Filipovic et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6:267 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/267 and accompanying images. A copy of the written con- sent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Authors’ contributions In the order listed on the title page, BF prepared the manuscript for publication. LS, along with his students, performed anatomical dissection. BF edited the manuscript and prepared the final version for submission. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Acknowledgments We dedicate this article to the memory of our late professor and teacher, Sava Perovic, member of the Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. Author details 1Institute of Anatomy “Niko Miljanic”, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, 4/2 Dr Subotica, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia. 2Department of Gastroenterohepatology, Clinical and Hospital Center “Bezanijska Kosa”, Autoput s/n, 11080, Belgrade, Serbia. Received: 3 May 2012 Accepted: 21 June 2012 Published: 31 August 2012 References 1. Asala S, Chaudhary SC, Masumbuko-Kahamba N, Bidmos M: Anatomical variations in the human testicular blood vessels. Ann Anat 2001, 183:545. 2. Deepthinath R, Satheesha Nayak B, Mehta RB, Bhat S, Rodrigues V, Samuel VP, Venkataramana V, Prasad AM: Multiple variations in the paired arteries of the abdominal aorta. Clin Anat 2006, 19:566–568. 3. Xue HG, Yang CY, Ishida S, Ishizaka K, Ishihara A, Ishida A, Tanuma K: Duplicate testicular veins accompanied by anomalies of the testicular arteries. Ann Anat 2005, 187:393–398. 4. Bordei P, Sapte E, Iliescu D: Double renal arteries originating from the aorta. Surg Radiol Anat 2004, 26:474–479. 5. Loukas M, Aparicio S, Beck A, Calderon R, Kennedy M: Rare case of right accessory renal artery originating as a common trunk with the inferior mesenteric artery: a case report. Clin Anat 2005, 18:530–535. 6. Singh G, Ng YK, Bay BH: Bilateral accessory renal arteries associated with some anomalies of the ovarian arteries: a case study. Clin Anat 1998, 11:417–420. 7. Yalçin B, Komesli GH, Ozkok Y, Ozan H: Vascular anatomy of the normal and undescended testes: surgical assessment of the anastomotic channels between testicular and deferential arteries. Urology 2005, 66:854–857. 8. Jyothsna P, Mohandas Rao G, Somayaji SN, Ashwini LS: Multiple vascular anomalies including testicular, suprarenal arteries and lumbar vein. North Am J Med Sci 2012, 4:154–156. 9. Felix W: \. In Manual of Human Embryology, Volume 2. Edited by Keibel F, Mall FP. Philadelphia, London: Lippincott; 1912:820–825. 10. Siniluoto TM, Hellstrom PA, Paivansalo MJ, Leinonen AS: Testicular infarction following ethanol embolization of a renal neoplasm. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 1988, 11:162–164. 11. Sampaio FJ, Favorito LA, Freitas MA, Damiao R, Gouveia E: Arterial supply of the human fetal testis during migration. J Urol 1998, 161:1603–1605. 12. Sylvia S, Kakarlapudi SV, Vollala VR, Potu BK, Jetti R, Bolla SR, Rao M, Pamidi N: Bilateral variant testicular arteries with double renal arteries. Cases J 2009, 2:114. 13. Paraskevas GK, Ioannidis O, Raikos A, Papaziogas B, Natsis K, Spyridakis I, Kitsoulis P: High origin of a testicular artery: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Reports 2011, 5:75. 14. Ciçekcibaşi AE, Salbacak A, Seker M, Ziylan T, Büyükmumcu M, Uysal II: The origin of gonadal arteries in human fetuses: anatomical variations. Ann Anat 2002, 184:275–279. 15. Petru B, Elena S, Dan I, Constantin D: The morphology and the surgical importance of the gonadal arteries originating from the renal artery. Surg Radiol Anat 2007, 29:367–371. Page 3 of 3 16. Acar HI, Yazar F, Ozan H: Unusual origin and course of the testicular arteries. Surg Radiol Anat 2007, 29:601–603. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-267 Cite this article as: Filipovic et al.: An unusual origin of the double left testicular artery in a male cadaver: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:267. Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit