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| 1. Review the bony landmarks. | 720x528 |
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| 2. Remove the pararenal fat from around the kidney, try to identify renal fascia. |
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| 3. Remove perirenal fat to expose kidney and suprarenal gland and examine the parts and blood supply of both organs. |
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4. Examine the left kidney and incise it in the frontal plane to examine its internal structure. |
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5. Clean and examine the diaphragm, its parts, apertures and the nerves, vessels and other structures passing through or behind it. |
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6. Examine the preaortic autonomic nerve plexuses of the abdomen and the branches of the abdominal aorta. |
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7. Fragment and remove the left psoas major (and minor if present) and examine the lumbar plexus of nerves and white and gray rami of the lumbar sympathetic trunk. |
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