayurveda    Medical College, Tripunithura, Kochi, India. 2  Assistant Professor,Department of Rachana Shareera (Anatomy), Govt.Ayurveda    Medical College, Tripunithura, Kochi, India. 3  Assistant Professor, Department of Rachana Shareera (Anatomy), Govt.Ayurveda    Medical College, Tripunithura, Kochi, India. Address   for   the   correspondence:   Dr.   Maya   Mukundan,   Associate   Professor,   Department   of   Rachana   Shareera   (Anatomy),   Govt.Ayurveda            Medical   College, Tripunithura, Kochi, India. E-mail:  drvijaynathv@gmail.com ABSTRACT:   The   renal   vasculature   is   found   to   vary   and   is   often   complex   .The   proper   knowledge   of   renal   vasculature   is   essential   while   performing         surgical   procedures. This case report is about the bilateral variation found in both the right and left renal veins which may be useful from the clinical point of view. KEY WORDS: Right Renal Vein, Left Renal Vein, Inferior Vena cava, Hilum. References 1 . Standring S, ed. Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice. 39th Ed., London, Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone. 2005;1276-1277. 2 . Anupama   Gupta,   et   al.,   Congenital   Variations   of   Renal   Veins:   Embryological   Background   and   Clinical   Implications.   Journal   of   Clinical   and   Diagnostic Research. 2011 November (Suppl-1);5(6):1140-1143. 3 . Satyapal KS. Classification of the drainage patterns of the renal veins. J Anat. 1995; 186:329333.154. 4 . Kumar   N,   Swamy   RS,   Patil   J,   Nayak   SB,   Shetty   SD,   Aithal   A.   Accessory   right   renal   vein   draining   into   inferior   vena   cava.   OA   Case   Reports   2014   May 15;3(5):48. 5 . Naveen   Kumar,   Ashwini   P.   Aithal,   Anitha   Guru,   and   Satheesha   B.   Nayak   Bilateral   Vascular   Variations   at   the   Renal   Hilum:   A   Case   Report   Hindawi Publishing Corporation Case Reports in Vascular Medicine Volume 2012, Article ID 968506, 4 pages doi:10.1155/2012/968506. 6 . H. Yekappa Suma, Kulkarni Roopa Retro-aortic left renal vein - An anatomic   variation description and review of literature. IJAE 2011;116(3):144-147.