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Our pediatric urology team specializes in sensitive, expert treatment of genital and urologic conditions in children, ranging from bed-wetting to complex birth defects. Our faculty maintains an active research program that allows us to continuously refine the treatment options we offer to children and families.
UCSF's surgical team personally performs any necessary radiological and urodynamic procedures for the evaluation of patients with bladder dysfunction, urinary tract infections, hydronephrosis and incontinence. Urodynamic studies are performed simultaneously with any radiographic studies, obviating the need for a second catheterization in young patients. In addition, UCSF's renowned ultrasonography section frequently is able to diagnose abnormalities that are missed or misinterpreted at other institutions.
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Children News & Highlights
UCSF Urologist Hillary Copp, MD, MS
Eliminating unnecessary medical testing is a key ingredient in improving the quality and efficiency of health care. Thanks to research by UCSF urologist Hillary...
Hypospadias is one of the most frequent genital malformations in the male newborn, and results from abnormal penile and urethral development. The prevalence of hypospadias in the United States is...
Because hypospadias occurs on the penis, the condition does not get prime ad space on city buses or in the New York Times, even though hypospadias — the incomplete development of the urethra — is...
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PUPS (Pediatric Urology Parent Seminar) is a parent seminar designed to give parents the education and information needed for successful treatment of many urologic issues in kids. It is a 1-hour...
As an academic medical center, UCSF specializes in the care of complex medical conditions, many of them uncommon. To look at urological health in a more general population, UCSF researchers have...