Urology
Phoenix Children’s provides comprehensive evaluations, testing and treatment for all urological conditions.
Multidisciplinary Clinics & Services
Our pediatric urologists team up with other specialty providers at the hospital to make sure your child receives the specialized care they need. These other providers may include nephrologists (kidney specialists), general surgeons, endocrinologists and neurosurgeons, depending on the situation. These providers communicate with each other about your child’s treatment plan and involve your family in care decisions.
- Cloaca Clinic: Cloaca is a group of conditions that affect a child’s lower abdominal and genital structures. Children who go to this clinic may see a pediatric urologist, pediatric gynecologist and/or pediatric surgeon.
- Enuresis Clinic:The Enuresis/Voiding Dysfunction clinic is designed for children who experience loss of bladder control during the day or at night.
- Kidney Stone Clinic: Providers in this clinic may include pediatric urologists and nephrologists, who focus on kidney stone treatment and prevention.
- Transition Clinic: Designed for teens who have a complex urological condition, this clinic helps build independence and transitions patients to an adult care provider by age 23.
- Bowel Dysfunction Clinic: This clinic is for children who are experiencing issues with bowel control. Children may see members of the urology team as well as our colorectal team at this clinic.
- Reproductive Anomalies & Differences of Sex Development Clinic: This clinic is located in the endocrinology department and provides comprehensive care for children with disorders of sex development.
- Center for Fetal and Neonatal Care: This clinic offers specialized care for a wide variety of conditions affecting unborn babies and newborns, including urological conditions. Our urologists and other specialists provide prenatal consultations with the family to establish a care plan prior to the baby’s birth.
- Spina Bifida Clinic: Phoenix Children’s offers comprehensive care for children with spina bifida, a birth defect in which the baby’s spinal column doesn’t form correctly in the womb. This condition can affect bladder and bowel control. The clinic involves members of the urology, nephrology, orthopedics, neurosurgery and general surgery teams.
In-Office Procedures
Our pediatric Urology team provides many kinds of procedures in the clinic setting, such as Diagnostic Tests and Therapies:
Diagnostic Tests
This imaging test can help urologists diagnose problems with the bladder, kidneys and scrotum. It is painless and noninvasive.
These tests measure how the bladder stores and empties urine. Pediatric urologists use these tests to diagnose many types of conditions, including neurogenic bladder and some types of urinary tract infections.
This test measures the flow of urine. It tracks how fast urine flows, how much flows out and how long it takes.
Therapies
This therapy teaches children to retrain their pelvic floor muscles to help the bladder store and empty urine.
This is a nonsurgical therapy that uses gentle electrical stimulation to treat conditions related to the bladder and pelvic floor.