children s health issues
Kidney Defects
Diagnosis of Kidney Defects
Prenatal ultrasonography and tests before birth, and imaging tests and physical examinations after birth Sometimes biopsy of the kidney Sometimes genetic testing urinary tract defects are often discovered by doctors during routine Ultrasonography or other routine screening tests for hereditary disorders. kidney defects that cause no symptoms are often discovered when imaging studies are done for other reasons. If doctors suspect a child has a kidney defect, they typically do imaging tests such as Ultrasonography , Children who have dysplasia may undergo a Kidney biopsy (a sample of kidney tissue is removed and examined under a microscope). People who have polycystic kidney disease may have genetic testing done to help them understand the probability that their children will inherit the disease. 