A 53-year-old woman with known kidney disease presents to a hospital because her pain has become increasingly more severe. A physician performing kidney surgery must remember that: The left renal vein runs anterior to both the aorta and the left renal artery The left kidney lies a bit lower than the right one The perirenal fat lies external to the renal fascia (of Gerota) The renal fascia does not surround the suprarenal gland. The right renal artery is shorter than the left renal artery.
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