Diseases

Solitary Kidney

Either a single or a single functioning kidney due to NEPHRECTOMY, birth defects or other kidney diseases.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Either a single or a single functioning kidney due to NEPHRECTOMY, birth defects or other kidney diseases.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Single Functioning Kidney
  • Single Kidney
  • Solitary Functioning Kidney
  • Unilateral Renal Agenesis
  • Functioning Kidney, Single
  • Functioning Kidneys, Single
  • Kidney, Single
  • Kidney, Single Functioning
  • Kidneys, Single
  • Kidneys, Single Functioning
  • Renal Agenesis, Unilateral
  • Single Functioning Kidneys
  • Single Kidneys
  • Unilateral Renal Hypoplasia
  • Renal Hypoplasia, Unilateral

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Aspects Covered

35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Kidney/abnormalities (1989-2017)
  • Urogenital Abnormalities (1963-2017)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Solitary Kidney. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000075529. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000075529
  2. Solitary Kidney. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113383445