The Paediatric Urology Unit at SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital is integrated into the Surgery Department and has over 30 years of experience in renal and urinary tract diseases. Among the fields of special interest, the department treats neurogenic bladders, epispadias/bladder exstrophies, disorders of sex development (DSD), and uses minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of obstructive uropathies and hypospadias surgery. At present, genitourinary pathology represents a third of all paediatric surgery cases.
Our Hospital is a national reference centre, both for the complexity of the cases that are treated as well as the volume of patients. We hold national accreditation from Reference Centres, Services and Units (CSUR) for epispadias/bladder exstrophies, making our Paediatric Urology Unit a reference centre in Spain.
We are pioneers in applying minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of pyeloureteral stenosis and vesicoureteral reflux in paediatric patients, in which we have extensive experience and a success rate approaching 90%. In 75% of uropathies that require surgical repair, we use minimally invasive techniques, both in newborns as well as children and adolescents.
For the treatment of bladder dysfunction, we have the Urodynamics Unit, offering highly-specialised medical and nursing staff. In addition to carrying out examinations in the presence of a child’s parents, tailored treatment is provided for every patient.
Alongside the Nephrology Department, we treat patients who suffer from chronic kidney failure, by means of a Renal Transplant wherever possible. We also conduct foetal treatment of obstructions of the lower urinary tract with the hospital’s Foetal Medicine Department.
Specialising in Paediatric Urological Surgery
Congenital Uropathies
Vesico-ureteral Reflux. Urinary infections
It is not covered by public health
Megaureter
It is not covered by public health
Pyeloureteral stenosis and hydronephrosis
It is not covered by public health
Functional Urology
Diurnal and nocturnal incontinence
It is not covered by public health
Neurogenic bladder
It is not covered by public health
Genital malformations
Epispadias - Bladder exstrophy
It is not covered by public health
Hypospadias
It is not covered by public health
Specialists in Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery
We treat complex illnesses. Our success rate in minimally invasive surgery in patients with congenital uropathies is higher than 90%. We work in partnership with other departments (Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Nephrology, Neonatology, Foetal Medicine and Psychology, among others). In addition, we have a Transitional Care Unit for adults and we carry out follow-ups with chronic patients via the Patient Portal. We maintain contact with primary care through the ‘Vincles amb Primària Hospital Sant Joan de Déu’ Programme for children and families. We are linked to Spain’s Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community.
800 interventions in 2017
Including:
90% of surgical patients recover their normal functioning. Each year we deal with over 5,600 visits in outpatient appointments and we perform over 100 urodynamics tests.
Areas of research
The Urological Surgery team at SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital is working on various projects in the field of paediatric urology.