What is the reason for small sized right kidney with compensatory hypertrophy of left kidney?
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Compensatory growth is a type of regenerative growth that can take place in a number of human organs after the organs are either damaged, removed, or cease to function.[1] Additionally, increased functional demand can also stimulate this growth in tissues and organs.[2] The growth can be a result of increased cell size (compensatory hypertrophy) or an increase in cell division(compensatory hyperplasia) or both.[3] For instance, if one kidney is surgically removed, the cells of other kidney divide at an increased rate.[1] Eventually, the remaining kidney can grow until its mass approaches the combined mass of two kidneys.[1] Along with the kidneys, compensatory growth has also been characterized in a number of other tissues and organs including:
the adrenal glands[4][5]
the heart[5][6]
muscles[5]
the liver[5][7]
the lungs[8]
the pancreas (beta cells and acinar cells)[7]
the mammary gland[5]
the spleen (where bone marrow and lymphatic tissue undergo compensatory hypertrophy and assumes the spleen function during spleen injury)[5]
the testicles[5]
the thyroid gland[5][9]
the adrenal glands[4][5]
the heart[5][6]
muscles[5]
the liver[5][7]
the lungs[8]
the pancreas (beta cells and acinar cells)[7]
the mammary gland[5]
the spleen (where bone marrow and lymphatic tissue undergo compensatory hypertrophy and assumes the spleen function during spleen injury)[5]
the testicles[5]
the thyroid gland[5][9]
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