Increased kidney pelvis in a child

An increase in the renal pelvis in a child, unfortunately, is not uncommon. This disease is called pyeloectasia and can be congenital (appear in the womb) or acquired. The disease can affect both the left and right kidneys, and rarely both kidneys at the same time.

The cause of the disease is most often:

The disease occurs in three stages:

  1. Expansion of the renal pelvis, in which the kidney function is not impaired.
  2. Expansion of the pelvis and calyx kidney of the child, while the kidney function is partially impaired.
  3. The stage at which there is thinning of tissues and disruption of the kidney.

Usually, the disease is detected with the help of ultrasound, at the 20th week of pregnancy this pathology can be detected, but in most cases the intrauterine disease disappears by itself as a result of the formation of organs and systems. In newborns, the disease can be detected by swelling of the tummy and the presence of blood in the urine of the newborn. In the first month of life the child is recommended to make a kidney ultrasound. The size of the renal pelvis depends on the child's age and is normally:

Enlargement of the renal pelvis in children in most cases is treatable, but in the case of deterioration of the kidney, surgical intervention is required. Treatment of the renal pelvis at early stages includes medical therapy, the intake of herbal infusions, as well as systematic monitoring of the kidneys. Surgical intervention is more often performed by the method of pyeloplasty, which includes excision of the narrow portion of the ureter and the formation of a joint between the pelvis and the ureter.