All issues > Volume 37(8); 1994

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(8):1092-1096. Published online August 15, 1994.

Clinical Observation of urinary Tract Anomalies

In Hee IH Jung¹, Hong Jin HJ Lee¹, Sang Joo SJ Han¹, Won Il WI Park¹, Kyung Ja KJ Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea

Abstract

Urinary tract anomaly is the most common anomaly in childhood. We reviewed medical records of 45 patients who were confirmed urinary tract anomalies on radiologic studies as Chuncheon Sacred Hospital, from Dec. 1984 to Sep. 1992. We analyzed incidence and clinical characteristics of urinary tract anomalies. The results obtained were as follows: 1) The age distrtibution were: 17 cases (37.8%) under 3 years, 6 cases (13.3%) from 4 to 6 years, 10 cases (22.2%) from 7 to 9 cases (20.0%) from 10 to 12 years and 3 cases (6.7%) from 13 to 15 years. 2) main symptoms were fever, dysuria and hematuria. 3) 26 cases (59.8%) were combined with urinary tract infection, and main causative organism were E. coli and Staphylococcus. 4) The most common anomalies were hydronephrosis, duplication of urinary tract and renal agenesis in order of sequence. 5) 34 cases (75.6%) were simple anomaly and 11 cases (24.4%) were complex anomalies. 6) Operative correction was needed on 20 cases.

Keywords :Urinary tract anomaly, Urinary tract infection