Insights about Ectopic Kidney by Sujit Chatterjee

“Today, let's talk about ectopic kidney. In several instances, a patient needs to undergo an ultrasound, after which it comes out to be a giant disease, which we call an ectopic kidney. After seeing this report, patients get afraid, and sometimes without any reason get anxious. For better understanding, the meaning of ectopic kidney goes this way: when the kidney is not present at its defined place. To clarify some context, when the kid is in the mother's womb, the kidney is seen to be at its developmental stages.”

..“At that instance, due to some defect, the kidney lags behind in reaching its allocated location; known as an ectopic kidney. Generally for each individual, two kidneys are present, also known as ‘Gurda’ which is located near the backline of the body;  and adjacent to the spinal cord, on either side. Further, via the kidney, urine through the urethral opening comes down to the bladder and keeps accumulating there. At appropriate timing, urine emanates from the human body, says professionals at Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Department. This, however, is a normal procedure, but in an ectopic kidney, either or both kidneys are placed apart from their allocated regions. This can happen on one side or both sides. Sometimes, both kidneys are based at the lower channels of the pelvic region, instead of the upper region of the body.

If a human has one kidney, then it is sufficient for maintaining the wellbeing of the human, however sometimes, an ectopic kidney can appear on both sides and not only that, in an ectopic kidney some problems can also show up momentarily due to an infection in the ectopic kidney, or appearance of pain in that kidney. Sometimes, what happens is that, few pre-determined defects don’t show up alone, but appear with one to two diseases. One must look into whether patients have any preliminary disease or not, advises professionals at Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Transplant. 

Third fact to take care about in this is sometimes both kidneys along with being ectopic, are weak too, Sujit Chatterjee Hiranandani Hospital. So, it's mandatory to keep them under the supervision of a nephrologist. And when we encounter the patient, we ensure if one kidney has a problem or both the kidneys are undergoing the same issue. If both kidneys are defected, then whether urine shows protein or not. After looking into these things, we discharge the patients or continue keeping them under constant supervision. 

If infection happens again, then antibiotics are made available to the patient . Chemoprolexus as a treatment is available in the hospital. When light antibiotics are prescribed for a long run, or  sometimes if an ectopic kidney is placed wrongly or is not working regularly, or if the infection has taken a toll, then operation is also initiated in that case. So, likewise was the information and awareness about the topic: Kidney.” Dr. Sujit Chatterjee CEO Hiranandani Hospital, Signing off. 

Hiranandani Hospital Kidney Transplant , invites all kidney patients to show up and get the required treatment done on time, before the disease multiplies. We at Hiranandani Hospital have treated an army of patients who are currently living their life in peace, tranquility and serenity.