A Clinical Observation on Disease of Pediatric Urology

Park, Kwang Mann

Abstract

A clinical observation was made on 62 cases of pediatric Urology in Korean children who had been admitted to Department of Urology, National Medical Center, from January. 1. l969 to June. 30. 1973. The results are as follows. 1) 725 cases were Urologic patients, 62 cases were pediatric Urologic patients giving a ratio of 8.6%. 2) The most common disease were genitourinary tract anomaly giving a ratio of 45.2%. The hydrocele was 29%, Genitourinary tumor. 13%, G-U injury 6.4%, Urinary lithiasis 3.2%. Tuberculosis 3.2% 3) The most common involved organ was in testis giving a ratio of 53.9%. Urethral disease was 20%, renal disease 12.3%, penile disease 4.6%, bladder disease 3%. 4) The most frequent period of admission was from 1 week to 2 weeks (53.2%). 5) The most common symptom and sign was scrotal swelling in 20 cases. Absence of scrotal contents were in 15 cases, abnormal position of urethral meatus and hematuria were 14 cases respectively, and bladder irritating symptom 13 cases. 6) Of 62 cases, 58 operations were performed in 55 cases. The most common operation was hydrocelectomy in 18 cases. Orchiopexy was performed in 14 cases, chordectomy in 7 cases, and nephrectomy in 5 cases.