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Acute Kidney Injury

Acute kidney injury is when a child’s kidneys suddenly stop working from an infections, disruption of blood flow, surgery, or exposure to medications.

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Androgen Insensitivity

Androgen insensitivity is a rare genetic condition that blocks the body from using male hormones during fetal growth and after birth.

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Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)

Nocturnal enuresis, better known as bedwetting, occurs when a sleeping child cannot hold his or her urine at night.

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Bladder Augmentation

Bladder augmentation is a complex reconstructive surgical procedure to increase the size of the organ and to improve its ability to stretch.

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Bladder Exstrophy

Bladder exstrophy is a rare birth defect involving the urinary, reproductive, and intestinal tracts, as well as the musculoskeletal system.

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Treatment

Circumcision

Circumcision is a surgical procedure to remove the skin covering the end of the penis, called the foreskin.

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Cloacal Anomalies

A cloacal anomaly is an anorectal malformation that occurs while a female fetus is developing in its mother's womb.

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Cloacal Exstrophy

Cloacal exstrophy, also known as OEIS syndrome, occurs when a portion of the large intestine lies outside of the body.

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Daytime Wetting (Enuresis)

Enuresis is the medical term for involuntary urination, or “wetting.”

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Duplex Collecting System

A child has a duplex collecting system when a kidney has two ureters rather than one.

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Epispadias

Epispadias occurs when the urethra (the tube through which a child urinates) fails to close normally.

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Treatment

Fetal Surgery

Fetal surgery is the surgical treatment of a fetus with certain life-threatening congenital abnormalities.

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Hematuria

Hematuria is blood found in your child's urine.

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Horseshoe Kidney

Horseshoe kidney is a condition in which the kidneys are fused together at the lower end or base.

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Hydrocele

A hydrocele is fluid around the testicles that presents as painless scrotal swelling.

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Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis isn’t a specific diagnosis. Instead, it’s a finding that shows that urine is overfilling the kidney.

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Hypospadias

In hypospadias, the opening of a boy’s urethra is located under the penis rather than at the tip.

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Inguinal Hernia

An inguinal hernia is a hernia that occurs in the groin area.

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Kidney Stones

Kidney stones are small, hard deposits of mineral and acid salts formed within the urinary tract.

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Treatment

Kidney Transplant

A kidney transplant is an operation performed to replace an end-stage kidney with a healthy one.

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Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction

Lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is when the fetus can’t normally and routinely empty its bladder.

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Megaureter

Megaureter is the medical term for an enlarged ureter.

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Treatment

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally invasive surgery is surgery done through small incisions using miniaturized surgical tools and cameras or telescopes.

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Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney

Multicystic dysplastic kidney is a condition in which the kidney has been essentially replaced by multiple cysts.

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Treatment

Nephrectomy

A nephrectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a kidney that is diseased or not functioning properly.

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Condition

Neurogenic Bladder

Neurogenic bladder is a urinary tract dysfunction in which the bladder doesn’t empty, properly due to a neurological condition or spinal cord injury.

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Noonan Syndrome

Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that can affect many different areas of the body and development.

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Treatment

Percutaneous Nephrostomy

A percutaneous nephrostomyis performed when there is blockage or obstruction in the part of the urinary tract draining the urine between the kidneys and bladder.

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Phimosis and Paraphimosis

Phimosis is a constriction of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be drawn back over the tip of the penis. Paraphimosis occurs when the foreskin is retracted...

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Posterior Urethral Valves

Urethral valves occur when a boy is born with extra flaps of tissue that have grown in his urethra.

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Treatment

Radionuclide Cystogram

A radionuclide cystogram, known as an RNC, is a diagnostic imaging exam that determines if your child has vesicoureteral reflux.

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Renal Artery Stenosis

Renal artery stenosis is when one or more of the vessels carrying blood to the kidneys become narrowed.

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Treatment

Renal MAG3 Scan

A renal MAG3 scan is a nuclear medicine test that allows doctors to see your child’s kidneys and learn more about how they are functioning.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancerous tumor that grows in the body's soft tissues.

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Spina Bifida

Spina bifida occurs when the brain, spinal cord, or the membranes that cover them (meninges) do not completely develop.

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Spinal Cord Injury

A spinal cord injury is any damage to the spinal cord that is caused by trauma, rather than a birth defect or medical condition.

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Testicular Torsion

Testicular torsion, sometimes referred to as torsion of the spermatic cord, is a twisting of the spermatic cord that cuts off the blood supply to the testicle.

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Testicular Tumors

A testicular tumor is a growth on the testicles.

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Toileting Issues

Toileting difficulties include inability/refusal to toilet train, constipation, encopresis, daytime wetting, and bedwetting.

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Torsion of the Appendix Testis

Torsion of the appendix testis is a twisting of a vestigial appendage that is located along the testicle.

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Undescended Testes (Cryptorchidism)

Undescended testicles is when one or both of a baby's testicles (testes) have not moved into the proper position. One to 2 percent of male infants are affected.

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Treatment

Ureteral Surgery

Ureteral surgery is performed to correct problems that cause urine to get backed up in the ureter and sometimes flow backward.

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Ureterocele

Ureteroceles are birth defects that occur in approximately 1 out of every 2,000 babies.

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Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

A UPJ obstruction occurs when a blockage between your child’s kidney and ureter impedes the flow of urine.

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Urinary Retention and Straining

Urinary retention is the inability to fully empty the bladder for longer than 12 hours.

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Treatment

Urodynamics Testing

The urodynamics study is a test used to assess how well your child's bladder and urethral sphincter are doing their jobs of collecting, holding, and releasing urine.

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Urologic Tumors

Urologic tumors are tumors that occur in a child's urinary tract.

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UTI

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection in the urinary tract that can cause discomfort and complications in your child.

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Condition

Varicocele

A varicocele is mass of enlarged and swollen veins in the testicle that essentially feels like a bag of worms. The condition usually develops at puberty, but can occur earlier...

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Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the result of abnormal formation of the normal valve between the kidney and bladder.

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Treatment

Voiding Cystourethrogram

A voiding cystourethrogram is a special X-ray used to visualize your child's urinary tract and bladder.

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Voiding Dysfunction

Voiding dysfunction means that your child is unable to completely empty her bladder.

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Treatment

Voiding Improvement

Voiding improvement aims to assist children who have not achieved full continence, for a number of reasons.

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