Comprehensive care for urological disease: Pediatric urology and adult urology are not mutually exclusive

摘要

Although a clear demarcation exists between patients served by pediatric and adult urologists, several diseases transcend these traditional models and reinforce the need for a comprehensive treatment program that serves the life of the patient. As opposed to known conditions such as spina bifida that lend themselves to a seamless transition from the pediatric to the adult urologist, in this issue of The Journal 2 articles focus on primary pediatric urology conditions that, although adequately treated, may resurface later in life with new urological symptoms. Other conditions such as voiding dysfunction and posterior urethral valves (PUV) may share similar relationships. These diseases serve as a reminder that treatment of the primary urological condition in childhood may serve as a marker of adult urological disease. These associations should serve as a basis for research endeavors that rely on a collaborative effort among all urologists who focus on treatment as a continuum rather than mutually exclusive pediatric and adult urological disease.