MCh · FNB
40 Paediatric Urology Thesis Topics
Academic session 2026-2027 · 40 topics
This page lists 40 paediatric urology thesis topics for MCh and FNB candidates in India for the 2026-2027 academic session. Childhood urological disease is largely congenital and largely obstructive, and the central research question in almost every condition is the same: what happens to renal function and continence in the years after correction.
The paediatric urology thesis topics below cover hypospadias and its repair, posterior urethral valves, antenatally detected hydronephrosis, vesicoureteric reflux and urinary infection, undescended testis, neurogenic bladder, exstrophy and complex reconstruction, and paediatric stone disease. Forty rather than fifty, reflecting the size of this superspecialty.
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- A cross-sectional study of the anatomical types and severity of hypospadias at presentationGet protocol
- An observational study of the outcome of single stage hypospadias repairGet protocol
- A study of urethrocutaneous fistula and its determinants following hypospadias surgeryGet protocol
- A comparative study of complications between two techniques of hypospadias repairGet protocol
- An observational study of meatal stenosis and its management after hypospadias repairGet protocol
- A study of cosmetic outcome assessed by a validated score after hypospadias surgeryGet protocol
- An observational study of the age at surgery and its association with outcome in hypospadiasGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of associated anomalies in children presenting with hypospadiasGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children with posterior urethral valvesGet protocol
- An observational study of renal function at presentation and after valve ablationGet protocol
- A study of bladder dysfunction following valve ablation in childrenGet protocol
- An observational study of the age at diagnosis and its association with renal outcome in valve patientsGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of antenatally detected hydronephrosis and its postnatal courseGet protocol
- An observational study of the proportion of antenatally detected hydronephrosis requiring surgeryGet protocol
- A study of the predictors of surgical intervention in children with pelviureteric junction obstructionGet protocol
- An observational study of differential renal function change on scintigraphy after paediatric pyeloplastyGet protocol
- A comparative study of imaging findings before and after pyeloplasty in childrenGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the grading and clinical profile of children with vesicoureteric refluxGet protocol
- An observational study of the resolution of vesicoureteric reflux with conservative managementGet protocol
- A study of the outcome of endoscopic injection therapy for vesicoureteric refluxGet protocol
- An observational study of renal scarring detected on scintigraphy in children with refluxGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children with recurrent urinary tract infectionGet protocol
- A study of the yield of imaging after first febrile urinary tract infection in childrenGet protocol
- An observational study of bladder and bowel dysfunction among children with urinary infectionGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children with undescended testisGet protocol
- An observational study of the age at surgery and testicular position at presentationGet protocol
- A study of the outcome of orchidopexy and testicular volume at follow-upGet protocol
- An observational study of the operative findings in children with impalpable testisGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the management and outcome of children with testicular torsionGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical profile of children with neurogenic bladderGet protocol
- An observational study of urodynamic findings in children with spinal dysraphismGet protocol
- A study of clean intermittent catheterisation practice and compliance among caregiversGet protocol
- An observational study of renal function in children with neurogenic bladder over a defined periodGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the management and outcome of children with bladder exstrophyGet protocol
- An observational study of continence outcome following reconstruction in exstrophyGet protocol
- A study of the outcome of bladder augmentation procedures in childrenGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the clinical and metabolic profile of children with urolithiasisGet protocol
- An observational study of the outcome of endourological procedures for paediatric stone diseaseGet protocol
- A study of stone recurrence and its determinants in childrenGet protocol
- A cross-sectional study of the spectrum of disorders of sexual development presenting to a paediatric urology serviceGet protocol
Choosing a Paediatric Urology thesis topic
What outcomes are realistic in paediatric urology?
Operative complications, fistula and stricture rates after hypospadias repair, cosmetic and functional scores at three to six months, renal function on serum and scintigraphic measurement, resolution of hydronephrosis on imaging, continence at a defined age, and infection recurrence. Long term renal outcome after valve ablation needs a decade and cannot be delivered in a residency.
Are antenatally detected anomalies a good research subject?
They are among the best available. Antenatal ultrasonography now detects most significant urinary tract anomalies, which creates a defined cohort followed from birth. Studying the postnatal course, the proportion requiring intervention and the predictors of surgery gives a clean prospective design with an outcome inside the study window.
What sample size is realistic in paediatric urology?
Hypospadias and undescended testis present in reasonable numbers and support fifty to a hundred and fifty cases over eighteen months at a referral centre. Posterior urethral valves, exstrophy and complex reconstruction are uncommon, and studies there should cover every child treated during the period, often drawing on several years of records.
Thesis and protocol questions
How is a thesis topic different from a thesis protocol?
The topic is the title — the question a study sets out to answer, together with the population and the design. The protocol is the full document built around it: background, review of literature, aims and objectives, inclusion and exclusion criteria, sample size calculation, methodology, statistical plan, ethics considerations, consent documents and references. A topic is agreed with a guide first; the protocol is written afterwards and submitted to the institutional ethics committee.
When does a postgraduate thesis have to be submitted?
For most Indian postgraduate programmes the protocol is submitted within the first six months of joining, and the completed thesis is submitted at least six months before the final examination. Exact deadlines are set by the university, so the departmental circular for the current session takes precedence over any general timeline.
How is sample size decided for a postgraduate thesis?
Sample size follows from the primary objective, not the other way round. A prevalence study is powered from an expected proportion and an acceptable margin of error; a comparative study is powered from the expected difference between groups, the standard deviation, alpha and desired power. The figure should then be checked against the institution's actual case load for the study period, because a statistically ideal sample that cannot be recruited in the time available is not a workable plan.
Does a thesis topic need ethics committee approval?
Yes. Every postgraduate thesis involving human participants, human data or human samples requires clearance from the institutional ethics committee before data collection begins. Approval is granted on the protocol rather than on the title, and the submission usually includes the protocol, the participant information sheet and the consent form in English and in the local language.
What makes a topic realistic for a three-year postgraduate programme?
A workable topic can be completed at a single centre, with equipment and investigations that are already available in routine practice, within roughly eighteen months of data collection. Topics that depend on external funding, specialised assays, multicentre coordination or long follow-up tend to stall. Choosing a condition the department already sees in volume matters more than choosing a novel one.
Can a thesis be published as a research paper afterwards?
Yes, and it is generally expected. A thesis is usually condensed into a paper of around three to four thousand words, restructured into the standard introduction, methods, results and discussion format, with the review of literature shortened considerably. Journals differ in their requirements, and the ethics approval number from the original thesis is normally cited in the methods section.