[Case report of inflammatory pseudotumor that occurred at the ureteropelvic junction].

A 60-year-old woman underwent detailed examinations for hepatic disorders and pancreatic tumor at the Department of Internal Medicine. A tumor mass in her left renal pelvis and a thickened wall in her left ureter were observed on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images. Retrograde ureteropyelography and drip infusion pyelography images showed a stenosis in 1 vertebral body from the left ureteropelvic junction.

[A clinical study on active vitamin D pulse therapy in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism].

The oral active vitamin D pulse therapy was performed for 20 chronic hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (2 degrees HPT). Before pulse therapy, all patients showed high-turnover bone diseases, elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (Alp) and elevated serum parathyroid hormone (PTH). They had at least one parathyroid gland detected by ultrasonography.

[Bacillus Calmette-Guerin intravesical instillation treatment for carcinoma in situ of the bladder. Gifu BCG Instillation Therapy Research Group].

We performed a retrospective long-term study to evaluate the efficacy of intravesical instillation of Tokyo 172 strain Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) on carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the bladder. Between 1989 and 1998, 42 patients with CIS of bladder underwent intravesical instillation of BCG. In the follow-up period from 6 to 116 months (mean: 37.

[Fleroxacin treatment for acute uncomplicated cystitis in women: comparison of 3-day and 7-day therapy].

The clinical efficacy of fleroxacin (FLRX), a new fluoroquinolone, for acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) in women was assessed. Two regimens, 3-day and 7-day courses of FLRX, 200 mg once a day, were compared. Clinical and bacteriological efficacy were evaluated after the therapy, and recurrence rate was evaluated 1 week and 4 weeks after termination of the therapy.