Clinical Observation on the Disease of Pediatric Urology / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical observation was made on the case of pediatric urological disease who had been admitted to the Department of Urology, Korea University Hospital during the period of 8 years and one month from September 1, 1972 to September 30, 1980. 1) Of 1977 cases hospitalized in the GU Dept., 229 cases were pediatric urological patient giving a rare of 11.5% and the ratio between male and female was 5.81. 2) The most commonly involved organ was, scrotal contents (31. 6%). Urethral diseases were 23. 6%, penile diseases 13.6%, and renal diseases 12.4%. 3) The most common diseases were genito-urinary anomalies (62. 8%). The injuries of G-U tract were 22%, nonspecific infections 7.6%, V-U reflux 4.8%, urinary lithiasis 4%. 4) The most common symptom and sign were absence of scrotal contents in 48 cases. Abnormal position of urethral meatus was seen in 36 case, Scrotal swelling in 23 cases, curved penile shaft in 16 cases, flank pain in 15 cases. 5) Operation was performed in 176 cases (76. 9%). 6) Orchiopexy was performed in 43 cases (24. 4%), circumcision in 42 cases (23. 9%), urerhroplasty in 16 cases (9.1 %), hydrocelectomy in 41 cases (8%), chordectomy in 13 cases (24 %).