2013-10-26-10 Multicystic dysplastic kidney © Iacovache www.TheFetus.net
Multicystic dysplastic kidney
Romania
Case report
The patient was a 28-year-old primigravida. Fetal hydronephrosis with dilated renal pelvis and calices of the left kidney was noticed at 17 weeks. At 23 weeks the left kidney showed signs of multicystic dysplasia - the enlarged kidney consisted of isolated multiple cysts of various sizes. At 29 weeks the finding was even more striking. The right kidney was normal throughout the pregnancy. The multicystic dysplastic kidney was confirmed after birth.