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Orchiopexy* ; Testis*

Actinomycosis is a chronic suppurative and granulomatous bacterial infection characterized by contiguous spread, abscess formation and sinus tract formation. There are four clinical forms according to the lesional site, as 1) cervicofacial, 2) thoracic, 3) abdominal, and 4) disseminated form. Recently, we experienced a case of 54 year-old patient with left mandibular actinomycosis. The pathognomonic findings of actinomycosis is sulfur granule with multiple filaments in Gram-stain and the treatment of actinomycosis is surgical excision of mass or sinus tract with massive antibiotics (esp. Penicillin) therapy for 6 to 12 months.
Abscess ; Actinomycosis* ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Bacterial Infections ; Humans ; Penicillins ; Sulfur

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PURPOSE: During the last 10 years, a multitude of different ileal neobladders have been reported. The ureterointestinal anastomotic site stricture has been shown to be one of the most common late complications. To avoid the stricture, a new orthotopic ileal neobladder was constructed, with two chimneys and two afferent ileal limbs beside the reservoir. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-six men, with invasive bladder cancer, underwent a radical cystectomy, with the creation of a two chimney ileal neobladder. The mean follow-up was 18 months. The complications were assessed and divided into those related or unrelated to the urinary tract. The continence was evaluated using patient questionnaires. RESULTS: There was no case of an ureteroileal anastomotic site stricture. Five cases of vesicoureteral reflux were noted in the 52 ureteral units. Good, or satisfactory, day- and nighttime urinary continence was reported at the 6 month follow-up by 92.3 and 69.2% of patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The ileal neobladder with two chimneys would be an appropriate technique for the reduction of the ureteroileal anastomotic stricture rate and to overcome some of limitations of the ureteral length.
Constriction, Pathologic ; Cystectomy ; Extremities ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Ureter ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Urinary Diversion ; Urinary Tract ; Vesico-Ureteral Reflux

PURPOSE: Patients that had undergone transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) were evaluated to assess the influence of the amount of resected tissue on the symptomatic improvement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 42 men, with symptomatic BPH that had undergone TURP, were enrolled in this retrospective study. 20 and 22 patients with prostate volumes equal or less 30ml (group I) and greater than 30ml (group II), respectively, were evaluated. The resected tissue weight (RTW) and the resected tissue weight ratio (RTWR) were taken as preoperative parameters. The percent changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and in the Quality of Life, and the satisfaction score, were used as measures of the symptomatic outcomes. The symptomatic outcomes of the two groups were compared, and the correlations between the RTW and RTWR and the outcomes in each group assessed. RESULTS: All the symptomatic outcomes of group II were more favorable than those of group I. There were significant correlations between the RTW (and RTWR) and all three outcomes in group II, but there were no correlations between groups I and II. CONCLUSIONS: The patients with the smaller prostate volume (equal or less than 30ml in volume) had less symptomatic improvement after TURP, with no benefit in increasing the amount of resected tissue during TURP. It is recommended excessive resection for BPH should be avoided with a small prostate.
Humans ; Hyperplasia* ; Male ; Prostate* ; Prostatic Hyperplasia ; Quality of Life ; Retrospective Studies ; Transurethral Resection of Prostate

To investigate the role of angiogenesis in multiple myeloma (MM), bone marrow biopsy from 75 adults with newly diagnosed, untreated MM were evaluated. Microvessels were scored in at least 3 areas ( x 200 fields) of the highest microvessel density in representative sections of each bone marrow specimen using immunohistochemistry for CD34. Prognostic variables were also evaluated for the overall survival. Microvessel counts were significantly higher in patients with MM (n=69.42+/-9.67), compared with control (n=26.81+/-2.85). Microvessel density had a weak correlation with percentage of bone marrow plasma cells. By univariate analysis, age, beta2-microglobulin, serum albumin, serum creatinine, serum calcium, hemoglobin, platelet count, and bone marrow plasma cell percentage were correlated with survival. By multivariate analysis, age, serum albumin, serum creatinine, hemoglobin, platelet count and bone marrow plasma cell percentage were correlated with overall survival, whereas microvessel density was not. In summary, microvessel density in bone marrow of MM is significantly increased compared to control, but was not correlated with overall survival. Further studies regarding angiogeneic molecules are needed to determine the functional role of angiogenesis in MM.
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Bone Marrow/blood supply ; Endothelial Growth Factors/physiology ; Female ; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ; Human ; Lymphokines/physiology ; Male ; Microcirculation ; Middle Age ; Multiple Myeloma/therapy ; Multiple Myeloma/mortality ; Multiple Myeloma/blood supply* ; Neovascularization, Pathologic/physiopathology* ; Survival Rate

PURPOSE: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is treated by use of various protocols. We compared tamsulosin monotherapy with tamsulosin in combination with antibiotics or anti-inflammatory agents and evaluated the efficacy of these treatments in patients with CPPS. METHODS: Patients (n=107) who were younger than 55 years and diagnosed with CPPS were randomly assigned to treatment with tamsulosin at 0.2 mg (group A), tamsulosin at 0.2 mg plus anti-inflammatory drugs (group B) or tamsulosin at 0.2 mg plus antibiotics (group C) daily. We applied the National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) to evaluate 100 patients who were treated for 12 weeks (7 withdrew). Scores of the three groups were compared by analysis of variance and we also evaluated subscores, which included pain, voiding and quality of life (QoL). RESULTS: All three groups showed statistically significant decreases in NIH-CPSI score, IPSS and subscore scores (P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences between the groups except for the QoL domain of the IPSS (group A vs. C; P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Tamsulosin monotherapy for 12 weeks was effective for treating patients with CPPS, compared with combination therapy with antibiotics or anti-inflammatory drugs.
Academies and Institutes ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Anti-Inflammatory Agents ; Humans ; Pelvic Pain ; Prostate ; Prostatitis ; Quality of Life ; Sulfonamides

A case of a clear cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder is reported. A 48-year-old female was referred to our hospital complaining of gross hematuria and terminal dysuria. She had a nodular tumor, 3x4cm in diameter, located on the bladder neck, trigone and posterior urethra. The patient underwent anterior pelvic exenteration and urinary diversion with an ileal conduit. A histopathological examination revealed a tumor composed of cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm, and partly of cells with clear cytoplasm or hobnail-shaped cells, arranged in tubular and papillary architectures. This showed the findings of a clear cell adenocarcinoma of the bladder and urethra. The patient underwent 6 courses of adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-FU. The patient shows no evidence of recurrence or metastasis at the 8 month postoperative follow-up.
Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell* ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Cisplatin ; Cytoplasm ; Dysuria ; Eosinophils ; Female ; Fluorouracil ; Follow-Up Studies ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neck ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Pelvic Exenteration ; Recurrence ; Urethra ; Urinary Bladder* ; Urinary Diversion

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the radiological charactersitics related to the formation of peritumoral edema in meningiomas. METHODS: Fifty patients with meningioma were examined by magnetic resonance images and cerebral angiography. The predictive factors associated peritumoral edema, such as, tumor size, peritumoral rim (cerebrospinal fluid cleft), shape of tumor margin, signal intensity of tumor in T2WI, and pial blood supply were evaluated. RESULTS: Tumor size, peritumoral rim and pial blood supply correlated with peritumoral edema on univariate analyses. But in multivariate analyses, pial blood supply was statistically significant as a factor for peritumoral edema in meningioma. CONCLUSION: In our results, pial blood supply is significant contributing factor for peritumoral edema in meningioma.
Cerebral Angiography ; Edema* ; Humans ; Meningioma* ; Multivariate Analysis

BACKGROUND: Trichophyton rubrum is the most common dermatophyte isolated from human and has ability to invade the tissues such as stratum comeum, nail and hair. The potential role of proteinases as virulence factors of F rMSrMm has been discussed at length. OBJECTIVE: As a first step towards assessing its virulence role, we report on the purification and characterization of proteinase from T. rubrum isolate culture filtrates. METHODS: An extracellular serine proteinase has been purified from culture filtrates of Trichophyton rubrum HP-9 by ultrafiltration, gel filtration chromatography, and affinity column chromatography. Azocoll and keratin azure were employed as the substrates of enzyme activities. Peak of proteolytic activity was analyzed by gelatin co-polymerized gel electrophoresis. RESULTS: The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was approximately exhibited to 14.0 kDa on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). The optimum pH and molality of 14.0 kDa proteinase activity was 6.0 and 100mM, respectively. The activity was inhibited by serine proteinase inhibitor, phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF). The proteinase degraded gelatin, collagen type VI, and keratin from human epidermis but not hemoglobin. CONCLUSION: The 14,000 Mr extracellular serine proteinase purified from T. rubrum NP-9 culture filtrates has neutral pH optimum 6.0 and activities against gelatin, collagen type VI, and keratin.
Arthrodermataceae ; Chromatography ; Chromatography, Gel ; Collagen Type VI ; Electrophoresis ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Epidermis ; Gelatin ; Hair ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Molecular Weight ; Peptide Hydrolases ; Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride ; Serine Proteases ; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate ; Trichophyton* ; Ultrafiltration ; Virulence ; Virulence Factors