Left Human Kidney
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A Left Human Kidney is a human kidney on the left of a human body.
- Context:
- It can (typically) be larger than the Right Human Kidney [1] [2].
- It can (typically) be smaller than the Right Human Kidney [3].
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Ureter.
References
2021
- https://www.healthline.com/health/atrophic-kidney
- QUOTE: The kidneys are located on each side of the lower spine, just under the rib cage. The left kidney is usually a little larger than the right. The left kidney is usually also positioned slightly higher and closer to the heart than the right. One or both kidneys can atrophy, but it may be more likely to occur to the left kidney.
2021
- https://www.kidney.org/blog/ask-doctor/why-do-two-kidneys-have-different-size-does-have-do-its-functions-why-do-patients
- QUOTE: ... The kidneys are just naturally unequal in size. The right kidney is commonly slightly bigger than the left, but some people are born with a larger left kidney than right. The kidneys are generally close to each other in size with the size difference generally less than one centimeter in length.
A patient with one non-functional kidney does not need a kidney transplant as long as the remaining kidney is functional. You are correct that many people live quite well with a single functional kidney. ...
- QUOTE: ... The kidneys are just naturally unequal in size. The right kidney is commonly slightly bigger than the left, but some people are born with a larger left kidney than right. The kidneys are generally close to each other in size with the size difference generally less than one centimeter in length.
2020
- https://radiologykey.com/kidneys-8/
- QUOTE: ... The right kidney is slightly larger than the left kidney, but both kidneys are normally within 2 cm of each other in any dimension. Normal kidneys are 9–12 cm long, 4–6 cm wide, and 2.5–3.5 cm thick. ...
- QUOTE: ... The right kidney is slightly larger than the left kidney, but both kidneys are normally within 2 cm of each other in any dimension. Normal kidneys are 9–12 cm long, 4–6 cm wide, and 2.5–3.5 cm thick. ...