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Suggest Treatments For Pelvicalcyeal Dilation In The Kidney Of An Unborn

Hi I am pregnant and in scan i found that my baby has a pelvicalcyeal dilation in right kidney (1 cm) and left kidney (0.6 cm) at 27.6 week. At 20.2 week it was 0.6 cm and 0.4 cm in right and left kidney respectively. Please suggest me what to do. I am very worried. I had 3 miscarriages prior to that and now i dont want to loose my baby boy. Please help for god sake and advice me what to do.
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Thanks for writing in.

Mild dilatation of the fetal urinary tract is a common prenatal ultrasound finding. However at 10 mm on the right side, there is a slight concern which must be addressed after birth. The left pelvicalyceal dilatation is not significant. A slight tendency towards any congenital posterior urethral valve must be looked into. You have not mentioned about the amount of amniotic fluid and I assume that is normal. Please continue the pregnancy without much anxiety as in most cases the baby will be normal and even if there is any small problem, it can be discussed with a pediatrician and urologist just after birth and corrected.
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Suggest Treatments For Pelvicalcyeal Dilation In The Kidney Of An Unborn

Hi, Thanks for writing in. Mild dilatation of the fetal urinary tract is a common prenatal ultrasound finding. However at 10 mm on the right side, there is a slight concern which must be addressed after birth. The left pelvicalyceal dilatation is not significant. A slight tendency towards any congenital posterior urethral valve must be looked into. You have not mentioned about the amount of amniotic fluid and I assume that is normal. Please continue the pregnancy without much anxiety as in most cases the baby will be normal and even if there is any small problem, it can be discussed with a pediatrician and urologist just after birth and corrected.