An Egyptian Baby Born With Four Kidneys

According to local media reports, an Egyptian four-month-old boy has four kidneys after experiencing various symptoms. In the meantime, he is under medical supervision in the intensive care unit until doctors decide whether to intervene surgically.

Among all birth defects related to the urinary tract, experts say duplex kidneys, also called duplicated ureters, are the most prevalent.

There are two distinct drainage systems from the kidney as a result of an incomplete fusion of the upper and lower poles.

When a fetus is developing inside the mother's womb, errors in cell division can lead to duplex kidneys. Neither pregnancy nor anything else in the fetus's life might lead to the defect.

Despite this, there is evidence to suggest the condition can be passed down from parent to child. In cases of duplex kidneys in one parent, the child has a 50 percent chance of having the same condition.

In most cases, treatment is not necessary. If treatment is required, it includes:

- Ureteroureterostomy: A ureter sewn into a normal kidney ureter near the bladder is attached to an ectopic ureter. Thus, urine can flow normally from the upper part of the kidney.

- Ureteral reimplantation: The ectopic ureter is sewn directly into the bladder near its bottom. Thus, urine drains properly and is prevented from backing up.

- Nephrectomy: A surgical procedure that is rarely used - it is a last resort. This procedure involves removing some or all of the kidney that is not functioning properly. If this is done, incontinence will be eliminated and infection risks will be reduced. When one kidney functions poorly but the other one is normal, this surgery is used.

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