Publications by authors named "Zeong Zoo Lee"

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  • The study aimed to explore why patients with lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia switched their α1-blocker medications.
  • Out of 3,200 patients analyzed, 21.7% changed their prescription, primarily due to lack of effectiveness (52.7%) and adverse events (33.1%).
  • Patients taking silodosin had a significantly lower rate of prescription changes compared to others, though they experienced a higher rate of ejaculation disorders as a side effect.
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Purpose: The diagnosis of clinically early-stage (T1) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has increased. The present study evaluated the association of B7-H4 expression on the pathological outcome and recurrence of carcinoma in the T1 stage of RCC.

Materials And Methods: Among patients who underwent partial or radical nephrectomy after diagnosis of T1 stage RCC during the period of January 2000 to March 2007, 102 pathologically confirmed cases of clear cell carcinoma were included in this study.

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A foreign body near the bladder is rare. Although foreign bodies in the bladder can be easily found and removed by endoscopic transurethral removal, extravesical foreign bodies may require the use of an open or laparoscopic procedure. Here, we report a case of a patient complaining of frequency and urgency in whom an extravesical sewing needle was successfully removed by a laparoscopic approach.

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