A Clinical Observation on Disease of Pediatric Urology

Park, Chong Chul

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on the diseases of pediatric urology in the Department of Urology, Seoul National University Hospital during the period from January, 1965 to August, 1972. The results are as follows. 1) Of 2,174 cases hospitalized, 164 cases were pediatric urologic patient giving a rate of 7.1%. 2) The most common disease was geuitourinary anomaly giving a ratio of 51.9%. The genitourinary tumor was 11.7%, hydrocele 9.1%, G-U injury 8.4%. urinary lithiasis 5.8% and tuberculosis 3. 9%. 3) The most common involved organ was in urethra giving a ratio of 40.2%. Testicular disease was 28. 3%, renal disease 14.4%, penile disease 5. 6%. bladder disease 4.4%. 4) The most common symptoms and signs was abnormal position of urethral meatus in 38 cases. Bladder irritating symptoms were in 26 cases, scrotal swelling and absence of scrotal content in 25 cases respectively and hematuria 22 cases. 5) Of 154 cases, 120 operations were performed in 117 cases. The most common operation was chordectomy in 30 cases. Orchiopexy was performed in 20 cases, nephrectomy in 14 cases, and second stage of Denis browne operation in 8 cases.