Pediatric Urology Overview

Encyclopedia: Pediatric Urology

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Pediatric urology is a surgical subspecialty of medicine dealing with the disorders of children's genitourinary systems. Pediatric urologists provide care for both boys and girls ranging from birth to early adult age. The most common problems are those involving disorders of urination and testes. Some of the problems they deal with are: , Bladder control problems such as bedwetting and daytime urinary incontinence , Undescended testes , Hypospadias , Urolithiasis...


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    having about 6 great months. The pediatric urology nurse practitioner recommended a urodynamics I wrote this last year at this time: My DD will be 6 in July and has had trouble with bladder...

    Jun 29, 2008

  • Support thread for those wanting drug-free natural birth... - 9 replies

    no circumcision before being released from a hospital. I called the pediatric urology department to have it done asap, and preferably by a pediatric urologist, but what if that's not an option

    Sep 07, 2008

  • Acclaimed Urologist Dies at 92 - 1 replies

    died Thursday at a hospice near his home in Englewood, helped establish the discipline of pediatric urology and developed a cure for renal tuberculosis. His daughter announced his death. For 25 years

    May 14, 2007

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An ultrasound can give you an early glimpse of your developing baby. Learn about it here:

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