Publications by authors named "Yuusuke Yagihashi"

A 35-year-old man had undergone retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrouretectomy in May 2002 (pTisNxM0). He later developed carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the bladder, and underwent intravesical instillation of 80 mg of Bacillus-Calmette-Guerin (BCG) once a week for 6 weeks in January 2004. After the treatment, irritative symptoms (frequency and dysuria) developed, and he was diagnosed with bladder contracture.

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We report a case of ureteral-iliac artery fistula and its minimally invasive management with endovascular stent grafting. A 76-year-old male was admitted with massive gross hematuria from an ilial conduit. He underwent a radical cystectomy with ileal loop urinary diversion for bladder cancer 7 months ago and had undergone placement of a 7 Fr single-J ureteral catheter for repair of a partial disruption of the left ureteroileal anastomosis.

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An extremely rare case of a primary carcinoid tumor arising in a mature retroperitoneal teratoma is reported. A 53-year-old woman was admitted for further examination of an incidental retroperitoneal mass with calcification. Computed tomography scans demonstrated a tumor with fat, soft tissue and bone densities on the left renal hilum.

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A 68-year-old woman was found incidentally to have right hydronephrosis and a renal pelvic mass by abdominal ultrasonography. Radiographic examinations revealed a heterogeneous renal pelvic tumor, and right nephroureterectomy was performed. The tumor was well circumscribed yellow-whitish solid mass with scattered cysts.

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