Second nationwide surveillance of bacterial pathogens in patients with acute uncomplicated cystitis conducted by Japanese Surveillance Committee from 2015 to 2016: antimicrobial susceptibility of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus saprophyticus.

The Japanese Surveillance Committee conducted a second nationwide surveillance of antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of uropathogens responsible for acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) in premenopausal patients aged 16-40 years old at 31 hospitals throughout Japan from March 2015 to February 2016. In this study, the susceptibility of causative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus saprophyticus) for various antimicrobial agents was investigated by isolation and culturing of organisms obtained from urine samples. In total, 324 strains were isolated from 361 patients, including E.

A pretreatment nomogram predicting recurrence- and progression-free survival for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer in Japanese patients.

Purpose: Our aim was to provide nomograms that allow urologists to easily calculate a nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer patient's risk of recurrence and progression.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 800 nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer patients newly diagnosed between 1991 and 2001 from the Gifu urothelial cancer registry program. We developed the nomogram using the original 500 patients and validated it using the remaining 300 patients.

Primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

We report a rare case of primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the kidney. The diagnosis was confirmed by the immunohistochemical profile and fluorescence in situ hybridization in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. The patient received intensive chemoradiotherapy after radical surgery and remains alive without recurrence 1 year after initial presentation.

[Clinical evaluation of our first 50 laparoscopic adrenalectomies].

We performed 50 laparoscopic adrenalectomies during the period from 1998 through 2003. We report our experience and the outcomes of this procedure, which has become a standard surgery for adrenal tumors. In most cases, the transperitoneal approach was used.

[Renal cell carcinoma metastatic to the ovary].

A 45-year-old woman underwent left radical nephrectomy in April 2002. Pathological diagnosis was a renal cell carcinoma, clear cell subtype, pT3a, v(-), NO. One year later, abdominal ultrasound revealed a left ovarian tumor which had an enlargement tendency.

Endourological re-establishment of a disrupted infundibulum after renal laceration.

We report a case of severe urinary extravasation after renal contusion and its successful management by endoscopic creation of a neoinfundibulum. When the stenotic infundibulum cannot be traversed with a guide wire, creation of a new infundibulum will offer a secure alternative for accessing the collecting system.

[Analysis of factors affecting reccurence and prognosis of superficial bladder cancer--study of 800 patients--].

Purpose: The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate clinical factors responsible for recurrence and prognosis of superficial bladder cancer.

Subjects And Method: We reviewed date from 800 patients who were initially treated between 1991 and 2000. Recurrent and prognostic factors were examined with univariate and multivariate analysis.

[A case report of sarcomatoid carcinoma of the bladder with metastasis to small intestine].

A 67-year-old male presented to our clinic with gross hematuria. Cystoscopic examination revealed a broad-based tumor of 2.5 cm in diameter on the lateral side of the right ureteral orifice.

Successful management of lower pole moiety ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a partially duplicated collecting system using retrograde endoureteropyelotomy with the Holmium:YAG laser.

A patient with lower pole moiety ureteropelvic junction obstruction in a partially duplicated collecting system was managed successfully by retrograde endoureteropyelotomy using a Holmium:YAG laser. To our knowledge, we report the first case of this entity managed successfully by retrograde endoureteropyelotomy without a percutaneous approach.

[Voiding function and sexual activity in patients following Hautmann neobladder construction].

Purpose: We retrospectively evaluated the outcome of Hautmann neobladder reconstruction in terms of complications, lower urinary tract symptoms, and sexual function in a large group of patients who underwent radical cystectomy.

Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 118 patients (105 men and 13 women) who underwent radical cystectomy and Hautmann neobladder construction at the Gifu University Hospital or one of its affiliate hospitals between Jan 1993 and Dec 1999. The 118 patients were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual activity, and the data was compiled.

[Comparison of laparoscopic versus open surgery for adrenal tumor].

We performed 25 laparoscopic adrenalectomies for adrenal tumor between January 1998 and December 2000. In 23 cases, adrenal tumors were successfully removed laparoscopically, but in 2, the laparoscopic procedure was converted to open surgery because of liver injury and endoscopically uncontrolled bleeding at the renal hilum. Postoperative complications, involving retroperitoneal hematoma, hypercapnia, and wound infections, could be managed without surgical treatment.