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What Does "pelvicalyceal System Is Mildly Prominent" Mean?

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I'm 48yrs, 61 Kg, 1.6mt with normal health. During routine health check up and whole abdomen ultrasound, Right kidney - "Pelvicaiyceal system is mildly prominent" was reported. There is no other complain like pain on the right side. Kindly clarify the findings.
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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Hello
Thanks for query .
The urine that is produced buy kidney gets collected in calyxes and renal pelvis and remains there for couple of minutes and later on propelled like a bolus through ureter in to bladder .This mechanism is carried out in a rhythmic wave of contraction (Peristalsis)of muscles in wall of the renal pelvis.

But whenever there is disturbances in the rhythm of this peristaltic wave there is improper synchronization of this mechanism that causes mild dilatation of renal pelvis and calyces which is revealed on scanning and reported as prominence of Pelvicalyceal system .

It has no significance and no treatment is required .

Dr.Patil.
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What Does "pelvicalyceal System Is Mildly Prominent" Mean?

Hello Thanks for query . The urine that is produced buy kidney gets collected in calyxes and renal pelvis and remains there for couple of minutes and later on propelled like a bolus through ureter in to bladder .This mechanism is carried out in a rhythmic wave of contraction (Peristalsis)of muscles in wall of the renal pelvis. But whenever there is disturbances in the rhythm of this peristaltic wave there is improper synchronization of this mechanism that causes mild dilatation of renal pelvis and calyces which is revealed on scanning and reported as prominence of Pelvicalyceal system . It has no significance and no treatment is required . Dr.Patil.