Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) was performed on the bladder tumor of a 68-yearold male patient. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) intravesical therapy was performed to prevent recurrence (Immunobladder : ○R 80 mg once/week×6 times). A 40 mm tumor was noted in the left kidney by renal ultrasound performed two months after the completion of BCGintravesical therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 22-year old female had an episode of acute heart and respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation ducing a trip overseas. Echocardiography demonstrated akinesis of the apical area (left ventricle ejectionfraction(LVEF) =15%). Since computed tomography (CT) with coronary angiography to rule out acute coronary syndrome showed no abnormalities, she was diagnosed with morphological stress cardiomyopathy due to akinesis of the apical area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of giant paraurethral leiomyoma weighing more than 100 g in a 19-year-old woman. She had been complaining of micturition pain and a mass at the external genitals. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 5 cm mass surrounding the urethra, which appeared low intensity on T1-weighted images and higher intensity than that of the surrounding muscles in the pelvis on T2-weighted images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNihon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi
January 2008