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The Aging Males’ Symptoms (AMS) scale is a health-related quality-of-life scale. The AMS scale has been used worldwide for the evaluation of andropause symptoms, but its standardized values have only been published for Germany. We sought to evaluate the prevalence of andropause symptoms in the male Japanese population using the AMS scale. Of a consecutive series of 2833 men who underwent multiphasic...
To evaluate whether combination therapy with testosterone gel (T-gel) and sildenafil citrate is effective in achieving adequate potency in subjects with low-normal serum testosterone levels in whom sildenafil alone has failed. From July 2000 to June 2001, we evaluated 90 men (aged 32 to 72 years) in whom 3 months of sildenafil therapy at the maximal recommended dose (100 mg) with at least three...
It has been reported that all children with febrile urinary tract infections (FUTIs) and normal voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) findings show occult reflux (vesicoureteral reflux [VUR]) when examined by cystography performed with positioning of the instillation of contrast at the ureteral orifice (PIC cystography). In this study, we evaluated the reproducibility of this finding using a prospective...
To clarify the correlation of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) expression and fibronectin (FN) synthesis after transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) stimulation in human prostate stromal cells. Primary cultures of human prostate stromal cells were established from nine normal prostates by the explant method. The gene and protein expressions of CTGF and FN after TGF-β1 treatment were...
To compare the results of right and left hand-assisted retroperitoneoscopic living donor nephrectomy (HARDN) and assess the usefulness and feasibility of right HARDN. A total of 68 HARDNs performed from July 2001 to February 2005 in Akita University Medical Center were entered into this study. Of these, 12 cases were right-sided HARDN. The reasons for selecting right HARDN were wandering right...
To conduct a prospective study to determine the causes of nocturia in men. The study included 41 male patients (mean age 72.5 years) bothered by nocturia (two or more micturitions per night). Eleven asymptomatic young men (mean age 28.4 years) were enrolled as a control group. All completed a 3-day voiding diary. Daytime and nighttime urine samples were collected to determine osmolality and sodium...
To determine the efficacy and complications of sacral neuromodulation as therapy for refractory urinary urge incontinence. Forty-one patients (mean age 54.3 ± 15.8 years) with urge incontinence refractory to conservative therapy (ie, pharmacologic, behavioral, biofeedback therapy) were retrospectively evaluated. The patients included those who received permanent one-staged or two-staged InterStim...
We present the case of a patient with Klinefelter syndrome and priapism after testosterone administration. The patient underwent testicular sperm extraction for interventional fertilization, but no sperm were found. Because he had given up trying to father a child and his testosterone level had been low, testosterone replacement therapy was started with testosterone enanthate. After the third injection,...
Thirteen reported cases of renal pelvic sarcomatoid carcinoma have been documented since 1961, and all patients presented with metastatic disease or advanced renal parenchyma involvement. The mean survival was shorter than 9 months, and adjuvant therapy appeared to offer no benefit. We present the case of a 61-year-old man with gross hematuria and a large filling defect on computed tomography excretory...
Primary renal carcinoid is a rare tumor, with only 39 cases reported. These tumors have historically been managed with either open partial nephrectomy or open radical nephrectomy. We describe a patient with a primary renal carcinoid tumor successfully treated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. To our knowledge, this is the first such case reported.
Although laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has emerged as a legitimate minimally invasive surgical alternative to open radical retropubic prostatectomy, the technical difficulty of this advanced laparoscopic procedure remains an obstacle to its widespread use. We report a novel surgical technique for the purpose of bowel and bladder retraction during transperitoneal LRP that improves visualization...
To characterize the effects of experimental hypertriglyceridemia on erectile function. The daily water intake of 40 sexually mature male rats (groups II to V) was supplemented for 12 weeks with 10% fructose solution to induce hypertriglyceridemia. In addition, animals from three groups (III, IV, and V) were given through daily oral gavage metformin (group III), fenofibrate (group IV), and fish...
To evaluate the hypothesis that intravesical instillation of epinephrine would attenuate bladder hemorrhage in a rat model of cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into seven treatment groups: positive control (CYP, 150 mg/kg), negative control (epinephrine, 10 μg/mL), intravesical instillation of normal saline (vehicle) and epinephrine (2...
To compare the initial results of robotic-assisted laparoscopic versus open pyeloplasty in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction. From June 2002 to July 2004, 8 pediatric patients underwent robotic-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty and were matched by age group with patients undergoing conventional open pyeloplasty. The mean age was 11.5 years (range 6.4 to 16.5) in the robotic-assisted...
A 64-year-old woman had been diagnosed with uterine prolapse (UP), with a postvoid residual urine volume 4 years previously. In addition, she had had moderate renal dysfunction diagnosed 2 years before presentation. Her serum creatinine was 10.1 mg/dL, and she underwent right double-J stenting and insertion of an intravaginal ring. Pelvic examination revealed third degree UP, and computed tomography...
Objects placed in the bladder often become encrusted with stone. Using a technique combining endoscopic visualization and a small open cystotomy, a large encrusted foreign body was successfully and safely removed. The combination of endoscopy and cystotomy is rapid, safe, and potentially applicable for the removal of large vesical calculi.
To evaluate the contemporary indications and outcome after partial nephrectomy for renal urothelial cancer. Partial nephrectomy is an established treatment for renal cell cancer but its use for renal urothelial tumors has been studied less extensively. Records were reviewed for patients undergoing partial nephrectomy for renal urothelial tumors between January 1990 and December 2001. Partial nephrectomy...
Fibrous pseudotumors of the tunica vaginalis, epididymis, and spermatic cord are uncommon benign paratesticular masses. An extremely rare variant termed “fibromatous periorchitis” exhibits diffuse proliferative encasement of the testis and manifests grossly as an indurated testis reminiscent of malignancy. We present the case of a 25-year-old man who presented with a grossly abnormal testicular examination...
To investigate the effect and mechanism of a Chinese medicine (Epimedium brevicornum Maxim [EbM]) on elicitation of penile erection in the rat. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. The penile intracavernous pressure (ICP) was monitored. Intracavernous administration of different doses (30, 100, 300, 1000, 3000, 6500, and 10,000 μg/0.1 mL) of EbM extract and saline 0.1 mL was done. Intracavernous...
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