Pediatric Urology
Abnormal conditions of the urinary tract and kidneys are among the most common pediatric health concerns in the United States, affecting millions of children each year.
The Minimally Invasive Urology Program at Cedars-Sinai provides diagnostic and treatment options for pediatric patients with conditions that affect the urinary tract or kidneys or both.
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Children's urologic conditions treated at Cedars-Sinai include:
- Ambiguous genitalia
- Bladder Exstrophy
- Hematuria
- Hernias and hydroceles
- Hypospadias
- Incontinence
- Kidney stones
- Megaureter
- Neurogenic bladder
- Undescended testes
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- Urinary stones
- Urinary tract infection
- Vesicoureteral reflux
Diagnosis
Symptoms of serious conditions of the urinary tract or kidneys vary but are commonly indicated by frequent, uncontrolled or painful urination. The Minimally Invasive Urology Program offers state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques for accurately identifying urologic diseases and disorders in infants, children and adolescents. Physicians at Cedars-Sinai are currently investigating ways to diagnose problems in the fetus so that potentially life-threatening conditions can be corrected before they fully develop.
Diagnostic procedures that are available include:
- Biopsy
- Blood tests
- Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan
- Cystoscopy
- Intravenous pyelogram
- Nuclear renal scan
- Ultrasound
- Ureteroscopy
- Urodynamics
- Voiding cystourethrogram
- X-ray
Treatment Options
The Program provides a complete array of noninvasive, minimally invasive and surgical procedures for correcting or minimizing urologic abnormalities. Family members are given detailed explanations of the patient's condition and viable treatment options, so that informed decisions can be made.
Treatment services available include:
- Artificial urinary sphincter implantation
- Bladder reconstruction
- Cytoscopy
- Circumcision
- Deflux® procedure
- Drug therapy
- Endourologic surgery
- Genitoplasty and vaginoplasty
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Penile and urethral reconstruction
- Robotic surgery
- Urologic endoscopy
- Ureteral reimplantation
A Team of Specialists
At the Program, a highly integrated team of specialists provides uninterrupted care for each patient as they progress. Team members include:
- Pediatric urologists
- Pediatric nephrologists
- Nurses
- Social workers
Physician Referral
The experienced team at Cedars-Sinai's Minimally Invasive Urology Program work with the referring doctor to set the best course of treatment for each patient and keeps the referring doctor informed of the patient's condition. When the patient is referred back tot he primary care doctor for continued management, Cedars-Sinai doctors remain available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide post-treatment support.
