Conditions & Treatments

Ulcerative colitis is a condition where the inner lining of your child’s large intestine (colon or bowel) and rectum gets inflamed. This inflammation often starts in the rectum and lower (sigmoid) intestine. Then it spreads to the whole colon. ...

An ulcer is an open sore (lesion). It’s normally found on the skin or mucous membranes. A peptic ulcer is in the lining of the stomach or duodenum. A gastric ulcer is in the stomach. A duodenal ulcer is in the duodenum. ...

Ulnar longitudinal deficiency (ULD) is a lack of formation of the pinky side of the upper extremity. It usually affects the forearm but can affect the hand, forearm, and upper arm. It can affect bone, muscle, tendon, nerves, and blood vessels. ...

When the fetus is growing and developing during pregnancy, there is a small opening in the abdominal muscles so that the umbilical cord can pass through, connecting the mother to the baby. After birth, the opening in the abdominal muscles closes as the baby matures. ...

Undescended testes (cryptorchidism) is when one or both of the male testes have not passed down into the scrotal sac. This is a condition seen in some newborn baby boys. Most cases involve only one teste. About 1 in 10 cases involve both testes. ...

The Undiagnosed Mendelian Disorders Clinic specializes in the evaluation of children and adults with severe and complex medical conditions for which a diagnosis has not been made by traditional testing methods (physical exam, imaging studies, metabolic evaluation, single gene testing or chromosomal microarray analysis). Evaluation ...

A ureterocele is a problem with a ureter. The ureters are 2 tubes that send urine from the kidneys to the bladder. A ureterocele is when part of a ureter right near the bladder becomes larger and bulges. ...

One of the main jobs of the kidney is to filter the blood, and deliver the waste products (urine) to the bladder. The urine leaves the kidney, enters the renal pelvis, and then passes into the ureter through a funnel called the ureteropelvic junction (UPJ). ...

Frequent urination means needing to urinate more often than usual. Urgent urination is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate, along with discomfort in your bladder. ...

A urinary tract infection is inflammation of part of the system that takes urine out of the body. It’s caused by bacteria. The urinary tract includes the two kidneys. They remove liquid waste from the blood in the form of urine. ...