A Clinical Survey on the Nephrectomized Patients / 대한비뇨기과학회지

ABSTRACT

A clinical survey was made on 77 nephrectomized patients in the Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, during the period from January 1970 to August 1978. The results were as follows 1. The total number of in-patients during the period was estimated to 1,269 and of which nephrectomies were performed in 77 of the 754 total urologic operations (10.2%). 2. Patients ranged in age from 5 months to 73 years and there were 41 males and 33 females or a male to female ratio being 1.33 to 1. 3. The causative diseases of the operated kidneys were renal tuberculosis (41.6%), renal neoplasms (22. 5%), renal injury (10.4%) hydronephrosis (10.4%) pyelitis or pyonephrosis (6.4%) calculus pyonephrosis (5.2)in order. 4. Anterior abdominal approach was most frequently employed (66.2%) 5. Among the transfused patients who nephrectomized, the average amount of transfused whole blood were 586cc in renal tuberculosis, 1,240cc in renal neoplasia and 1.467cc in renal injury. 6. Postoperative complications included 4 cases of wound infection, 2 postoperative transient paralytic ileus, 1 pneumonia and 1 pneumothorax.