Pediatric Urology Glossary

A spectrum of congenital anomalies involving imperforate anus and associated abnormalities of the rectum and surrounding...

Fetal kidney swelling detected on prenatal ultrasound, requiring postnatal urological evaluation.

A surgical procedure using the appendix to create a catheterizable channel between the bladder and skin.

Implantable prosthetic device used to treat severe urinary incontinence by providing controllable compression around the...

Inflammation of both the glans penis and foreskin, often requiring medical or surgical intervention.

Surgical procedure using bowel segments to enlarge bladder capacity in children with small, non-compliant bladders.

Measure of the bladder's ability to accommodate increasing volumes at low pressure during filling.

Spectrum of congenital anomalies involving exposed bladder, separated pubic bones, and associated genital abnormalities.

Abnormal function of the bladder neck leading to incomplete bladder emptying or incontinence.

Surgical procedures designed to create continence mechanisms at the bladder neck in children with neurogenic bladder or...

Co-occurring abnormalities in urinary and bowel function, often requiring coordinated management.

Cystic outpouching from the renal collecting system that communicates with a calyx through a narrow neck.

Alternative term for bladder compliance, describing the bladder's storage properties during filling.

A surgically created conduit from the bladder to the skin surface that allows intermittent catheterization while maintai...

Downward curvature of the penis, often associated with hypospadias.

Abbreviation for clean intermittent catheterization, a bladder management technique.

Technique for bladder emptying using periodic insertion of a catheter to prevent urinary retention.

A rare congenital malformation where the rectum, vagina, and urinary tract converge into a single common channel.

A surgical reconstruction creating an internal reservoir with a catheterizable channel for urine storage and drainage.

Congenital condition where one kidney crosses to the opposite side, with or without fusion to the normally positioned ki...

Congenital condition where one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum.

The thin layer of smooth muscle and connective tissue beneath the scrotal and penile skin.

Synthetic antidiuretic hormone used to treat nocturnal enuresis by reducing nighttime urine production.

The intravesical pressure at which urine leakage occurs due to detrusor overactivity during urodynamic testing.