Nephrology Service | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

The Nephrology Service is a key referral centre in Singapore, managing a large number of wide-ranging kidney diseases among children.

The service provides assessment, treatment and management of a wide variety of renal illnesses such as:

Nephrotic Syndrome and various glomerulonephritis
Urinary tract infection/ Urosepsis
Vesicoureteric reflux and reflux nephropathy
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT)
Renal genetic disorders
Hypertension
Voiding problems
Acute renal failure
Chronic kidney disease

We are fully equipped with supportive facilities for optimal management of patients. These include real-time ultrasound guided renal biopsies with full histopathological reports; detailed imaging and functional studies of the kidneys and the renal tract e.g. DMSA, MAG3, uroflowmetry and urodynamic studies.

Outpatient Clinics:

General Nephrology Clinic (Monday – Friday)
Voiding Problem Clinic (Wednesday)

Tags: Kidney; Nephrology

Contact Information

Clinic K and M, Children’s Tower, Level 1
Clinic T, Children’s Tower, Level 2

Conditions We Treat

Acute renal failure Chronic kidney disease Glomerular diseases including asymptomatic microhaematuria and proteinuria Hypertension Nephrotic Syndrome and various glomerulonephritis Renal genetic disorders Structural anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract Urinary tract infection/ Urosepsis Vesicoureteric reflux and reflux nephropathy Voiding problems

Treatments Offered / Procedure & Surgeries

Renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure. Treatment for the range of conditions as shared above. Ultrasound guided kidney biopsy

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