I don't know if it's possible to do a kidney transplant in Potter's syndrome.
For destroyed kidneys from hydronephrosis, you can shunt them in utero (Senator Santorum's wife had the surgery done to try to save her child...alas, she developed infection and the child died).
Is the in utero shunt a new procedure?
My 2 year old has severe hydronephrosis. His right kidney had atrophied to non-existance and was born with perhaps 1/3 of his left kidney, all due to a post ureter valve blockage. His condition was known perhaps halfway through the pregnancy. It has been explained to me that this was the bare minimum necessary kidney function. After he was born (less than a week after relese from the hospital) he was operated on to remove the blockage. He has been on a steady supply of antibiotics and bladder wall softener since then. Fortunatley he is showing signs of gaining some kidney function with some minor reduction of the hydronephrosis.
The in utero shunt was never offered as an option to us. Is it new, too risky, not covered by insurance, or were my doctors at fault for not offering this option?