J Korean Pediatr Soc.
1978 May;21(5):396-402.
Five cases of Congenital Hydronephrosis in Infancy
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrcs, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- 2Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- This is a clinical observation of five infants associated with congenital hydronephrosis experienced at the Pediatric Department of Severance Hospital. The results were as follows: 1. The age distribution was from one day to seven months with the sex radio of 4 : 1 with male predominance. 2. The signs most freguently found were palpable abdominal mass and abdominal distension. In three cases affected lesions were left, one was right the other was bilateral. Three cases treated by nephrectomy were stricture of ureteropelvic junction in three. Giant hydronephrosis were observed in two cases.
