Postoperative Care for Hypospadias and Chordee

At the CHOC Urology Center, we are proud to be leaders in the diagnosis, treatment and long-term follow-up care of patients with hypospadias.

Types of Sex Differentiation Disorders

There are many types of disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) and atypical genitalia, and the symptoms each child experiences will vary greatly based on the type and severity of the disorder.

Research

The CHOC Urology Center is dedicated to providing patients and their families the most up-to-date, state-of-the-art, research-based diagnoses and treatments.

U.S. News Ranks CHOC Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals in 2016-17 Survey

CHOC has been named one of the nation's best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News Ranks CHOC Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals

CHOC Children’s has been named one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report based on, among many factors, patient outcomes.

U.S. News Ranks CHOC Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals in 2017-18 Survey

CHOC Children's ranked in seven subspecialties by U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News Ranks CHOC Among Best Children’s Hospitals

U.S. News ranks CHOC among nation's best children's hospitals for patient safety and quality care.

What to Expect

The Hyundai Cancer Institute staff works with patients and families to make sure that they never feel alone or confused while undergoing treatment.

Resources

The CHOC Urology Center is proud to offer a variety of resources that may be helpful for families whose children are being treated at CHOC.

Determining a Child’s Sex

When a child's genitalia appears atypical at birth, the CHOC Center Urology Center Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program team immediately becomes part of the child's care.

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence (UI) is the loss of urine control, or the inability to hold your urine for a reasonable amount of time before reaching a restroom.

Renal Failure

Renal failure in kids refer to temporary or permanent damage to the kidneys that results in loss of normal kidney function.

Virtual Pediatric Lecture Series Archive

CHOC is pleased to introduce our Virtual Pediatric Lecture Series. This series is part of our continued commitment to bring the latest, most relevant pediatric clinical patient care information.

What to Expect at Your Fetal Care Center Appointment

The specialists at the Fetal Care Center of Southern California understand every pregnancy is different. Learn what to expect at your fetal medicine appointment.

Neurogenic Bladder

At CHOC, our specialists at the Urology Center believes a neurogenic bladder shouldn't put childhood on pause.

Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program

At our Disorders of Sexual Differentiation Program our team of specialists in pediatric endocrinology, genetics, social work, urology and psychology work with families to create the most ideal outcomes for their children.

Vesicoureteral Reflux

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a pediatric condition most frequently diagnosed in infancy and childhood.

Hydronephrosis

Hydronephrosis is a treatable condition in which urine gets trapped in the kidney and drains slower than it should into the bladder.

CHOC Children’s Ranked Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals

CHOC Children’s has been ranked as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-15 Best Children’s Hospitals rankings.

CHOC recognized as one of nation’s best children’s hospitals

CHOC Children’s is one of a select group of pediatric facilities nationwide to have been ranked today as a best children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

CHOC recognized as one of nation’s best children’s hospitals

CHOC Children’s is one of only 50 pediatric facilities in the nation to earn recognition as a best children’s hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

All-in-one Fetal Care Center set to open at CHOC in Orange

From The Orange County Register -- The Fetal Care Center of Southern California, based at CHOC in Orange, is set to open its doors on Wednesday, June 16, offering expectant moms whose babies will be born with birth defects the kind of comprehensive care in one place, and during a single visit, that is hard to find in the region.

Bladder Function and Dysfunction: Woes for Primary Care Clinicians

Bedwetting and Daytime Incontinence Program

CHOC understands bedwetting (nocturnal enuresis) and daytime incontinence can be a source of frustration for parents and children.

Posterior Urethral Valves

Posterior urethral valves (PUV), occur in males and are excess flaps of tissue in the posterior urethra, which is the tube that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body for elimination.