Our paediatric urology service at Evelina London Children’s Hospital provides specialist care for children with kidney, bladder and genitalia problems.
A multidisciplinary approach to care
Our team of urology specialists work together to ensure that your child is given a thorough and comprehensive assessment of their bladder function.
We provide paediatric urodynamic investigations using video urodynamics (VUD) and visceral fat area (VFA) investigations, which look at how a child’s bladder is working.
Gastroenterology specialists also form part of the team, supporting children with bladder and bowel problems when they occur together. They are on hand to help bedwetting, faecal incontinence and stool withholding.
Our team can help with genital abnormalities in children that may cause urinary tract problems, in addition to pre and post-kidney transplant management.
Wide-ranging clinical expertise
Our paediatric urology specialists at Evelina London offer treatment for patients with conditions including:
- buried penis
- foreskin infections (balanitis)
- hydroceles
- hypospadias
- undescended testicles
- urinary incontinence
- urinary tract infection (UTI)
With expertise in numerous fields, our team can offer minimally invasive procedures such as:
- an injection to prevent your bladder moving for a limited time
- circumcision
- complex urogynaecological surgeries
- cystoscopy
- deflux injection
- hydrocele excision
- hypospadias surgery
- Mitrofanoff procedure and bladder augmentation
- nephrectomy
- orchidopexy for undescended testis
- pyeloplasty
- ureteric re-implantation
Children can be referred to our paediatric urology specialists at any age, and even prenatally if a condition is detected before birth.
Advancing children's urology care
Backed by state-of-the-art facilities and a calm, comforting environment, we deliver the very highest levels of clinical excellence, quality and care. We treat children from prenatal scanning all the way until they move to adult care.
Our co-location with St Thomas’ Hospital enables us to offer a seamless transition from paediatric care to adult services as children grow up, with a phased introduction to our specialist adult care team at St Thomas’.
In addition, we are actively involved in clinical trials and research projects to improve urology treatment. This includes regenerative medicine to develop tissue engineered bladders for children who need complex bladder reconstruction.
Conditions
Explore the conditions treated by our children's urology specialists below:
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Balanitis in children
Balanitis is a common urological condition in children that causes inflammation of the foreskin.
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Hydronephrosis in children
Hydronephrosis is a medical condition affecting your child’s kidneys.
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Hypospadias in children
Hypospadias is a congenital condition that affects the urethra development in children.
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Undescended testicles in children
Undescended testicles (cryptorchidism) is a congenital condition affecting children.
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Urinary incontinence in children
Children suffering from urinary incontinence lack bladder control which results in uncontrolled leaking of urine.
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Urinary tract infection (UTIs) in children
A common type of infection in children that affects any part of your urinary tract.
Treatments
Explore the treatments offered by our children's urology specialists below:
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Circumcision in children
Circumcision is the surgical removal of your child’s foreskin (the skin covering the tip of the penis). A surgeon may carry out circumcision for various medical conditions in boys.
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Mitrofanoff procedure and bladder augmentation in children
The Mitrofanoff procedure is a treatment for children with bladder capacity and pressure issues.
Discover our children's urology specialists
Our urology service provides specialist care for children with kidney, bladder and genitalia problems from all over the UK and internationally