Gamuts

Unilateral hilar enlargement

The kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped organs found in vertebrates. They are located on the left and right in the retroperitoneal space, and in adult humans are about 12 centimetres (4 1⁄2 inches) in length. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Blastomycosis
Carcinoid
Coccidioidomycosis
Histoplasmosis
Infectious hilar lymphadenopathy
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Metastasis
Primary tuberculosis
Small cell lung carcinoma
Sporotrichosis
Squamous cell lung carcinoma
 Uncommon
Arteriovenous malformation
Blalock-Taussig shunt
Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma
Central pulmonary artery coarctation
Congenitally absent contralateral pulmonary artery
Contralateral pulmonary embolism
Cystic fibrosis
Hypoplastic contralateral pulmonary artery
Main pulmonary artery thromboembolus
Neoplasm
Pericardial defect
Potts-Smith shunt
Pulmonary artery aneurysm
Sarcoidosis
Swyer-James syndrome
Waterston-Cooley shunt

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