Essentially undesired reoperations in urology

1. 1, 265 operations were performed at our department fo r past five years (1964-68), and 85 (6.6 %) of them were obliged to have the second surgical intervention which were essentially undesired. 2. The second operations consisted of resuture of the wound 51, hemostasis 10, closure of the urinary fistula 6, removal of the organ 4, laparotomy 4, urinary diversion 4 and incision of the abscess 3. 3. Discussio n s were made on the causes which necessitated reoperations as well as on the relation with the original operations.