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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
Bladder Defects
Problems with nerves to the bladder ( neurogenic bladder)
Failure of the bladder to close properly
Bladder diverticulum
Kidney Defects
Complications of birth defects of the kidneys
Types of Kidney Defects
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 of Birth Defects of the Ureters
Extra ureters
Narrowed or widened ureters
Misplaced ureters
Ureteroceles
Diagnosis
Treatment
Urethra Defects
Types of Birth Defects of the Urethra
Partially blocked urethra
Urethra in the wrong place
Urethral prolapse
Duplicated urethras (extra urethras)
Diagnosis
Treatment
Genital Birth Defects
Causes
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Female Genital Defects
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Imperforate hymen
Labial adhesions
Extra genital organs (duplication abnormalities)
Genital organs joined together (fusion abnormalities)
Male Genital Defects
Hypospadias
Epispadias
Unusually small penis (micropenis)
Chordee
Other defects of the penis
Undescended Testes and Retractile Testes
Undescended testes
Retractile testes
Urinary Reflux
Causes
Complications of urinary reflux
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment