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perirenal

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perirenal /peri·re·nal/ (-re´n'l) perinephric.
perirenal
around the kidney.

perirenal edema
an exaggeration around the kidney of generalized subserous edema; seen only in pigs and cattle.
feline perirenal cysts
uni- or bilateral accumulations of fluid in cystlike masses (pseudocysts) between the renal parenchyma and capsule or entirely extracapsular occur in aged, male cats causing a progressive abdominal enlargement, but not usually renal dysfunction. Called also perinephritic pseudocyst, renal capsular cyst, capsulogenic renal cyst, perirenal hygroma, capsular hydronephrosis and retroperitoneal perirenal cyst.


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This perirenal fat is involved in the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
 
 
 
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