When a horseshoe kidney develops, the ascent of the kidney is restricted by the
A horseshoe kidney develops when the inferior poles of the two kidneys fuse together as they ascend into the abdomen from the pelvis. The first anterior midline vessel that is encountered by the horseshoe kidney is the inferior mesenteric aery. This aery prevents the kidney from continuing its ascent.
Internal iliac aery
External iliac aery
Common iliac aery
Inferior mesenteric aery
Urology