Urinary Tract Infection in Hemodialysis-Dependent End-Stage Renal Disease Patients.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyze urinalysis findings and urinary bacterial culture in hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients. The research goal was to understand the proportion, risk factors, and the causative organisms of urinary tract infection in hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients.

Materials And Methods: Between May 2020 and June 2021, this study included 100 hemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal disease patients (50 male patients and 50 female patients).

[Two cases of prostatic carcinoma causing a disorder of gastrointestinal transit due to rectal stenosis].

A 64-year-old man, was admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology at another hospital in October, 2005 because of constipation and urinary retention. Endoscopic and computed tomographic (CT) examinations of biopsy specimens obtained from the rectal mucous membrane which appeared to be thickened revealed evidence of proctitis but no evidence of malignancy. The patient was referred to our hospital because of a high prostate specific anyigen (PSA) level (74.

[A case of bilharziasis diagnosed 10 years later].

A 31-year-old Japanese man had macroscopic hematuria 5 or 6 years previously. When he was examined at a local hospital, he was pronounced normal. However he still had macroscopic hematuria, so he visited our department.