A Clinical Observation on the Pediatric Diseases in Urology

Park, Tong Choon

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on the pediatric patients (under 16 years of age) visited the Department of Urology, Kyungpook National University Hospital during the last l0 years from 1963 to 1972. The results obtained were as follows; 1) of 12,752 total urologic patients, 1,127 were pediatric outpatients (8.8%),and pediatric inpatients were 122 of 1,O54 total urologic inpatients (11.5%) 2) The annual average number of pediatric outpatients was 113, and it revealed the tendency that the pediatric urologic patients had been on the increase yearly since 1967. 3) The proportion of male to female pediatric out-patients was 4.2:1. and that of pediatric inpatients was 6. 6:1. 4) The preschool children (1 to 6 years of age) were most frequently seen, and giving a rate of 37.7% of the pediatric outpatients and 36.9% of the pediatric inpatients. 5) The congenital malformations represented phimosis, cryptorchism and hypospadia were most frequent (26.2%). followed by the non-specific infections of urogenital tract (21.7%), the hydroceles (16.5%). and the diseases of mioturition disturbance (10.5%) in the pediatric outpatients. 6) The congenital malformations were also seen most frequently (29.0%). followed by the injuries to the urogenital tract (21.0%). the hydroceles (15.9%). the urolithiases (10.1%). the urogenital tumors (10.1 %), and the urogenital tuberculoses (8.7%) in the pediatric inpatients. 7) One hundred and five operation were performed in 96 of 122 pediatric inpatients. Orchiopexies were most frequently performed (17.1%). and hydocelectomies (15.2%), nephrectomies (12.4%), urethroplasties (11.4%), chordeectomies (9.5%), and orchitctomies (4.8%) followed in order.