number of ruptures of arterial internal elastic lamina number of ruptures of the internal elastic lamina of the renal arteries 2014-08-18T15:47:20Z JSMITH The value or quantity determined by count of tears or breaks in the continuity or configuration of the internal elastic lamina (IEL) of the renal arteries, that is, the ateries which arise from the side of the abdominal aorta and which supply the kidneys with blood. number of RIEL in renal arteries