Clinical Observation on the Cryptorchism / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A Clinical observation was made on 52 patients of cryptorchism who had been admitted to the Department of Urology, Korea General Hospital during the 8 years period from June, 1972 to May, 1980. The following results were obtained : 1. Patients ranged in age from 2 to 36 years and only 19 cases (37. 3%) visited our hospital in the preschool age. 2. Bilateral cryptorchism was found in 9 cases (17.3%) and of the unilateral 43 cases, right in 19 cases, and left in 24 cases. 3. Of the 61 testes, 33 (51. 1%) were located in the inguinal canal, 13 (21.3%) in the subinguinal region and 8 (13. 1%) in the abdomen. 4. Associated diseases and complications were found in 47 cases (90. 5%) and the most common diseases were hernia, which was found in 39 cases (75. 0%). 5. Treatment consisted of preoperative HCG injection in the dosage of 5,000 to 12,000 I. U on 6 prepubertal cases and 57 orchiopexies (93.4%) and 4 orchiectomies (6. 6%).

A Case of Retrocaval Ureter / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Retrocaval ureter is a rare congenital anomaly and its embryologic error is probably one of the vena cava rather than the ureter. Since 1893, when Hocbstetter first described this condition, about 200 cases have been reported. Herein we added a case of retrocaval ureter in 26 years old man.

Malakoplakia of Urinary Bladder Misdiagnosed as a Cancer / 대한비뇨기과학회지

This report deals with a case of malakoplakia of urinary bladder in a 68 year old female. The lesion of malakoplakia has been misdiagnosed as a neoplasm on several occasions in other institutes. This disease has been reported seldomly, and many urologists and pathologists alike have been unfamiliar to the lesion. An emphasis on the clinicopathologic features is made in order to prevent the serious misdiagnosis. The pertinent literatures are reviewed.

Statistical Observation on In-patients of the Department of Urology in the Past 5 Years / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A statistical observation was made on 680 in-patients with age distribution and operative procedures in the Department of Urology, Korea General Hospital, during the period from January 1, 1973 to December 31, 1977.

A Case of Congenital Patent Urachus / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Urachal anomalies are very rare. Since Cabrolius' report of patent urachus in 1550, only 315 cases have been collected in the literature. Failure of the urachal lumen to close and completely obliterate causes one of several anomalies. These have been classified into four distinct entities by Blichert-Tott and Neilsen, Who also tabulated the incidence of each variant in the 315 reported cases : patent urachus , 48 per cent ; urachal cyst , 31 percent ; urachal sinus or alternating sinus, 18 per cent , and vesicourachal diverticulum, per cent . A brief discussion of embryology, symptoms , histopathology , diagnosis and treatment is made and a case of congenital patent urachus is reported here at Korea General Hospital.