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[LadyCPlum]

I've never seen an ectopic in the kidneys before...they mainly pop up in the stomach outside the uterus or get trapped in the fallopian tubes.....

[vagabond]

I don't understand- is this a pregnancy in the kidney?

[kellyhound]

it sure needs a trained eye to see what's going on in these ultra sound images.

found this:

An ectopic kidney is one that is congenitally displaced and has never occupied a normal position. An ectopic pelvic kidney is one that is fixed within the bony pelvis or across the spine and derives its blood supply from the adjoining large vessels, such as the iliac arteries.

EMBRYOLOGY If one examines the embryo when the kidneys and ureters first make their appearance, one will find the axis of the kidney perpendicular and the pelvis anterior. Shortly thereafter, the kidney and its pelvis begin to rotate mesially and the upper pole turns laterally. When the axis remains at an angle or turns horizontally across the embryo, a horsehoe kidney may develop. Normally at about eight weeks the kidney reaches the relative position it will occupy at birth and is usually covered with the adrenal gland above with the sex gland below.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by vagabond ↗

I don't understand- is this a pregnancy in the kidney?

I don't believe there is a pregnancy.

If I understand correctly, it is a congenital condition that could have been discovered while the fetus of the patient was still in the womb.

I thought the kidney was in the wrong place in the body of the woman having the ultrasound.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by kellyhound ↗

it sure needs a trained eye to see what's going on in these ultra sound images.

found this:

Thank you, kellyhound! I can only see the babies on ultrasounds when they are at least halfway through the pregancy.

With organs, I have no clue!