Adolescent urology: developing lifelong care for congenital anomalies

摘要: Complex congenital urological anomalies often necessitate ongoing clinical and surgical management as patients reach adulthood beyond. However, adolescent lifelong care of such conditions is a relatively new specialty, approaches to transitional health require further development. Thus, although literature relating the use in urology are lacking, we able draw upon experience models from other specialties. Urological might complicate an individual's development, particularly during adolescence, which represents time rapid considerable change most aspects life. During this period, increased independence responsibility, necessitating shift parent-driven patient-driven care, desire develop important intimate social relationships can affect patient's ability cope with, manage, disease. These factors also influence health-care providers deliver adequate treatment. In particular, consideration effect condition or its treatment on capacity live normal life important. A multidisciplinary approach essential overcoming these issues. Furthermore, diagnostic registries, well increase number adult-focused urologists willing participate transition paediatric adult needed enable provision optimal patient for future.