A Clinical Observation on Disease of Pediatric Urology / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical observation was made on the pediatric patients (under 15 years old) who had been admitted to the Department of Urology, Chungnam National University Hospita1, during the 6 year period from March. 1974 to February, 1980. The results were as follows 1. During the period, pediatric in-patients were 101 of 825 total urologic in-patients giving a ratio of 12.2%. 2. The proportion of male to female pediatric in-patient was 681. 3. The school children(6 to 12 years of age) were most frequently seen and giving a rate of 49.5% of pediatric in-patients. 4. The most common disease was genitourinary anomaly giving a ratio of 45.5%. The hydrocele was 22.8%, genitourinary injury 11.9%, tumor 7.9%, renal tuberculosis 2% and others 9.9% 5. The most frequently involved organ was testis and scrotum giving a ratio of 52.4%, followed by urethra 21.8%, kidney 16.8% and bladder 5.0%. 6. Among 86 of 101 cases, 103 operations were performed. The most common operation was hydrocelectomy in 23 cases. The other operations were orchiopexy in 22 cases. chordectomy in 11 cases, urethroplasty in 11 cases, nephrectomy in 7 cases, hernioplasty in 6 cases and others. 7. The most common duration of hospital stay was from 1 to 2 weeks(55.4%).