Prenatal checkups are very important and cannot be neglected. Prenatal checkups can help pregnant women better understand their own situation and the development of the fetus. There are many items in prenatal checkups, and some pregnant women may have duplicate kidneys when they receive the results. So, what is the reason for duplicate kidneys in prenatal checkups?
Repeated kidneys during prenatal examination, also known as renal pelvis duplication and ureteral malformation, usually merge together. However, they are divided into upper and lower kidneys, and have their own kidney deficiency, ureters, and blood vessels. Pregnant women with duplicated kidneys detected during prenatal check ups should not be too anxious, as this does not mean that the pregnancy should be terminated. Pregnant women should also undergo other tests.
When pregnant women discover fetal duplication of kidneys, they also need to check for developmental abnormalities or deformities in other parts, especially in terms of amniotic fluid volume and fetal head development. If there are no other abnormalities, the pregnant woman can continue the pregnancy and undergo an ultrasound examination one or two weeks later to see if there is hydronephrosis or changes in amniotic fluid volume.
If there is hydronephrosis or changes in amniotic fluid volume, pregnant women should strengthen prenatal check ups and receive appropriate treatment according to the actual situation. Moreover, this situation may be caused by fetal chromosomal abnormalities, so pregnant women also need to undergo fetal chromosome testing to rule out this cause.
