Kidneys were organs located near the lower back on Humans.^[1] Although naturally having both a left and right kidney,^[2][3] Humans could survive with only one.^[1] Kidneys could be transplanted^[4] and even cloned^[5] if needed.

Diffrent species can have a diffrent number of kidneys. For example members of the Yarkora species have four kidneys.

Hitting a person in the kidneys caused extreme—often disabling—pain for the victim.^[1] Older Humans often suffered from Zithrom's Disease, which resulted in shrunken kidneys, among other symptoms.^[6]

Kidney stones could accumulate within the kidneys and be passed from the body.^[7]

Yuuzhan Vong typically lacked kidneys.

AppearancesEdit

• Shatterpoint
• MedStar I: Battle Surgeons (Also mentions kidney stones)
• MedStar II: Jedi Healer
• Labyrinth of Evil
• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
• Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
• The Paradise Snare
• Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
• Do No Harm
• Side Trip
• Taster's Choice: The Tale of Jabba's Chef (Mentioned only) (Appears as sandmaggot kidneys)
• I, Jedi
• Darksaber
• Planet of Twilight (Only mentions kidney stone)
• Dark Tide I: Onslaught
• Star by Star
• Ylesia
• Dark Nest III: The Swarm War
• Fury (Mentioned only)
• Millennium Falcon

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Kidney on Wikipedia
• Kidney stone on Wikipedia