Mobilization of the Urethra in the Surgical Treatment of Hypospadias: Report of a Case / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Urethral mobilization is an adjunctive surgical technique for improving the position of the urethral meatus in a hypospadias operation. In our patient with mild degree of hypospadias and chordee the mobilized urethral meatus was placed out onto the glans without constructing a neourethra.

A Clinical Observation on Non-visualizing Kidney / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A clinical observation was made on the non-visualizing kidneys of the inpatients and outpatients in the Department of Urology, Chosun University Hospital during the period from January 1979 to December 1981. The results were as follows. 1. IVP was performed on 849 cases. Among these 131 cases revealed non-visualizing kidney at the rate of 15.4%. 2. Male and female was in the ratio of 1.4:1 and the largest percentage (26%)of the patients was in the fourth decade. 3. Of the causes of non-visualizing kidney, the parenchymal origin was more common than obstructive origin and the renal tuberculosis was the most common disease (43 cases). 4. About a third of 131 non-visualizing kidneys showed abnormal renal function. 5. Operation was performed in 93 patients (71%).

A Clinical Observation on Tumors of the Genitourinary Tract / 대한비뇨기과학회지

A clinical observation was made on 216 cases of genitourinary tract tumors of the impatients in the Department of Urology, Chosun University Hospital during the 10 years, from January 1972 to December 1981. The results were as follows: 1. During this period, of 1282 cases hospitalized, 216 cases (180 males, 36 females) had tumors of the genitourinary tract, at the rate of 16.8%. 2. The male to female ratio was 5:1 (180:36). 3. The majority of the patients(88.4%) were distributed over age of 40 years. 4. The prostate was the most commonly involved organ (51.3%) and the tumors of the bladder, kidney, testis, penis, pelvis, ureter, urethra were in order. 5. Histopathologically, B.P.H. was observed in 43.1% of all operative tumors, transitional cell carcinoma of bladder in 28.1% and renal cell carcinoma in 5.6%. 6. Operations were performed in 160 patients (74.1%).

Two Cases of Giant Hydronephrosis / 대한비뇨기과학회지

We experienced two cases of giant hydronephrosis which contained 1,800, 1,200 cc of urine. It was caused by renal stone and congenital ureteropelvic junction stricture.