A Clinical Observation on Injuries of Genito-Urinary Tract / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A clinical observation was made on the injuries of Genito-Urinary tract of the in-patient in the Department of Urology, Seoul National Medical Center during the period from January. 1970, to December, 1973. This result are as follows. 1) Of 545 cases hospitalized, 67 cases were injury of genitourinary tract, giving a ratio of 12.3%. Automobile accident was the most frequent cause of the injury (43.3%) and the next was kick and blow, straddle injury, etc. 2) most favorable age was in from 20 to 40 years for 60%. The sex ratio, male to female, was 5:1. 3) The urethra was involved most frequently (41.8%), the kidney in 23.8%, the bladder in 16.4% the external genitalia in 12%, and the ureter in 6%. 4) Operation was performed in 4 cases of 16 renal injuries. 5) Of 28 cases of urethral injuries, 12 cases were associated with pelvic bone fracture.

A Clinical Observation on Disease of Pediatric Urology / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A clinical observation was made on 62 cases of pediatric Urology in Korean children who had been admitted to Department of Urology, National Medical Center, from January. 1. l969 to June. 30. 1973. The results are as follows. 1) 725 cases were Urologic patients, 62 cases were pediatric Urologic patients giving a ratio of 8.6%. 2) The most common disease were genitourinary tract anomaly giving a ratio of 45.2%. The hydrocele was 29%, Genitourinary tumor. 13%, G-U injury 6.4%, Urinary lithiasis 3.2%. Tuberculosis 3.2% 3) The most common involved organ was in testis giving a ratio of 53.9%. Urethral disease was 20%, renal disease 12.3%, penile disease 4.6%, bladder disease 3%. 4) The most frequent period of admission was from 1 week to 2 weeks (53.2%). 5) The most common symptom and sign was scrotal swelling in 20 cases. Absence of scrotal contents were in 15 cases, abnormal position of urethral meatus and hematuria were 14 cases respectively, and bladder irritating symptom 13 cases. 6) Of 62 cases, 58 operations were performed in 55 cases. The most common operation was hydrocelectomy in 18 cases. Orchiopexy was performed in 14 cases, chordectomy in 7 cases, and nephrectomy in 5 cases.