[Outpatient surgical treatment of urogenital diseases in children].
A surgical unit and day hospital at the children's hospital in the town of Cheboksary were set up 7 years ago. Their personnel includes children's surgeons, urologist, anesthesiologist, traumatologist, nurses. Selection of children with diseases and anomalies of the urogenital system was conducted by the urologist, children's surgeons and anesthesiologist. The criteria of the selection are the following: age over 3 years, absence of chronic cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, consent of the child and parents for outpatient surgical treatment. A total of 6519 operations were performed: 69 for cryptorchidism, 799 for varicocele, 294 for hydrocele. In postoperative period the parents consulted the surgeons. Complications were rare. Only 2 children needed 1-day rehospitalization.
Gazymova
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Akinfiev
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Volosnov
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome