Floating Kidney
February 7th 2012 06:58
Floating kidney, which may also be called hypermobile kidney or wandering kidney, is known by the medical name of nephroptosis. It is a condition that causes the kidney to drop downward, especially when a person stands up or goes from a lying down to upright position. This can also be called prolapse or kidney prolapse. The downward movement of the kidney suggests it is not fully fixed in place by the tissues that surround it. The kidneys are usually supported by tissue called perirenal fasciae, which is soft tissue that is part of connective tissue. When perirenal fasciae are not present in abundance, the floating kidney is not fixed in place, and upon standing it can drop as low as the pelvis. The displacement of the kidney may also cause the ureter, the structure that passes urine from the kidneys to the bladder to kink. This can result in extreme pain upon or difficulty urinating. For those suffering the symptoms of floating kidney, treatment usually exists in the form of kidney surgery called nephrophexy.
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