About Specialty
Common Conditions
Investigations
Procedures
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Pediatric Urology deals with surgical diseases of Kidney, Ureter, Bladder, Testis and Reproductive System in children up to 15 years of age. |
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COMMON CONDITIONS TREATED BY A SPECIALIST IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
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A Pediatric Urologist commonly treats the following conditions: Undescended Testis; Phimosis; Hydronephrosis; Hypospadias; Pediatric Kidney Stones; Urinary Infections; Vesicoureteric Reflux; Pelvi-Ureteric Junction Obstruction; Posterior Urethral Valves; Kidney Tumors; Hernia; Hydrocele; Testicular Torsion; Testicular Tumors; Exstrophy; Epispadias; Urethral Stricture; Duplex System; Ureterocele; Buried Penis; Disorders of Sex Development (Intersex) |
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DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
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Karyotyping; Endoscopy of the Abdomen; Hormone Levels especially Testosterone and Cortisol; Ultrasound or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Urine and Serum Electrolytes; Radionuclide Cystogram; Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP), X - Ray KUB (Kidneys, Ureter, Bladder); Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN); Creatinine Clearance; Nuclear Scan of Kidneys; Voiding Cystourethrogram |
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SURGERIES & PROCEDURES IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
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Surgical Repair of Epispadias, Hypospadias; Bladder Exstrophy Repair; Herniotomy; Hydrocele Repair Surgery; Pyeloplasty; Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty; Uretero-Uretrostomy; Deroofing of Ureterocele; Orchiopexy; Laparoscopic Orchiopexy; Nephrectomy; Laparoscopic Nephrectomy; Hemi-Nephrectomy; PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy); PCN (PerCutaneous Nephrostomy); URS (Ureterorenoscopy); Cystoscopy; Re-Implantation of Ureters; Bladder Augmentation; Mitofanoff Procedure; ACE Procedure (Antegrade Colonic Enema); Vaginoplasty; Clitoroplasty; Intersex Reconstruction; Gender Assignment Surgeries; Robotic Surgery |
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