Hi,My daughter (12 yeas old ) went for an Xray yesterday for her spine at the orthopedic. Her back is fine. But the doctor called me an hour later to let me know they saw a mass or calcification on top of her left kidney.She said she wants us to come back in a week to take another xray because it might be something she ate and it might be gone in a week. I wanted to go earlier but she said it would be too soon to show if it is gone.I am very worried. Should I take a differerent action ?
Hi,X-rays may sometimes show suspicious shadows of calcification which are not confirmatory. Many of these shadows can be non-existent and an artifact while some may be showing something that has been ingested. As the X-ray shows an opacity in the area on top of left kidney, doing another X-ray or an ultrasound scan will confirm the presence of any abnormality should anything be present in the region. Please do not worry and get an X-ray done after a week. It will also help to discuss the finding with clinical examination and any symptoms that your daughter is complaining of. Some shadows can also appear due to clothing or articles imaged when doing the X-ray. Next time if X-ray has to be repeated then please make sure to confirm that there are no objects in the concerned area which might cast a false shadow on the X-ray.