EXAM: Renal Ultrasound (US)
INDICATION: 8-year-old girl with urinary tract infections.
TECHNIQUE: Multiple grayscale and color Doppler sonographic images were obtained of the kidneys and bladder.
FINDINGS:
On the left kidney, there is a duplication of the renal collecting system, with a band of echogenic parenchyma separating the superior from the inferior medullary spaces. There is prominent (Grade III) hydronephrosis of the upper moiety, and minimal (grade I) hydronephrosis of the lower moiety.
There is normal appearance of the right kidney and bladder.
IMPRESSIONS:
Duplicated left renal collecting system, with grade III hydronephrosis of the upper moiety and grade I of the lower moiety.
