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Could you live without both kidneys?

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They could keep you alive artificially but you would be on dialisis constantly. If you were to not stay on your dialisis, then you would die.

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What is the medical name for the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys?

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Can an average person live without their liver or kidney?

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