Multiple Human Papillomavirus Infection Is Associated with High-Risk Infection in Male Genital Warts in Ulsan, Korea

Further understanding of male human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is necessary to prevent infection in men, as well as transmission to women. In our current study, we investigated patterns of HPV infection and genotype distributions in male genital warts using the Anyplex II HPV28 Detection kit. We reviewed the medical records of 80 male patients who presented to 5 neighborhood clinics in Ulsan, Korea, for the treatment of genital warts between April 2014 and January 2015. All patients underwent HPV genotyping. The prevalence and characteristics of HPV infection were analyzed, and the patterns of HPV infection according to age were assessed. Among the study patients, 13 (16.3%) were negative for HPV infection, 46 (57.3%) were infected with low-risk HPV, and 21 (26.3%) were infected with high-risk HPV. Patients with multiple HPV infection were more likely to have high-risk HPV infection (P = 0.001). The prevalence of HPV infection was much higher in samples obtained by tissue excision due to a definite lesion (P = 0.001). There were no differences in high-risk HPV infection (P = 0.459), multiple HPV infection (P = 0.185), and recurrence at diagnosis (P = 0.178) according to age. HPV-6 and HPV-11 were the most common type overall (39.7% and 13.8%, respectively). HPV-16 and HPV-18 were the most common high-risk infections (both 3.4%). HPV infection is not only commonly encountered in male genital warts, but is also accompanied by high-risk HPV and multiple infections.

Development of the Service Satisfaction Scale for Psychiatric Inpatients / 신경정신의학

OBJECTIVES: To develop and test the validity and reliability of a brief self-completed questionnaire (Service Satisfaction Scale: SSS) for routinely assessing the quality of service in psychiatric ward inpatients. METHODS: A 30-item multidimensional questionnaire was developed by several steps of face validity and content validity. The questionnaire was administered to inpatients (n=348) discharged from psychiatric hospitals, general hospitals, and university hospitals. Construct validity was supported by performing principal component analysis. Reliability was estimated by calculating internal consistency of Cronbach's alpha. RESULTS: Factor analysis yielded five factors comprising staff attitude, treatment quality, ward environment, access/cost, and ward rule, which account for 63.04% of the common variance. The internal consistency of the scale was high (Cronbach's alpha=0.95). The concurrent validity was supported by the significant correlation of each of five factors with item that measured overall satisfaction of SSS. Patients with neurosis (anxiety disorder, somatoform disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder) and mood disorders were significantly satisfied than those with psychosis and alcoholic disorders. Patients who admitted voluntarily were more significantly satisfied than those who admitted involuntarily. Sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, marital status, monthly income, education level, employment status and religion were not significantly different at the total scores of SSS. Similarly, clinical characteristics such as age of onset, duration of illness, lengths of hospital stay and number of previous hospitalization did not associate significantly with the total scores of SSS. Patients discharged from university hospitals were significantly more satisfied than those of the general and psychiatric hospitals. CONCLUSION: SSS performed well in the validity and reliability, indicating that it can be a useful tool for measuring satisfaction of psychiatric inpatients in Korea.

Comparison of Microsurgical One-layer Vasovasostomy Techniques / 대한비뇨기과학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to compare the outcomes between three different one-layer vasovasostomy techniques: original one-layer, modified one-layer, and V-V type one-layer microsurgical vasovasostomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the charts and surgical records of all surgical procedures performed on a series of 117 consecutive patients undergoing a microsurgical one-layer, modified one-layer or V-V type one-layer vasovasostomy between May 1995 and March 2000. An original one-layer vasovasostomy was used in 48 men (group 1), a modified one-layer vasovasostomy in 35 men (group 2), and V-V type one-layer vasovasostomy in 34 men (group 3). A successful outcome (patency) was defined as sperm presenting at the follow-ups. RESULTS: The sperm concentration (million/ml) and motility (%) were as follows: in original one-layer vasovasostomy 17.5 and 32.9, in modified one-layer vasovasostomy 26.1 and 28.5 and in V-V type vasovasostomy 30.5 and 32.3. There were no significant differences in patency (85.4%, 91.4% and 91.2%) and pregnancy rate (56%, 62.5% and 63.6%) of the procedures. If the obstructive interval had been less than 4 years, patency was 87.5% and pregnancy rate was 61.5%, 5 to 9 years 95.8% and 63.4% and 10 years or more 83% and 58.3%. There were no correlations between obstructive interval and rates of patency and pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: The patency and pregnancy rate revealed slightly better result in modified one-layer or V-V type one-layer microsurgical vasovasostomy than in original one-layer microsurgical vasovasostomy. However, they had statistically no significant differences in overall.

Two Cases of Spontaneous Hemorrhage from Adrenal Tumor

Spontaneous hemorrhage from adrenal tumor is most commonly due to rupture of a pheochromocytoma and sometimes due to adrenocortical carcinoma or adrenal cyst. We report 2 cases of spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage that resulted from adrenal tumor, one is an adrenocortical carcinoma and the other an adrenal cyst. They showed atypical imaging features on ultrasonography or computerized tomography.

A Case of Reconstruction of Abdominal Wall Defect using Tensor Fascia Lata Myocutaneous Flap: The Defect Caused by a Wide Resection of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Bladder Invading Abdominal Wall / 대한비뇨기과학회지

Squamous cell carcinoma of bladder is best treated with a radical cystectomy. Squamous cell carcinoma of bladder invading the abdominal wall is not commonly reported and hard to manage surgically. Abdominal wall defect caused by a wide resection of squamous cell carcinoma invading abdominal wall can be reconstructed using various muscle flaps. We performed a salvage cystectomy for a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of bladder invading abdominal wall up to skin, and the abdominal wall defect was successfully reconstructed using a unilateral tensor fascia lata myocutaneous flap.

Role of dopaminergic receptors in behavioral responses of mice / 신경정신의학

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