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Conditions We Treat
The pediatric urology specialists at Texas Children's Hospital can diagnose and treat a wide variety of urological conditions in children:
Kidney Problems
- Hydronephrosis
- Prenatal diagnosis of hydronephrosis
- Kidney stones
- Kidney cancer
- Abnormal kidney anatomy
- Duplicated kidneys (2 ureters on one side)
- Hematuria (blood in urine)
Urinary Tract Obstructions
- Uretero-Pelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJ Obstruction)
- Ureteral vesical junction obstruction
- Anterior and Posterior urethral valves
- Prenatal urinary tract obstruction
- Blocked kidneys
Bladder Problems
- Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) (backwards flow of urine), which can be treated by:
- Deflux injections
- Open surgery
- Minimally invasive robotic surgery
- Medical management of reflux
- Bladder diverticulum
- Bladder stones
- Ureteroceles
Genital Abnormalities
- Hypospadias (abnormal position of the urethral opening)
- Chordee (bending of penis)
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia surgery
- Disorder of sexual development (intersex)
- Circumcision problems
Scrotal Abnormalities
- Varicocele (dilated veins in the scrotum)
- Spermatocele
- Testicular torsion
- Hydrocele (fluid in the scrotal sac)
- Inguinal hernia (groin)
- Undescended testicle (testis)
Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
- Infections of bladder or kidney
- Recurrent urinary tract infections
Voiding dysfunction
- Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis)
- Daytime urinary incontinence (enuresis)
- Urinary urgency
- Urinary frequency
These conditions are treated at the Voiding Improvement Program.
Complex Urological Problems
- Bladder exstrophy (bladder outside of body)
- Epispadias
- Cloacal exstrophy
- Prune belly syndrome
- Persistent cloaca
- Persistent urogenital sinus
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Caused by:
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal cord injury
- Caudal regression
- Transverse myelitis
- Caused by:
- Neurogenic Bladder