[Portal vein: variations of its branches (about 32 dissections)].

Purpose: The aim of this study is to precise the variations of portal vein branches and also to elucidate anatomic basis of partial hepatectomy.

Material And Methods: Thirty-two post-mortem specimens, with ages ranged from one day to sixty-five years in both two sexes, were dissected. Latex and Rhodopas were used for visualizing and drawing the portal vein course and its branches.

[The uteropelvic junction in children: from the clinical problems to the morphogenetic approach].

The responsibility of the uteropelvic junction (UPJ) syndrome or abnormalities for renal affections and also for high obstructive uropathy is well-known. But, controversies still remain about the anatomic approach of this clinical feature. Our purpose is to elucidate the developmental anatomy of UPJ and eventually to set the steps of the anatomic approach of the UPJ abnormalities.