Approximately 10 percent of all children have a congenital disorder in their urinary system. Gary Lum, M.D., Head of Pediatric Renal Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine writes in "Current Diagnosis & Treatment:...
The urinary system includes the kidneys, the urerters, the bladder and the urethra. The kidneys filter the blood to make urine. The ureters transfer the urine to the bladder where the urine is stored, and the urethra expells urine from the body....
While embryos are male or female from the day of conception, gender isn't obvious on ultrasound until at least 12 weeks, and more often 16 to 20 weeks, Dr. Joseph Woo of Hong Kong states in Obstetric Ultrasound. Male and females fetuses have...
Infants and children can suffer from a range of common bladder disorders, such as day- or night-time bed wetting, rare forms of cancer or physical abnormalities. Diagnosis of these disorders requires special attention from pediatric urologists....
With over 70,000 new cases of bladder cancer diagnosed each year, it is important to understand the risk factors for developing this disease. Some risk factors cannot be changed, while others can be eliminated completely. Knowing the risk factors...
