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In an attempt to evaluate the long-term renoprival growth in patients uni-nephrectomized for Wilms' tumour, renal length was related to the length of the lumbar segment L1–L3. The results of this study indicated that spinal growth retardation, secondary to applied adjuvant treatment, invalidated employment of the method for this particular purpose. A computerized analysis showed no straight-forward correlation between age at operation, chemotherapy utilized, irradiation and the post-treatment renoprival growth as established by substitution of the observed L1–L3 length with a mathematically corrected value. Emergent figures exclude significant compensatory growth of the remaining kidney
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Eklöf, O., Lax, I., Lundell, G. et al. Growth of renoprivals following uninephrectomy for Wilms' tumour: Application and suitability of a method of assessment. Pediatr Radiol 13, 272–275 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973345
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