Patient Education Guides

Provided in our site are educational guides for a number of the common conditions treated by the staff at Pediatric Surgical Associates, LTD. These guides are provided for informational purposes only for any specific information on the conditions or treatment you should speak to your family physician.

The guides are provided in Adobe PDF format. You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the documents. Acrobat Reader is available free from Adobe Software.

Constipation
Constipation is having difficulty with stools (bowel movements).

Constipation Patient Education Guide Adobe PDF Format

Dysfunctional Voiding
Dysfunctional voiding is a term for an abnormal pattern of urination. The symptoms vary and commonly the main symptom is day and night wetting.

Dysfunctional Voiding Patient Education Guide Adobe PDF Format

Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting)
Most children with nocturnal enuresis (nighttime bedwetting) have a delay in their ability to hold urine. Children develop bladder control at different ages. Medical conditions or emotional factors can also cause enuresis. Enuresis may run in some families. If your child urinates normally during the daytime and an infection, then it is very unlikely that anything is wrong in the urinary system.

Nocturnal Enuresis Patient Education Guide Adobe PDF Format

Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial diseases in children. Girls are more likely to get a UTI than boys, especially after the first few months of life because of the short urethra (tube leading from the bladder to outside of the body). Girls ages 2 to 6 are at the highest risk. Risk also increases if the child is born with a problem in the urinary tract.

Urinary Tract Infection Patient Education Guide Adobe PDF Format

Vesicoureteral Reflux
Urine is produced in the kidneys. It travels from the kidneys to the bladder through tubes called ureters. Once the urine enters the bladder, it should remain there until voiding (emptying the bladder) takes place.

Vsicoureteral Reflux Patient Education Guide Adobe PDF Format

Vesicoureteral Reflux Educational Video

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