Patient's question:
I am now five and a half months pregnant. Today, I went to the hospital for a prenatal check-up. The doctor said that the fetus has hydronephrosis, and asked me to come back for a follow-up check-up in two weeks. If the hydronephrosis is severe, there may need to be an early pregnancy termination. How much hydronephrosis in the fetus cannot be kept?Doctor's answer:
During pregnancy, if a color ultrasound is performed during a prenatal check-up at the hospital and it is found that the fusion and expansion of the fetal kidney collecting system are less than 1.0 cm, it indicates that there is a problem with the child's kidney development. If the value is below this threshold, and during a follow-up examination at the hospital after a period of time, there is no significant improvement or clear enhancement, it is advisable to continue with early pregnancy. If there is significant enhancement, it may be necessary to consider terminating the early pregnancy.