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We report a rare case of a 4-year-old girl with involuntary watering of eyes and facial redness during painless voiding since early infancy. Here, we describe her response to urotherapy with improvement of involuntary tearing during micturition, which although neither life threatening nor debilitating, may be quite bothersome for children and their parents, leading to anxiety, emotional burden, or...
To assesses the surgical and functional efficacy of corporoplasty with buccal mucosa graft, patients and partner's satisfaction, and the low cost of this operation. Biocompatible tissues are frequently used during corporoplasty, but they are expensive and often do not match the thickness and elasticity of the tunica albuginea, leading to fibrosis and scar retraction. Buccal mucosa graft is not usually...
The use of endourology training models is on the rise. Surgical practice is moving toward a more minimally invasive approach and deficits in surgical exposure by enforcement of the European Working Time Directive call for simulation models to be anatomically sound. Thiel-embalmed cadavers have been found to demonstrate efficacy in tissue quality, elasticity, and handling in addition to playing a role...
To examine the role of urinary chlamydial infection in patients with chronic prostatitis and/or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP-CPPS).We recruited men aged 18-55 years over 4 years. We excluded patients with acute urethritis and any acute genitourinary infections. The participants evaluated their CP-CPPS–like symptoms with the Korean version National Institutes of Health–Chronic Prostatitis Symptom...
Proximal corporospongiosal shunts are used for the most refractory cases of priapism. Here, we present the case of a 58-year-old man whose priapism was only partially responsive to phenylephrine injections and distal shunting. Proximal shunting was required, and he subsequently developed fistulization of the proximal penile urethra into the skin and the corpora cavernosa. The formation of simultaneous...
To demonstrate the ability of the nCounter Analysis System, a nanowire technology, to sensitively and accurately detect cancer-testis antigens (CTAs) in men with prostate cancer and correlate them with disease parameters. The clinical implementation of novel biomarkers is necessary to provide for individual disease treatment planning for men with prostate cancer. The CTAs, as cancer-associated biomarkers...
To investigate the prevalence of high-grade or insignificant prostate cancer in Korean men with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of 3.0-4.0 ng/mL.The medical records of 4233 consecutive men with PSA levels of 3.0-10.0 ng/mL, who underwent prostate biopsy between 2007 and 2012 at our institute, were reviewed. The clinicopathologic characteristics were compared between patients with a PSA level...
To assess rates of treatment-related complications after radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy monotherapy, using propensity score matching to account for baseline differences between these patient populations.On the basis of a population-based study of men undergoing surgery or radiotherapy for prostate cancer in Ontario between 2002 and 2009, we undertook a propensity score–matched analysis including...
To evaluate the hospitalization rates in 2 pre–prostate biopsy antibiotic protocols.Two prebiopsy protocols were compared. CiproAlone required ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily starting 1 day before biopsy and continuing for 3 days after biopsy (4 days total). Diabetic patients were prescribed ciprofloxacin for 4 days after biopsy. CiproCeft required 1 dose of oral ciprofloxacin 500 mg 1 hour before...
To evaluate programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder in relationship with tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells.Tissue microarrays were prepared from 56 cystectomy specimens performed at our hospital (1994-2002). PD-L1 immunoexpression was assessed using the murine antihuman PD-L1 monoclonal antibody 5H1. Extent of membranous PD-L1 expression was assigned in each...
Introduction: To investigate the effect of penile degloving in combination with penoscrotal angle reconstruction for the correction of concealed penis. Technical Considerations: A foreskin circumcision incision was made along the coronal sulcus. After a sharp dissection under the superficial layer of tunica albuginea, the penile shaft was degloved to release the fibrous bands of the tunica dartos...
To describe a simplified laparoscopic approach for the management of vesicovaginal fistula (VVF), with the specific aim of decreasing laparoscopic intracorporeal suturing and to highlight our results with this simplified approach.A retrospective chart review was carried out to all patients who underwent VVF repair at our institute by the “simplified laparoscopic approach” between January 2011 and...
To determine whether an avatar-based, online, self-management program is an effective therapeutic approach for women with overactive bladder (OAB). OAB is a highly prevalent symptom complex that significantly impacts health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Behavioral interventions can produce substantial improvement in symptoms and HRQOL. Online education programs offer patients with OAB an alternative...
To compare the outcomes of patients with biopsy-proven renal cell carcinoma (RCC), benign tumors (BTs), and nondiagnostic (ND) biopsies after renal cryoablation (RC).We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 114 patients who underwent RC between 2003 and 2013. Patients were stratified according to biopsy histopathology results—RCC, BT, and ND biopsy. We recorded patient demographics and tumor...
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