Paediatric health experts, nephrologists, and surgeons across India are sharing a unified message of reassurance: children born with a single kidney, a condition known as unilateral renal agenesis (URA), can live healthy and active lives when provided with proper medical oversight, nutritional guidance, and supportive home and school environments.
According to global epidemiological data, approximately 1 in 1,000 to 2,000 babies are born with a solitary kidney.
A 2023 meta-analysis covering more than 15.6 million individuals found that renal agenesis occurs in 0.03 per cent of births, with unilateral cases accounting for the majority.
In many children, the functioning kidney naturally enlarges, a process called compensatory hypertrophy, allowing it to perform the work of two kidneys effectively.
“Parents often feel anxious when they learn their child has one kidney, but most of these children grow up without complications,” said Dr Shandip Kumar Sinha, Director of Paediatric Surger​Paediatric health experts, nephrologists, and surgeons across India are sharing a unified message of reassurance: children born with a single kidney, a condition known as unilateral renal agenesis (URA), can live healthy and active lives when provided with proper medical oversight, nutritional guidance, and supportive home and school environments.
According to global epidemiological data, approximately 1 in 1,000 to 2,000 babies are born with a solitary kidney.
A 2023 meta-analysis covering more than 15.6 million individuals found that renal agenesis occurs in 0.03 per cent of births, with unilateral cases accounting for the majority.
In many children, the functioning kidney naturally enlarges, a process called compensatory hypertrophy, allowing it to perform the work of two kidneys effectively.
“Parents often feel anxious when they learn their child has one kidney, but most of these children grow up without complications,” said Dr Shandip Kumar Sinha, Director of Paediatric Surger ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
