A Clinical Survey on Diseases of Pediatric Urology.
- Author:
Byung Jae RA
1
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
pediatric urology
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Child;
Female;
Hernia, Inguinal;
Humans;
Jeollanam-do;
Kidney;
Length of Stay;
Male;
Nephrectomy;
Orchiopexy;
Schools, Medical;
Testis;
Urethra;
Urinary Bladder;
Urolithiasis;
Urology*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1979;20(3):314-319
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
A clinical survey on Korean children patients (under 15 years old ) admitted to the Department of Urology, Chonnam University Medical School, during the 10 year period from January 1968 to December 1977 was made . The results were as follows: 1. Among 1354 cases of in-patients for the past 10 years, 145 cases were pediatric urologic patients or 10.7 %. 2. The ratio of male to female pediatric in-patients was 3.4 : 1. 3. School children (6 to 12 years of age) were most frequently seen (42.1 %). 4. The most common disease was genitourinary anomaly, 37.2 % of all cases, the genitourinary tumor, 15.2 %, genitourinary injury, 14.5 %, urinary lithiasis , 10. 3 %, and inguinal hernia. 4.8 %. 5. The most frequently involved organ was urethra (34. 5 %), followed by kidney ( 28.3 %) testis (14.5 %) and bladder (9. 0 %). 6. The most common duration of hospital stay was from 1 to 2 weeks ( 52. 4 %). 7. Of 145 cases, 114 operations were performed in 100 cases (69 %). The most common operation was urethroplasty (21.1 %), chordectomy (14.9 %), orchiopexy (12.3 %) nephrectomy (10.5 %) and cystolithotomy (9.6 %) in that order.
