CT scan showing a man who was born with three kidneys, a condition with fewer than 100 documented cases

    by Emotional_Quarter330

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    1. Emotional_Quarter330 on

      This is from a case report where a 38‑year‑old man in Brazil went in for severe back pain, and a CT scan revealed he had three kidneys: one normal left kidney and two fused kidneys in the pelvis. Fewer than 100 such cases have been reported in the medical literature, and his extra kidney didn’t need treatment.

    2. I wonder if this makes you have to pee more often, or if you would metabolize drugs and alcohol faster and such…

    3. Crass_and_Spurious on

      Just instinctively Googled, “what’s a kidney worth?” And then realized, “shit, am I on a list somewhere now?”

    4. I have 3 kidneys, discovered when I was 5 years old. I don’t think it’s quite as uncommon as <100 people having it.

    5. XandrousMoriarty on

      No it’s pretty common. My daughter was born with three kidneys. Her condition was discovered before she was born. When she turned eleven months, she had it removed. She was on antibiotics for about five years. She’s now about to turn 22.

      Doctors told us that its pretty common, and in most cases the kidney is very small and non-functional, so it often goes undetected.

      Apparently happens in something like 1 in a 1000 births, give or take.

    6. Desmondtheredx on

      I’m pretty sure theres way more than 100 people. I’ve known about this condition for a long time and one of my highschool teaches also had 3 kidneys which she gave one to her relative for a kidney transplant 

    7. 3 kidneys huh? I have two gall bladders, completely useless in that they provide no benefits. I wonder if two kidneys provide extra support

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