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What Does My Son's Renal Scan With Diminished Tracer Uptake In Kidney's Mean?
Good morning. My 11 year old son was found to have renal ultrasound findings of mild pelvocalyceal fullness in both kidneys. Per DMSA renal scan, the interpretation was: "Diminished tracer uptake in superior portion of both kidneys probably due to previous pyelonephritis. What does it mean? Thank you. From a Worrying Mother
Fri, 22 Sep 2017
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It means that because of previous infection the upper part of your sons kidney is not functioning very well. I suggest to repeat the same scan 3 months after and if infection is still present , it should be managed properly.
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It means that because of previous infection the upper part of your sons kidney is not functioning very well. I suggest to repeat the same scan 3 months after and if infection is still present , it should be managed properly.
I hope I have answered your question satisfactorily and please consider a 5 Star rating for my answer. thank you very much.
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