Five cases of Congenital Hydronephrosis in Infancy.
- Author:
Chul LEE
1
;
Hong Kyu LEE
;
Jae Song KIM
;
Dong Gwan HAN
;
Duk Jin YUN
;
Jin Moo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrcs, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Constriction, Pathologic;
Humans;
Hydronephrosis*;
Infant;
Male;
Nephrectomy
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1978;21(5):396-402
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
