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PURPOSE: We studied 278 men who are over 40 years of age to educate BPH and to evaluate the prevalence of BPH in Busan city of Korea. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between December 1997 and February 1998, 278 men in Busan city were investigated. The screening tests included urinary symptom questionnaire (IPSS), digital rectal examination (DRE), prostate specific antigen (PSA) and uroflometry. RESULTS: Based on the IPSS, 36.3%, 49.7% and 14.0% of the men were mild (1-7), moderately (8-19) and severely (20-35) symptomatic. The mean maximal flow rate and PSA for men 40 to 49, 50 to 59, 50 to 69 and over 70 years old were 18.4 ml/sec, 14.2 ml/sec, 12.9 ml/sec, 10.6 ml/sec and 1.081 ng/ml, 1.195 ng/ml, 1.527 ng/ml, 2.352 ng/ml respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence rate of clinical BPH(IPSS>7 and peak urinary flow rate<10 ml/sec) in community-based study of 278 men was 25.5%.
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Aged , Humans , Male , Digital Rectal Examination , Korea , Mass Screening , Prevalence , Prostate-Specific Antigen , Prostatic Hyperplasia , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Incidence of adenocarcinoma of the kidney in long-term hemodialysis is higher than in the general group. Although renal cancers occuring in dialysis patients are often small and asymptomatic, some patients present with cutaneous, visceral, or skeletal metastasis. We report a case of adenocarcinoma of the kidney in chronic hemodialysis patient. A 36-year-old male was diagnosed as chronic renal failure 6 years ago and then had been recieving hemodialysis. Renal tumor and multiple renal cysts were incidentally found in right kidney by renal ultrasonography and abdominal CT scanning. Radical nephrectomy was done and pathologic diagnosis was renal cell carcinoma and multiple simple renal cysts.
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Adult , Humans , Male , Adenocarcinoma , Carcinoma, Renal Cell , Diagnosis , Dialysis , Incidence , Kidney , Kidney Failure, Chronic , Kidney Neoplasms , Neoplasm Metastasis , Nephrectomy , Renal Dialysis , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , UltrasonographyABSTRACT
Eosinophilic cystitis is characterized by an eosinophilic infiltration usually of all layers of the bladder wall, ranges from a mild form of cystitis to a chronic recurrent relentless inflammation which even may progress to the point of damaging the upper urinary tracts with deterioration of the renal function. The etiology remains unclear, and there is no specific therapy available. The tumoral form of eosinophilic cystitis is a rare phenomenon and characterized by an extensive bladder wall infiltration, that may clinically imitate an invasive bladder cancer. We report a case of eosinophilic cystitis appeared to be an invasive bladder cancer extending to the pelvic side wall in a 37-year-old female, who was treated with transurethral resection.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Cystitis , Eosinophils , Inflammation , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms , Urinary Bladder , Urinary TractABSTRACT
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