Korean J Androl.  2011 Dec;29(3):218-222. 10.5534/kja.2011.29.3.218.

The Prevalence of Urologic Disease in Young Men Based on a Review of Korean Military Conscription Examination Results

• Song PH
• Kwon ST
• Kim HT
• Moon KH

• KMID: 2226455
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5534/kja.2011.29.3.218

Abstract

PURPOSE
We aimed to elucidate the prevalence of urologic disease in young men by reviewing the results of military conscription examinations in the Republic of Korea.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The results of 615,382 conscription examinations undertaken by the military manpower administration offices in Seoul, Korea from January, 2006 to December, 2007 were reviewed. The physical examinations were conducted based on the Ministry of National Defense implementing ordinance No. 590.
RESULTS
Twenty eight hundred fifty-three (0.46%) examinees were found to have urologic diseases, among which urinary tract infection was the most frequent (0.16%) single disease entity, followed by testicular absence (0.12%), single kidney (0.05%), varicocele (0.04%), urolithiais (0.03%), and cryptorchidism (0.01%). Among the 16 examinees with penile amputation, 15 had been surgically amputated due to gender identity problems.
CONCLUSIONS
With modifications of the Korean conscription examination and long-term evaluation, its results could help elucidate the prevalence of urologic diseases in young males in Korea.

Keyword

Young adult; Urologic diseases; Prevalence

MeSH Terms

Amputation
Cryptorchidism
Gender Identity
Humans
Kidney
Korea
Male
Military Personnel
Physical Examination
Prevalence
Urinary Tract Infections
Urologic Diseases
Varicocele
Young Adult

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