Patient and Family Resources

We want you to have all the information you and your child need to understand your child’s condition and to participate in treatment. This page provides links to resources that we hope will be helpful.

• What to Expect at Your Urology Appointment
• How to Prepare for Your Visit
• Transportation and Lodging
• Hospital Services
• Paying for Care
• Social Work

• Bedwetting (PDF) (Spanish)
• Bladder Exstrophy (PDF) (Spanish)
• Buried Penis (PDF)
• Daytime Wetting (PDF) (Spanish)
• Hydronephrosis (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Hypospadias (PDF)
• Kidney Stones (PDF)
• Latex Allergy (PDF) (Spanish)
• Undescended and Retractile Testicles (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
• Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJ) (PDF)
• Urinary Reflux (also called vesicoureteral reflux or VUR) (PDF)
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (PDF)

• Treatments

  • Biofeedback for Pelvic Floor Relaxation (PDF)
  • Bladder Augmentation Surgery (PDF)
  • Botox for Bladder and Sphincter Control (PDF)
  • Gentamicin Bladder Irrigation (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Mitrofanoff Channel (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Orchiopexy Repair (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
  • Spica Cast (PDF)

• Tests

  • Lasix Renal Scan (PDF)
  • Nuclear Voiding Cystogram (PDF)
  • Ultrasound (PDF)
  • Urodynamics Study (UDS): Preparing Your Child for a Bladder Test (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Uroflow Tests (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Voiding Cysto Urethrogram (VCUG) (PDF) (Spanish)

• Preparing for Procedures

  • Seattle Children’s: Before Procedure Checklist (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese) (Chinese)
  • Hibiclens Bathing Instructions for the Night Before Surgery (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  • What to Expect on Your Surgery Day at Seattle Children’s Surgery Center (PDF) (Spanish)
  • What to Expect on Your Surgery Day at Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Surgery Day for Me Coloring Book (PDF)
  • What to Expect When You Get a Contrast Enema at Seattle Children’s Bellevue Clinic and Surgery Center (PDF)
  • What to Expect When You Get a VCUG (Voiding Cysto Urethrogram) at Seattle Children’s (PDF)

• At-Home Care

  • Circumcision Discharge Instructions for Home (PDF) (Russian) (Somali) (Spanish) 
  • Circumcision Photo Guide: What to Expect After Surgery (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Cystoscopy Discharge Instructions (PDF)
  • Hydrocele Repair: Caring for Your Child After Surgery (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish)
  • Hypospadias Repair: Discharge Instructions for Home (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Penile Surgery (PDF) (Russian) (Somali) (Spanish) 
  • Reimplant Surgery: Care Afterwards (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Using Steroid Cream to treat Phimosis (Video, 2:24)

   

• Catheter Care

  • Urethral Catheter Care (PDF)
  • Indwelling Urinary Catheter Care (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Suprapubic Catheter Care (PDF)
  • How to Change a Suprapubic Catheter (PDF)

• Recommended Reading

  • Acute Pain (PDF) (Russian) (Spanish) (Vietnamese)
  • Foods That May Irritate Your Child’s Urinary Tract (PDF)
  • High Fiber Foods (PDF)
  • Bristol Stool Chart (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Toileting Tips: How to Teach Your Child Good Potty Habits (PDF) (Spanish)
  • Resources for Bladder Health and Parenting (PDF)
  • Helping Children Take Medicine (PDF) (Spanish)

• Support

  • Camp Korey
  • Youth Rally

• External links

  • Association for the Bladder Exstrophy Community (ABC)
  • Care of the Uncircumcised Penis (American Association of Pediatrics)
  • Circumcision: Frequently Asked Questions (American Association of Pediatrics)
  • Circumcision: Should I Keep My Son’s Penis Natural? (Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center)
  • Potty MD
  • UrologyHealth.org (American Urological Association)

• Videos

  • Constipation and Encopresis Video (5:46) (Children’s Hospital Colorado)
  • Mitrofanoff Catheterization Demonstration Video (2:43)

For more information, contact Urology at 206-987-2509.If you would like an appointment, ask your child’s primary care provider for a referral.

Providers, see how to refer a patient.