Division of Urology Patient Stories

A seemingly routine illness led doctors to discover Peyton’s primary hyperoxaluria diagnosis. Alongside CHOP, she’s pushing through treatment to keep playing softball.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) played a pivotal role in Arden’s kidney cancer treatment, using groundbreaking 3D modeling techniques to save her kidney.

When 6-year-old Cora began experiencing blood in her urine, her family turned to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and found answers and a care team they could trust.

After being born with her bladder on the outside of her abdomen, Cassidy has progressed to living a full life because of CHOP’s expertise in treating bladder exstrophy.

Lilly was diagnosed with bladder exstrophy in the womb, meaning her bladder and urethra had not closed completely and she might have trouble storing urine after birth.

After a year of being misdiagnosed, Alexander’s parents found answers and a team they could trust at CHOP to manage his condition and prevent recurrent kidney stones.

Two hospitals work together to care for a 3-year-old with cancer and his family.

CHOP’s Urology Department treats a teen with approved technique that stimulates a nerve in the foot to restore bladder function.

Ali and his family traveled from Dubai to Thailand to Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, where they finally found confidence and comfort in their care team and the surgical approach.

An experienced multi-institutional surgical team provides an extra level of care for kids like Layden born with bladder exstrophy.