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Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder

Upper Urinary Tract

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The kidneys are paired, reddish brown, solid organs situated on each side of the mid-line in the retroperitoneal space. Their weight depends on body size, averaging 150 and 135 g each in the adult male and female, respectively. Kidneys in mature adults vary, in length from 11 to 14 cm, in width from 5 to 7 cm, and in thickness from 2.5 to 3.0 cm. Due to the effect of the liver, the right kidney is shorter and broader and lies 1–2 cm lower than the left kidney.

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  1. Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Room B5100, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Daniel T. Saint-Elie (Resident)

  2. Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Kenneth Ogan (Associate Professor)

  3. Department of Urology, Emory Clinic, Room B5100, 1365 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Kenneth Ogan (Associate Professor)

  4. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, 1802 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35249, USA

    Rizk E. S. El-Galley (Associate Professor)

  5. Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, CSB 644, 250620, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

    Thomas E. Keane (Professor and Chairman)

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    William C. Wood

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

    Charles A. Staley

  3. Centers for Surgical Anatomy and Technique, Emory University School of Medicine, 1462 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

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Saint-Elie, D.T., Ogan, K., El-Galley, R.E.S., Keane, T.E. (2010). Kidneys, Ureters, and Bladder. In: Wood, W.C., Staley, C.A., Skandalakis, J.E. (eds) Anatomic Basis of Tumor Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74177-0_18

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