Re: dilated fetal kidney's

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If you search on this topic you will find several posts from me. My baby had the exact same thing and it was diagnosed at 17 weeks. I was told that it can be an indication of Trisomy 21 however, my baby had choroid plexus cysts as well.

He was born on Oct 13th and his renal pelvis is still dilated. At birth he was given a renal US and was giving a voiding study. They check for increased fluid, and to make sure he was peeing. They also checked fro renal reflux (not sure if that is exact name). He is being seen by a pediatric urologist now. he has another scan at 6-8 weeks to determine if he has a valve problem causing the fluid to back up. If he does he will have to have surgery to correct this.

I was also told that this is more common in boys and to not to worry. It was hard though and I did indeed worry.

If you would like more information you can e-mail me at mccoy@megsinet.net

Cindy

>----- Original Message -----
From: sarah <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PREGNANCY-BIRTH <pregnancy-birth@talk.obgyn.net> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:50 AM Subject: dilated fetal kidney's

> I had a 2nd trimester anomaly scan yesterday. The fetus, a boy, was 21
> weeks and one day.
>
> All measurements taken fell within the normal parameters except the
> Kidney's, both left and right, which have too much fluid in their
> cortex. The radiographer said it wasn't alarming but couldn't be
> ignored. They have requested that I come back for a scan at 32 weeks.
>
> Could you please explain to me why this would be the case and what
> action they would take if the problem still persists at 32 weeks. Does
> this problem indicate any other possible problems such as Down's
> Syndrome? If they take no action till the birth, what care will my child
> need?
>
> I also had the same scan at 18 weeks which indicated the same problem.
> The radiographer however did not report it as an abnormality at this
> stage as she said it was probably due to the fetus having a full
> bladder.
>
> Thank you for your time.
>
> Regards
>
> --
> Sarah

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