Bladder retraining can help your child follow a voiding routine, stay dry and avoid accidents.
Biofeedback is a system that helps children identify and control certain muscles while urinating. Read about biofeedback for bladder control problems.
Discover information about different bladder and genital conditions including bladder and bladder control problems, and conditions that affect the penis, like hypospadias.
Find information about how old most children are when they develop good bladder control at night. Also learn about some of the causes of bed-wetting and what you can do to help your child.
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Becky the Bladder and Will the Water Bottle explain how drinking water and peeing regularly help keep the bladder healthy.
Bladder augmentation is an operation that uses a piece of bowel to make the bladder bigger. Read how you can prepare your child for bladder augmentation.
Find information on how your child's lungs, heart, kidneys, and bladder may be affected by chemotherapy.
Post-void residuals assess how well a child's bladder is emptying after surgery. Read step-by-step instructions for conducting post-void residual tests.
A guide for parents about Botox bladder injections. Learn what they are, what happens during the procedure, and follow-up tests.
Read about the various abnormalities of the kidneys and bladder that can arise in a developing fetus during pregnancy.
Children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder can be taught to do so by themselves. Read step by step catheterization instructions for boys.
Find out what to expect if you have a child with posterior urethral valves (PUV). This document reviews the condition and how it is managed with medications, tests, interventions and surgeries.
Learn about the medications, interventions and surgeries used to manage posterior urethral valves in children.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation to fix a ureter that is not connected to the bladder properly. Read what to expect after ureteral reimplant surgery.
A vesicostomy is an operation that creates an opening from the bladder to the outside of the body. Read about what to expect after a vesicostomy surgery.
Children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder can be taught to do so by themselves. Read step by step catheterization instructions for girls.
A flow rate test helps to assess how well your child can empty their bladder by measuring the rate at which urine flows out of it. Learn more about the procedure and preparing your child.
A video urodynamics study (VUDS) is a test done by your child’s doctor that provides information about how well your child’s bladder is working.
Cystoscopy is a procedure that is used to diagnose bladder problems through the use of a small camera inserted through the urethra.
Learn how the liver, gall bladder and pancreas help the body digest food.
Learn more about how the bladder works.
A voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) uses X-rays to look at how well your child's bladder works during urination. Read about what to expect during a VCUG.
Learn how a direct radionuclide cystogram is done and how it shows any problems in the bladder.
Pyeloplasty is an operation that unblocks one or both ureters. Find out when pyeloplasty is done, and how to take care of your child following surgery.
Learn how a urinary tract infection affects the bladder and kidneys, how it is diagnosed and how it can be treated.