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My doctors never gave me a medical term but based on this result while googling I think my DS2 might have had the same thing:

What is pyelectasis?
PYELECTASIS
Pyelectasis is an increased collection of urine in part of the baby’s kidney called the renal pelvis. Approximately 1 in every 40 pregnancies have pyelectasis, and this can be seen in one or both of the kidneys. Pyelectasis can be seen in any pregnancy, but is more common in boys.

He basically got more ultrasounds the remainder of the pregnancy to check if it had resolved (it didn’t) He had an ultrasound just after he was born to check again and it hadn’t. He had an ultrasound at 6 months and at that point it had resolved. I want to say they told us they’d consider surgery around 2 or if we saw any issues which we never did. I remember feeling stressed because no one likes to hear that something is “wrong” but in the end it was a non-issue. Hopefully the same is true for you.

Apologies if we’re not talking about the same thing.

@Clementine12: my daughter had this, although the diagnosis was later changed to hydronephrosis. It was caught at my anatomy scan and then monitored throughout the rest of my pregnancy. At birth she had an ultrasound, and then every 2-4 months after. At 2 months old she was put on daily antibiotics to ward off any UTI problems, and also referred to a pediatric urologist at the children’s hospital. We had a few (pretty invasive) tests completed and continued to monitor it. At 12 months it still wasn’t getting better and he really felt surgery was needed. She had a small kink in one of her tubes which was causing the slow flow of urine and the enlarged kidney. If it’s not dealt with, it can cause kidney damage. For the surgery, she was in the hospital just overnight. She is now 3.5 and has had no additional problems. It was definitely scary at the time but it was handled with no problems and it is not life threatening if it’s addressed. I’m happy to go into more detail if you have any questions. Hang in there! I’ve heard most cases do resolve on their own.

@Clementine12: Do you know if you're having a boy or a girl? I remember my docs telling me it's much more common in boys and that in girls it can be a bit more concerning/complicated.

@Clementine12: We were given a similar diagnosis on a 37 week ultrasound. My daughter's situation was like @MommySLP in that the ultrasound at birth switched the diagnosis to hydronephrosis and she went on low-dose antibiotics a few days after birth to ward off infection. We were told she would eventually need surgery for reflux (her right kidney didn't form correctly and has two funky, twisted ureters that were leaking back up to the kidney) but found a doctor who was willing to take a wait and see approach as long as she wasn't having breakthrough infections. We're very glad we did because by 2.5 she somehow outgrew it and was able to go off the medication. Now at 5 she just has yearly ultrasounds.

All that being said, we were told almost all cases resolve when they release their bladder after birth, especially in boys! Our urologist said several times being a girl is a definite negative when it comes to urinary/kidney stuff.