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Should I Be Worried About A Shadow After A Kidney Ultrasound?

Hi my son had a kidney ultrasound done a week ago and they seen a shadow , we had another one done today and showed the same thing. I have an appointment on feb 5th to see the specialist and I m panicking..I hope it is just the pic messed up. SHould I be worried?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Shadown on kidney ultrasound usually means a calcification like a kidney stone. A CAT scan will really highlight what is causing it and that would be the next step.
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Should I Be Worried About A Shadow After A Kidney Ultrasound?

Shadown on kidney ultrasound usually means a calcification like a kidney stone. A CAT scan will really highlight what is causing it and that would be the next step.