No Visible Bladder

Non-visualization of the bladder with oligohydramnios

  • Severe intrauterine growth restriction (common)
  • Bilateral renal agenesis (common)
  • Bilateral ureteral pelvic junction obstruction
  • Bilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney
  •  Infantile polycystic kidney disease
  • Cloacal exstrophy (very rare)
  • Donor twin in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome

Non-visualization of one fetal kidney

  • Shadowing from the fetal spine
  • Pelvic kidney
  • Unilateral renal agenesis
  • Crossed renal ectopia

Bilateral renal agenesis:  Coronal scan of the abdomen, no visible kidney, oligohydramnios, elongated adrenal glands (arrow) seen in the renal fossa instead