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Road and parking lot construction in Madison, Wis. may result in travel delays and route changes to UW Health clinic and hospital locations. Please plan accordingly.Read more
Conditions and treatments
Urologic conditions can affect your child’s bladder, kidneys and even reproductive organs. Our UW Health Kids team is specially trained in pediatric urology. We’re experts at performing surgery to correct problems that are present at birth. We also effectively treat conditions that develop later in your child’s life.
Through evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, we focus on your child and you. We aim to provide the best care and best experience for you both.
Our specialists excel in the diagnosis and treatment of many childhood urological conditions.
Cryptorchidism (undescended testicles)
Hidden/concealed penis
Hydrocele
Hydronephrosis
Inguinal hernia
Meatal stenosis
Multicystic dysplastic kidneys
Penile adhesions/skin bridges
Phimosis/excess prepuce
Posterior urethral valves
Renal mass
Spina bifida (Neurogenic bladder/bowel)
Testicular torsion
Ureterocele
Variations of Sexual Development
Varicocele
The wide range of urologic conditions necessitates a wide range of treatments. Whenever possible, we turn to nonsurgical options first. Children who do require surgery are in excellent hands with our team.
Treatments we offer include:
Bladder augmentation
Bladder exstrophy repair
Chordee repair
Circumcision and circumcision revision
Clitoroplasty
Corporal disproportion repair of hidden penis with chordee
Correction of cloaca and cloacal exstrophy
Cystometrogram
Cystoscopy
Cystoscopy with Deflux injections
Cystoscopy with resection of posterior urethral valves
Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Hydrocele repair
Hypospadias repair
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
Meatal stenosis/meatotomy
Meatourethroplasty with urethral advancement
Nephrectomy
Open inguinal hernia repair
Orchiectomy
Orchiopexy
Penoplasty
Pyeloplasty
Release of labial adhesions
Release of penile adhesions
Revision of Mitrofanoff
Testicular prostheses implant
Ureteral reimplantation for vesicoureteral reflux
Ureteroscopy
Uroflow, electromyography (EMG) and bladder scan tests
Varicocelectomy
We offer a special clinic for children to treat and prevent kidney stones.
Locations
We have pediatric urology clinics in Madison, Wis., and several other locations across Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.
Our care team
UW Health Kids' highly trained urologists are prepared to care for your child. All have completed a residency in urology and have two to three extra years of training to work with children. Our specialists are experts in minimally invasive treatments and helping kids of all ages regain their health.
Resources
The audio below can you help you as you do the pelvic floor exercises recommended by the UW Health Kids Urology staff.
Exercising made easy (female narration) (mp3)
Exercising made easy (male narration) (mp3)