Birth Defects of the Urinary Tract and Genitals

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• Overview of Kidney and Urinary Tract Birth Defects
  • Complications of urinary tract defects
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Kidney Defects
  • Complications of birth defects of the kidneys
  • Types
    • Kidneys in the wrong location and position
    • Horseshoe kidneys
    • Missing kidneys
    • Poorly functioning kidneys
    • Polycystic kidney disease
    • Multicystic dysplastic kidney
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Ureter Defects
  • Complications of birth defects of the ureters
  • Types
    • Extra ureters
    • Narrowed or widened ureters
    • Misplaced ureters
    • Ureteroceles
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Urinary Reflux
  • Causes
    • Complications of urinary reflux
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Bladder Defects
  • Problems with nerves to the bladder (neurogenic bladder)
  • Failure of the bladder to close properly
  • Bladder diverticulum

• Urethra Defects
  • Types
    • Partially blocked urethra
    • Urethra in the wrong place
    • Urethral prolapse
    • Duplicated urethras (extra urethras)
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Female Genital Birth Defects
  • Causes
  • Types
    • Labial adhesions
    • Imperforate hymen
    • Extra genital organs (duplication abnormalities)
    • Genital organs joined together (fusion abnormalities)
    • Missing or shortened vagina (vaginal agenesis)
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Male Genital Birth Defects
  • Causes
  • Types
    • Hypospadias
    • Epispadias
    • Unusually small penis (micropenis)
    • Chordee
    • Other defects of the penis
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment

• Undescended Testes and Retractile Testes
  • Undescended Testes
  • Retractile Testes