Conditions We Treat

Center for Pediatric Urology Treats Children with Disorders of the Urinary Tract and Reproductive Organs

Children and adolescents can experience a variety of problems of the urinary tract and genitals. The Center for Pediatric Urology team at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital is uniquely qualified and experienced to handle both common and rare disorders and congenital defects affecting young patients. We plan and execute the most effective strategies for diagnosing, treating and managing each child’s unique condition.

Our center’s pediatric surgeons treat a wide variety of conditions related to the bladder and urinary tract. Some of the most common include:

• Bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis)
• Bladder outlet obstruction
• Bladder infection
• Bladder stone
• Blocked urine flow
• Blood in the urine (hematuria)
• Cloacal anomalies
• Ectopic ureter
• Epididymitis
• Epispadias
• Exstrophy of the bladder and epispadias
• Foreskin problems
• Frequent urination
• Genitourinary tumors including tumors in the kidney, bladder and testicles
• Hernias
• Hydrocele
• Hydrocolpos
• Hydronephrosis (including prenatal)
• Hypospadias
• Imperforate hymen
• Incontinence
• Inguinal hernia
• Kidney cysts, stones (renal calculi) or trauma
• Labial adhesion
• Megaureter
• Neurogenic bladder
• Painful or difficult urination (dysuria)
• Penile adhesions
• Penile curvature
• Penile skin bridges
• Penile webbing
• Posterior urethral valves
• Pyelonephritis
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Scrotal mass
• Spina bifida
• Testicular pain
• Testicular torsion
• Undescended testicle (cryptorchidism)
• Ureterocele
• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
• Urinary problems caused by nerve disease
• Urinary reflux
• Urethral stricture
• Urinary tract obstructions and defects
• Urinary tract infection
• Varicocele
• Vesicoureteral reflux
• Voiding dysfunction
• Wilms’ tumor