A statistical observation was made on congenital anomalies of the genito-urinary tracts of the out-patients and in-patients in the Department of Urology, Han Ill Hospital during the period April, 1969 through Mar. 1970 and the following results were obtained.
I. Statistics on out-patients.
1) During the period, 2,115 cases (1.653 males, 462 females) bad seen at our out-patient Department, 53 cases (40 males, 13 females) bad congenital anomalies of the genito-urinary tracts, giving a rate of 2.5% (male 1.9%, female 0. 6%).
2) Of 53 cases, 49 cases (92.5%) were seen by us at the ages of 39 years or below, and 4 cases (7.6%) at the ages of 40 years or above.
3) Of the anomalies (54.7%) were in penile. 13 cases (24.5%) in renal, 5 cases (9.4%) in ureteral, 3 cases (5.7%) in urethral and 3 cases (5.7%) in testicular.
4) Congenital complete phimosis was observed in 54. 7% of all the anomalies, wandering kidney in 13.3%, ureterocele in 5.7% and hypospadia in 5. 7%.
II. Statistics on in-patients
1) During the period, of 156 cases hospitalized (96 males, 60 females), 11 cases (4 males, 7 females) had congenital anomalies of the genito-urinary tracts, giving a rate of 7.1% (male: 2. 6%, female: 4.5%).
2) Of 11 cases, 10 cases (90.9%) were seen by us at the ages of 40 years or above.
3) Of the anomalies, 7 cases (63.6%) were in renal, 3 cases (27.3%) in ureteral, 1 case (9.1%) in urethral.
4) Wandering kidney was observed in 27.3% of all anomalies, ureterocele in 18.2% and double kidney in 18.2%.
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