Seventeen patients were treated for chronic bacterial prostitis by an injection of 2 gm fosfomycin sodium via perineal route directly into the prostate. Cure rate was 70% of the seven patients who allowed follow-up study at six months after Treatment with one injection. The pain, discomfortness, hematuria and hemospermia were improved except one case. Results demonstrated that direct injection into the prostate offers a new alternative method in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis.
Follow-Up Studies ; Fosfomycin* ; Hematuria ; Hemospermia ; Humans ; Prostate* ; Prostatitis* ; Sodium*

A statistical observation of the relation of the distribution between the distribution of A.B.O groups and incidence of genitourinary tract tumors was made on 696 in-patients- one of the which was 123 from may, 1972 to January 1980 at Han Yang University Hospital, the other was 575 from January, 1970 to December, 1979 at S.N.U.H and Severance Hospital. The following results were obtained. 1. In the distribution of blood types, the occurrence of genitourinary tract tumors (exclude female reproductive system) was high among the patients with blood type A, but low in O. 2. The occurrence of urinary tract tumors was high in patients with blood type A, but low in O. 3. The occurrence male genital tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type A. 4. In each organs, the statistical significance was not noticed, except male bladder tumor.
Blood Group Antigens* ; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Urinary Tract

No abstract available.
Child* ; Humans ; Infant*

PURPOSE: To assess whether a 4 mg/0.05 ml intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection can reduce the IOP elevation compared to conventional 4 mg/0.1 ml injection. METHODS: A retrospective case study was performed in 48 patients (48 eyes) who received intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection and who had a minimum follow-up time of six months. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 4 mg/0.1 ml or 4 mg/0.05 ml (24 patients in each group). RESULTS: Before injection, mean IOP was 13.8+/-2.2 mmHg and 13.9+/-2.4 mmHg in the 0.1 ml and 0.05 ml group. The difference in IOP elevation between the two groups was statistically significant immediately after injection (P=0.000), one hour after injection (P=0.001), and one day after injection (P=0.000). After injection, the central macular thickness decreased significantly the of two groups. The difference of the central macular thickness decrease between both groups was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: An intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide 4 mg/0.05 ml injection will more quickly reduce the IOP elevation in the early phase compared to 4 mg/0.1 ml injection, while providing a similar effect on the change of central macular thickness.
Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Intraocular Pressure ; Retrospective Studies ; Triamcinolone ; Triamcinolone Acetonide

No abstract available.
Hepatitis A Antibodies* ; Hepatitis* ; Immunoglobulin M*

Development and differentiation of mammalian kidney has been studied by many investigators. Hitreto, it has been known that a high vertebrate`s kidney was differentiated from as a metanephros. As a result of the study of most investigators on developmental processes of metanephros in man and rodents, they insisted that morphological development and differentiation of nephrons and collecting ducts should occur in the latter one quarter period of the fetal ages. But the initiation and completion time of renal function following its morphological development and differentiation have not been investigated perfectly. The author has determined the relationships of morphological and functional development of kidney were able to be revealed the studies of hydrolyzing phosphatase activities on the developing renal tissues. Therefore, in order to investigate the phosphatase activities of renal tissue following the development and differentiation of rate kidney, after interbreeding of healthy rats, fetuses of the 15th, 17th, 19th and newborns of the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th day were sacrificed and were resected renal tissues. Histological preparations were prepared by way of hematoxylin and eosin stain for morphological changes of rat renal tissues, and Gomori's method(1941) for the detection of the activities of alkaline phosphatase, Gomori's method(1939) for the detection of the activities of acid phosphatase and Wachstein and Meisel's method(1957) for the detection of activities of ATPase were used, respectively. All of the preparations were observed with light microscope. The results were as follows; 1. The early differentiation of rat kidney began with glomerulus formation at the 17th day of fetal age and morphological development was completed at the 21th day of fetal age, and lobulation of kidney was observed at the 7th day of neonatal age. 2. In the fetal kidney of the 17th day, alkaline phosphatase activities were observed initially in the proximal tubules surrounding glomeruli in the cortico-medullary Junction, and the activities were increased at the 17th day of fetus. At the 21th day of fetus, the strength of the enzyme activity was increased at the same time as renal tubule which showed alkaline phosphatase activity was increased in the cortex. In the each newborn kidney, the enzyme activities were continuously increased in the proximal tubules at the 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th day of newborns. The renal corpuscle and ascending straight tubule of the Henle's loop showed trace activities. 3. Acid phosphatase activity was shown at renal tubules and glomeruli during the fetal age after the 17th day of fetus, and moderate reaction of the enzyme was shown in the renal tubules, glomeruli, medullary rays and Henle's loops after birth. 4. Adenosine triphosphatase showed moderate reaction in the glomerulus at the 17th day and 19th day of fetus, and strong reaction was shown at the 21th day of fetus, and the ATPase activities of medullary rays showed trace reaction after birth. According to the beginning and change of the enzyme activity as mentioned above, it was supposed that the development of rat kidney should begin at the 17th day of fetus. In the 21th day of fetus, diuresis and resorption were accomplished mostly in the glomerulus and proximal tubule, and resorpt. ion of the Henle's loop began just before and after the birth.
Acid Phosphatase ; Adenosine Triphosphatases ; Alkaline Phosphatase ; Animals ; Diuresis ; Eosine Yellowish-(YS) ; Fetus ; Gestational Age ; Hematoxylin ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Kidney ; Nephrons ; Parturition ; Rats* ; Research Personnel ; Rodentia

A statistical observation of the relation between the distribution of A.B.O. groups &. incidence of G.U.T. tumors was made on 93 in-patients from May, 1972 to July, l979. The following results were obtained. 1. In the distribution of b1ood types, the occurrence of genitourinary tract tumors(exclude female reproductive system) was high among the patients with blood type 0, but low in AB. 2. The occurrence urinary tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type 0. 3. The occurrence of male genital tract tumors was high in the patient with blood type A. 4. In each organs, the occurrence of bladder tumors was high in the patients with blood type B. especially in male & the occurrence of B.P.H. was high in 0.
Blood Group Antigens* ; Blood Grouping and Crossmatching ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; Urinary Tract

Double urethra is a very rare congenital disease. We observed and treated two cases of incomplete double urethra, one had ventral opening and stones, the other had subscrotal opening. And report with review of literatures.
Urethra*

Congenital anterior urethral diverticulum is presented as a cause of urinary tract obstruction and is rate in young male. We report a case of congenital anterior urethral diverticulum developed in 3 year old male child.
Child ; Child, Preschool ; Diverticulum* ; Humans ; Male ; Urinary Tract

Primary carcinoma of the urethra is quite rare. The causes of the disease are poorly understood. It is the only urologic malignancy. known to be less common in males than females, despite of the greater length and complexity of the urethra in the male. We report a case of carcinoma of the urethra in 81 years old male patient.
Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male* ; Urethra*