Pediatric Urologist and Urology
- Pediatric Urologists care for fetuses that have urologic abnormalities diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound. They also take care of children with genitourinary abnormalities and provide frequent care for prepubescent females with genital issues. Although the majority of pediatric urology patients are under the age of 18, pediatric urologists often treat adults with congenital urologic anomalies and/or reconstructive problems.
- The division of Pediatric Urology at the AINU is committed to providing comprehensive Pediatric Urological care, and the highest quality surgical services for all genitourinary conditions in children, including penile abnormalities, hypospadias, hydroceles, hernias, undescended testicles, vesicoureteral reflux, pediatric stone disease, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and all other causes of hydronephrosis and hydroureteronephrosis. In addition, we provide experienced care for the more complex genitourinary conditions that require surgical reconstruction, like disorders of sexual differentiation, bladder exstrophy and epispadias, cloacal anomalies and the surgical management of neuropathic bladder. We also offer minimally invasive, state-of-the-art treatment modalities for children with urological abnormalities, including endoscopy, laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery.
- In order to understand the mechanisms underlying the irreversible kidney damage brought on by urinary tract blockage and to identify novel therapeutic approaches that may be able to potentially stop or slow this process, our division maintains a basic science research programme. We are in the process of developing multiple branches and satellite locations throughout India.
Signs and symptoms to consult pediatric urology are :
In children under 18 years of age –
- Scrotal pain (emergency)
- Ballooning or non-retractile foreskin of the penis
- Recurrent episodes of UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
- Passing blood in the urine
- Passing urine from under or upper surface of the penis with an abnormal opening of the urethra
- Persistent bedwetting beyond the age of 5 years.
- Persistent wetting of undergarments by the child after 3 to 4 years of age
- Urinary retention
- Swelling in the groin( hernia or hydrocele)
- Testis not present in the scrotum
When your pediatrician or any other doctor diagnoses abnormalities of the Urinary tract like –
- Hydronephrosis
- Hydroureteronephrosis
- Ureterocele
- Renal agenesis
- Renal Duplex collecting system
- Stones/calculi in the urinary tract - kidney, ureter and bladder
- Renal & bladder mass /tumour
- VUR (VesicoUreteric Reflex)
- PUV ( Posterior Urethral Valves)
- Neurogenic bladder
- Bowel balder dysfunction
- When your antenatal scans show any renal problem in a fetus
