title: Pediatric genitourinary emergencies.
abstract: Pediatric medical complaints and differential diagnoses often vary from adults, requiring a specialized knowledge base and behavioral skill set. This article addresses a variety of congenital and acquired pediatric genitourinary disorders. Genitourinary emergencies include paraphismosis, priapism, serious infection, significant traumatic injury and gonadal torsion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA. norinemcgrath@gmail.com
authors.forename: Norine A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology