和歌山県立医科大学泌尿器科教室における過去10年間の小児泌尿器患者統計

Abstract

As many authors have indicated, the pediatric patients have gradually increased in recent urological division. 3281 children visited the department of urology of Wakayama Medical College during last ten years, showing an increase in number every year. Herein we described the clinical statistics from 1968 to 1977 in detail. The results are as follows: 1) The number of pediatric outpatients was 3281 (2452 males & 829 females) and that of pediatric inpatients was 508 (418 males & 90 females). They corresponded to about 15% of whole urological patients. 2) Congenital disorders, nonspecific inflammatoric diseases and functional urinary disturbances were the most common diseases. 3) As other important cases, 43 injuries, 33 urolithiasis and 29 neoplasms were recognized. 4) 24 out of 29 neoplasms were malignant and 19 were alive as of December 31, 1977. 5) The number of operations was 426 and the majority of them were carried out for congenital disorders.