children s health issues
Overview of Kidney and Urinary Tract Birth Defects
Symptoms of Kidney and Urinary Tract Birth Defects
Many urinary tract defects cause no symptoms and are often discovered only when imaging studies are done for other reasons, or during a Preventive Health Care Visits in Infants . Some kidney defects do not cause problems or become known until adulthood. When urinary tract defects do cause symptoms, children may have Blood in Urine (hematuria) Recurring Symptoms None Recurring Urinary Incontinence in Children (urinary incontinence) Abdominal pain, and/or vomiting due to blockage (obstruction) of urine flow Children who have urinary obstruction are also at increased risk for significant urinary bleeding after a minor injury because the kidney is under pressure. 