hello doctor my brother was just diagnosed with an ectopic kidney.  He is 15 years old and he has had several exams done such as an ultrasound, CT, and a VCUG.  Both kidneys are in his left side they appear to not be fused.  However he has high blood pressure and recently they found out that his surgar was a bit low. What do you think the next step could be because all the other exam came out good exept for the kidney being on the other side.  Do you think a DMSA scan would be a good option?  Because i dont know if the blood pressure medicine would be good for him the rest of his life.
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor. As a Urologist, i can understand your anxiety. Ectopic or abnormally located kidneys, are congenital or a birth anomaly.There's nothing to worry, unless it causes complications, like high B.P. If the renal artery is compressed, called renal artery stenosis, its a cause. This is easily diagnosed after doing a renal angiogram. A DMS scan may be done before it. The B.P.medicines must be taken daily. If you've any doubts, send the reports to me, as a direct question. Chat Doctor.  Manga.