Urology Services and Conditions
The pediatric urology team with Norton Children’s Urology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, specializes in treating issues affecting the kidneys, testicles, penis, urinary tract and bladder, including:
- Bladder exstrophy
- Hernia / hydrocele
- Hypospadias / epispadias
- Kidney stones
- In-office circumcision for newborns
- Meatal stenosis
- Neurogenic bladder and spina bifida
- Phimosis
- Undescended testis/testicular pain
- Ureteropelvic junction obstruction
- Urinary tract infections/hematuria
- Vesicoureteral reflux
- Voiding problems (daytime wetting, nocturnal enuresis)
We also counsel women who are pregnant with children diagnosed with kidney abnormalities before birth.
Special Urology Services, Equipment and Capabilities Include:
- State-of-the-art urodynamic testing equipment, which allows us to diagnose and more accurately treat many bladder abnormalities
- A full line of infant and pediatric endoscopic/cystoscopic equipment, unavailable elsewhere in Louisville
- Urodynamic evaluation
- Biofeedback training
- Management of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
- Peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis
- Ultrafiltration
- Kidney transplantation
- Renal biopsies
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