Zheng Chao, a video reporter from Dahe Daily
Recently, a man in Zhengzhou accidentally discovered that he had three kidneys while checking for kidney stones in the hospital.
How can one person grow three kidneys? Does the extra kidney need to be removed? Related issues sparked heated discussions among netizens.
On February 25th, Dahe Daily Henan video reporter interviewed Jing Zhian, director of the Department of Urology of Zhengzhou First People’s Hospital.
Jing Ji’an
Jing Ji’an introduced that this kind of condition called “three kidneys” is medically called For duplication kidneys, “this is a relatively common disease, and some patients have four kidneys, which is bilateral duplication kidneys.”
The incidence of duplication kidneys ranges from 0.4% to 7%. , usually, there are more women than men, and more left than right. The cause of duplication kidney is congenital. When a person is developing, the ureter will grow earlier than the kidney. Sometimes, the ureter develops prematurely and branches, resulting in two kidneys.
For patients with duplication kidney, regular physical examination should be done. Seek immediate medical attention if any abnormality is found.
So, should the extra kidney be removed?
Jing Zhian said that under normal circumstances it is not necessary to remove the kidney, but if the overgrown kidney causes the other kidney to accumulate water, become infected, shrink or lose its function, the kidney with the problem must be removed. remove. That is to say, as long as it does not cause harm to the body, it is generally not necessary to remove it.
Because the duplication of kidney is a congenital disease and can be inherited, Jing security reminds that for children, whether boys or girls, if parents find that their children are leaking urine, they must go to the hospital in time to check them out. In the case of duplication of kidney and ureter, surgery is required in severe cases.
Source: Dahe News Yu Video Editor: Ren Qianqian