If your child has an illness or disease of the genitals or urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder), a pediatric urologist has the experience and qualifications to treat your child.
The Division of Pediatric Urology offers diagnostic evaluation and surgical treatment of children with genitourinary disorders including but not limited to:
Complete urodynamic testing is available. A full range of inpatient and outpatient surgical services, including minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy, robotics, and endourologic stone management, are available for children with urologic, genital, and neurovesical disorders.
Condition where there is failure of Testicular descent
Testis is not found in its normal Scrotal Position
Cause : Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors
Occurs in 1% to 4% Full term Boys
Risks associated with Undescended Testis : Infertility, Malignancy, Torsion etc.
Treatment : Surgical Correction
Timing of Surgery : 1 year of age and above
Surgery : Laparoscopy/Open