[A CASE OF TEMPORARY CARDIAC ARREST FOLLOWING SUDDEN FLUCTUATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE AFTER INITIATION OF PNEUMOPERITONEUM IN LAPAROSCOPIC ADRENALECTOMY FOR ADRENAL PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA].

A 75-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a complaint of difficulty swallowing and was diagnosed with left medullary infarction. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right adrenal tumor, 4 cm in size, and a left adrenal tumor, 1.6 cm in size.

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Prognosis in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients Who Received Cabazitaxel Chemotherapy.

Introduction And Objectives: An elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been suggested to be associated with a poor prognosis in several cancers. We evaluated the utility of an elevated NLR as a biomarker to predict the prognosis of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients treated with cabazitaxel (CBZ).

Methods: We analyzed 47 patients who received CBZ chemotherapy for mCRPC in our institutions.

[A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Bladder Diverticulum Producing Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor].

We report a rare case of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) in bladder diverticulum producing granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF). A 59-year-old man complaining of hematuria and right hip pain was admitted with a large cancer in the bladder diverticulum. His laboratory data showed leukocytosis of 20,100/ μ l (neutrophils : 92%) with an elevated G-CSF of 76.

Androgen deprivation therapy prevents bladder cancer recurrence.

Although accumulating preclinical evidence indicates the involvement of androgen receptor signals in bladder cancer (BC) development, its clinical relevance remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the predictive role of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in BC recurrence in prostate cancer (PC) patients. We retrospectively reviewed 20,328 patients with PC diagnosed during 1991-2013 and identified 239 (1.

[A case of schwannoma in the renal hilum].

An 80-year-old woman was referred for evaluation and treatment of a left renal mass. An abdominal CT scan showed a 4.6 X 3.

Inter-rater reliability of self-reported response on foreskin status in questionnaire among Japanese adult men.

Objectives: To determine whether foreskin status is a measurable marker for evaluating the effect of the foreskin on sexually transmitted infections.

Methods: Inter-rater comparison of the responses on foreskin status and circumcision in a self-report questionnaire with the findings of a physical examination by an experienced well-trained urologist was performed for patients who visited a healthcare facility in Kanagawa, Japan. Foreskin status was defined using a five-point graphical scale based on the degree to which the foreskin covers the foreskin and the glans penis in a non-erectile condition: type 1, a fully exposed glans penis; types 2-4, the glans penis partly covered by the foreskin and type 5, phimosis.

A case of infective endocarditis after transurethral prostatic resection.

We report a case of infective endocarditis (IE) after transurethral prostatic resection (TUR-P). A 63-year-old man who had underwent TUR-P for benign prostatic hyperplasia. After 40 days of surgery, he developed a fever.

A Case of Bilateral Adrenal and Pleural Metastases from Prostate Cancer.

Our case was 65 years old. At check-up, a high PSA level of 515 ng/ml was observed, the patient was diagnosed with having clinical stage D prostate cancer and a Maximum Androgen Blockade (MAB therapy) was started. In response to the exacerbated prostate cancer, we started a therapy involving the administration of 8 mg/kg body weight of dexamethasone and 55 mg/m(2) of docetaxel every 3 weeks.

[Bladder stone secondary to migration of an acupuncture needle].

A 61-year-old man who had been suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) for ten years visited our hospital complaining of dysuria and bladder pain. Abdominal X-ray showed a 2 cm calculus containing a needle-like shadow in the pelvis. Transurethral lithotripsy and trunsurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) were done.

[Massive residual stones after ESWL for staghorn cystine calculi were completely dissolved by oral administration of alkaline citrate: a case report].

A 62-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for bilateral renal stones. Ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) revealed bilateral staghorn calculi and atrophic left kidney. She had extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for right renal stone during the first 6 months.

Testosterone administration promotes regeneration of chemically impaired spermatogenesis in rats.

Aim: It has been proposed that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog administered after testicular damage stimulates the recovery of spermatogenesis. However, GnRH analogs suppress the function of sex accessory organs. In this study, we investigated whether testosterone also stimulates the regeneration of rat spermatogenesis after exposure to busulfan.

Inguinal metastasis of a bladder mixed carcinoma with predominant adenocarcinoma component.

We report a case of urinary bladder mixed carcinoma with inguinal metastasis. Histological examination of the transurethral resection specimens revealed adenocarcinoma with small foci of squamous and transitional cell carcinomas. A right inguinal metastasis occurred 1 year after radical cystourethrectomy.

Recovery of spermatogenesis by high dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue treatment in rat cryptorchid testis after orchiopexy.

Purpose: Cryptorchidism is an adverse condition of spermatogenesis in many mammals. Surgical cryptorchidism in rats lasting more than a few weeks is so detrimental that spermatogenesis cannot be completely recovered even after orchiopexy. We evaluated the efficacy of the high dose gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) agonist leuprorelin acetate on damaged spermatogenesis in rat cryptorchid testes.