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What would happen if you only had one kidney fail?
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See below: If one kidne were to stop working in rare scenarios, the other would continue working to whatever capacity it is capable off and if it were healthy to begin with , will grow bigger and perform 10-20% more in function over a period of time.
Answered 11/28/2017
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