PEDIATRIC UROLOGY

Chennai Kidney Care provides expert treatment for a wide range of developmental issues in infants and children affecting their kidneys, bladder, urethra or genital tract. Most of the conditions diagnosed in children are congenital, meaning they are present at birth. Surgery is the primary treatment for most of these urological issues. Specifically, robotic laparoscopic surgery has become the standard of care. Surgeons rely on this minimally invasive approach because it’s generally less painful, requires a shorter hospital stay, and has a shorter recovery time than traditional open surgery.

Common Urological Problems in Children/Infants

• Bladder exstrophy
• Cloacal anomalies
• Hernias
• Hydronephrosis (kidney dilation, detected prenatally or in childhood)
• Hypospadias (urine passage ending short of the end of the penis)
• Intersex (incomplete or otherwise abnormal development of the genital organs)
• Kidney stones
• Neurogenic bladder from spinal cord lesions, such as myelomeningocele
• Re-do urology surgery
• Rhabdomyosarcoma of the genitourinary system
• Testicular tumors
• Undescended testicles
• Ureteropelvic junction obstruction (blockage of urine flow from the kidneys)
• Vesicoureteral reflux (backup of urine from the bladder toward the kidneys)
• Wilms tumor and other kidney tumors in children

Minimally Invasive Treatment Services We Offer:-

• Robotic pyeloplasty for a treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (blocked kidney)
• Robotic ureteral reimplant for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux or a blocked ureter
• Robotic ureteroureterostomy for treatment of a ureterocele or an ectopic ureter.
• Robotic urachal cyst excision for treatment of an infected urachus (belly button)
• Robotic bladder diverticulectomy for removal of a bladder diverticulum (pocket in the bladder)
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy for removal of a nonfunctioning kidney
• Laparoscopic orchiopexy for treatment of an undescended testicle
• Laparoscopic varicocelectomy for treatment of a varicocele (swollen vessels in the scrotum)
• Specialized sperm function tests