New Technologies in Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Urology
A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nephrology & Urology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 82
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pediatric urology; pediatric surgery; minimally invasive and robot-assisted surgery; hydronephrosis; endourology; bladder exstrophy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to serve as Guest Editor for this Special Issue of Children, “New Technologies in Diagnosis and Treatment in Pediatric Urology”.
Pediatric urology is undergoing dynamic growth, driven by rapid advances in technology, surgical innovation, and interdisciplinary research. It is now at the interface of precision diagnostics, digital medicine, and minimally invasive surgery. Genomics-based personalized medicine tailors treatments to congenital anomalies and inherited urological disorders. At the same time, regenerative approaches—such as stem cell therapy and tissue engineering—are offering new possibilities for managing bladder dysfunction and urethral reconstruction.
Equally important are the growing fields of transitional urology, which ensures continuity of care for adolescents with lifelong urological conditions, and fertility preservation, which is becoming a critical consideration for patients undergoing gonadotoxic therapies or living with congenital disorders.
As the field continues to evolve, there is a clear need for robust, peer-reviewed research to validate emerging therapies and guide clinical practice. This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advances and foster collaboration across multiple disciplines to improve outcomes for children and adolescents with urological conditions.
This Special Issue welcomes the submission of studies that move the field from promise to practice, including rigorous original research, systematic reviews (PRISMA), high-quality case series, technical notes, registries, and consensus statements.
Manuscript Types: Original research, systematic/scoping reviews, meta-analyses, short communications, technical notes, high-quality case reports/series, protocols, and consensus statements (PRISMA/CONSORT where applicable).
Topics of interest (illustrative, but not limited to the following):
Precision diagnostics in CAKUT/VUR/DSD, genotype–phenotype correlations, and implementation science.
AI/automation in imaging, risk prediction, operative planning, and reporting/validation frameworks.
MIS and robotics: outcomes and indications (pyeloplasty, ureteral reimplantation, reconstructive procedures), endourology (RIRS, mini-/micro-PCNL), and stone disease.
Neurogenic bladder and transition (spinal dysraphism): long-term renal protection, continence, self-management, and adolescent-to-adult transfer.
Fertility preservation in congenital anomalies and gonadotoxic therapies, and ethics.
Quality improvement/ERAS, radiation stewardship, PROMs/PREMs, global pediatric urology, and resource-limited settings.
Dr. Andrzej Gołębiewski
Dr. Michał Maternik
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- personalized medicine
- minimally invasive surgery
- robotic-assisted surgery
- prenatal interventions
- genetic diagnostics
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
- artificial intelligence
- emerging therapies
- transitional urology
- fertility preservation
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