Renal Failure Glossary Online Resources Urology is the branch of medicine concerned with the urinary tract in both genders, and with the genital tract of the reproductive system in the male.
Nephrology is the medical specialty concerned with the kidneys.
300,000 children will develop disorders that cause blood and protein to leak into their urine, such as hemolytic uremic syndrome and glomerulonephritis. 20,000 children are born with kidney abnormalities. 4,500 children and teenagers will require dialysis for renal failure. 2,000 infants will not survive due to a disease of the genitourinary system . Many diseases of the genitourinary system in children are present when a child is born.