My 2.5-year-old son has had back surgery, he walks and is not catheterized, so far he has had good urine results. Now he got a protein of 23.7 mg. What can this mean and what is it related to?
Protein in the urine can be either kidney origin or broken leukocyte protein when there is a large number of white blood cells (leukocytes) in the urine. In the case of the correct number of leukocytes in the urine (up to 10 in the field of view), consult a nephrologist who, after performing appropriate tests, including daily urine collection, will determine how much protein is lost in the urine and whether the loss is significant.
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Lidia Skobejko-WłodarskaSpecialist in pediatric urology and surgery. She obtained the title of European specialist in pediatric urology - fellow of the European Academy for Pediatric Urology (FEAPU). For many years he has been dealing with the treatment of bladder and urethral dysfunction, especially neurogenic vesico-urethral dysfunction (neurogenic bladder) in children, adolescents and young adults, using for this purpose not only pharmacological and conservative but also surgical methods. She was the first in Poland to start large-scale urodynamic tests, allowing to determine the function of the bladder in children. He is the author of many works on bladder dysfunction and urinary incontinence.
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