A Clinical Observation on Disease of Pediatric Urology

Kim, Ho Sung; Park, Yang Il

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on the patients who had been admitted to the Department of Urology, Chosun University Hospital during the period from January, 1972 to December, 1979. The results were as follows 1. Pediatric patients were 78 of 867 total urologic patients giving the rate of 9.0%. The ratio of male to female pediatric in-patients was 7.7:1. 2. School children (6 to 12 years of age) were most frequently seen(39.7%). 3. The most common disease was genitourinary anomaly a ratio of 32.1%. The other diseases were hydrocele in 16.7%, stone in 9%, tumor and non specific infection in 6.4%. 4. The most frequently involved organ was testis in 25 cases (32.1%). The others were urethral disease in 24 cases (30.8%), renal disease in 13 cases (16.7%), vesical disease in 4 cases (5.1%), ureteral disease in 3 cases (3.8%) and penile disease in 2 cases (2.6%). 5. Of 78 patients, 68 operations were performed in 59 patients. The most common operation was hydrocelectomy in 13 cases. The other operations were orchiopexy in 11 cases, urethroplasty in 10 cases, correction of chordee in cases, lithotomy in 7 cases and circumcision in 2 cases. 6. The most common duration of hospitalization was from 1 to 2 weeks.(52.6%).