Q: Do I have a case against a hospital?
When I was receiving prenatal care for my now 5 year old, during the anatomy scan, it was discovered she had a defect with her bladder. We had follow up scans 2 days after birth and one month after birth and they said it was bladder diverticulum but told me it resolved itself. This past week I had to take her to the same hospital ; it came out that she has a kidney infection and an ultrasound determined that the defect actually never resolved itself. The kidney infection was actually a direct result of her having hydronephrosis and there being a blockage preventing her urine from flowing down completely, instead it shoots back up and stays in her body. I have a feeling the blockage is coming from her bladder and that is what was initially seen during the prenatal scan. She was hospitalized and I have to seek a specialist to see what can be done about the blockage. I realized hospital deleted ultrasound report for anatomy scan that initially determined defect. Report cant be found.
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