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| vze3qdxk
- Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:37 pm |
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What is considered to be "significant" when it comes to renal length? I understand that it's not unsual for the sizes of the kidneys to be different, however at what point does it become a point of concern? Also, what causes kidney lengths to change?
Thank you.
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| Dr. Tamer Fouad
- Thu Mar 11, 2004 2:28 am |
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 On the contrary, they usually have a slightly different length.
RIGHT KIDNEY-adult length 9.4cm max: 12.1cm
LEFT KIDNEY – adult length 9.95cm max: 12.25cm
Increase in length can be caused by many things such as tumors or hydronephrosis.
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| Dr. Yasser Mokhtar
- Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:29 pm |
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 Dear vze3qdxk,
Usually, a difference of 1 cm or more especially if one of the kidneys is getting smaller (atrophic) warrants a work up for the reason why this kidney is getting atrophic.
Thank you very much for using our website http://doctorslounge.com and i hope that this information helped.
Yasser Mokhtar, M.D.
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