[Renal adenoma treated with partial nephrectomy: a case report].

We report a case of renal adenoma which was diagnosed as renal cell carcinoma preoperatively. A 78-year-old man, who had been under observation for bladder cancer for 4 years, was incidentally found to have a small right renal tumor at follow-up computed tomography (CT). Enhanced CT demonstrated a tumor which was hypervascular, 10 x 10 mm size, at the lower pole of the right kidney.

[A seminal vesicle cyst treated by transurethral resection: a case report].

A 40-year-old man with dysuria was referred to our department on November, 18, 2004. A transabdominal ultrasonography revealed a cystic mass arising from his bladder neck. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed the cyst to be homogeneous and ovally shaped with a clear margin.

[Study on clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea suspected as nosocomial infection in urology ward].

Between June 2000 and January 2001, 11 patients were diagnosed with Clostridium diffcile (C. difficile)-associated diarrhea in the ward of urology at the Kakegawa Municipal Hospital. Of these 11 patients, 10 had exposure to antimicrobial agents, before the onset of diarrhea.

[A case of acute renal failure due to parapelvic cyst in a solitary kidney].

A 79-year female patient had undergone right radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (pT3b, grade 1) in October 2000. Three years later, she complained of left back pain and anuria. The ultrasonography and computed tomographic scanning showed a left hydronephrosis and parapelvic cyst.

[A case of mycotic spermatic cord abscess in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patient].

A 66-year-old male patient has been on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) since 1993, and was diagnosed with right hydrocele of the spermatic cord in 1998. He repeatedly developed CAPD-related bacterial peritonitis 3 times. In February 2001, hemodialysis was prescribed for treatment of mycotic peritonitis.

[A case of benign polyp with prostatic-type epithelium in the bulbar urethra].

We report a case of benign polyp with prostatic-type epithelium in the bulbar urethra. A 77-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with voiding disturbance. Cystourethroscopy revealed a papillary tumor with a stalk in the 10 o'clock direction of the bulbar urethra.

[Septic shock following intracavitary Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy for postcystectomy ureteral cancer].

A 72-year-old female patient was diagnosed as having a tumor in her bladder at the department of obstetrics and gynecology. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor was performed in November, 2002. Pathology showed transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), G2>G3, pT1.

[A case of ex vivo renal artery reconstruction and autotransplantation for renal artery aneurysm].

A 74-year male patient was admitted to our department with a left renal artery aneurysm (RAA). It was detected by a computed tomography (CT) scan while performing an examination for hypertension. The diameter of the aneurysm was 25 mm.

[A case of bladder tumor producing granulocyte colony-stimulating factor].

A 75-year-old male was admitted with high grade fever, general fatigue, and appetite loss. The laboratory examinations revealed leukocytosis of 31,700/mm3 (neutrophils: 88%) in the peripheral blood. Cystoscopy demonstrated multiple bladder tumor.

[Leiomyoma of the urinary bladder: report of three cases].

We report 3 cases of leiomyoma of the urinary bladder. One patient was a 57-year-old female. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a small tumor, and cystoscopy revealed a submucosal tumor on the left wall.

[A case of delayed infection of a pelvic lymphocele following radical prostatectomy 4 months after operation].

Symptomatic lymphocele presented after pelvic lymphadenectomy for localized carcinoma of the prostate is a relatively rare complication. We treated a case of infected lymphocele presenting 4 months after a limited staging pelvic lymphadenectomy and a radical prostatectomy for adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The patient was a 70-year-old Japanese man having the chief complaint of fever, right lower abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting.

Microscopic pulmonary tumor embolism secondary to adenocarcinoma of the prostate.

We report a case of pulmonary tumor embolism involving multiple emboli from an unusual site, an adenocarcinoma of the prostate. A 78-year-old Japanese man was diagnosed with stage IV (1997 version of the TNM classification) moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma of the prostate in December 1997. He underwent bilateral orchiectomy and hormonal therapy with flutamide was started.

[A case of retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma in the pelvis].

We treated a case of retroperitoneal ancient schwannoma in the pelvis detected incidentally at a health examination without clinical manifestation in a 59-year-old Japanese man found to have hypertension. Computed tomography showed a heterogeneously enhanced 8 x 7 cm solid mass in the pelvic retroperitoneal space. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an encapsulated tumor, showing a low intensity on the T1-weighted image, heterogeneously high intensity on the T2-weighted image and the tumor homogeneously enhanced with Gd-DTPA.

Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the ileum: report of a case.

We report herein a case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the ileum. A 71-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with symptoms of abdominal pain and anorexia. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, a follow-through study of the small intestine, and angiography all demonstrated a tumor of the ileum suggestive of a primary malignancy.

Occupational asthma caused by pyrazolone derivative used in silver halide photographic paper.

Occupational asthma has been documented in workers exposed to a wide variety of chemical compounds. Reactive dyes have been described as causing occupational asthma in textile industry workers. We report a case of occupational asthma resulting from exposure to pyrazolone dye used in silver halide photographic paper.

[Asthma-like symptoms due to thoracic aneurysm].

We describe a case of positional dyspnea due to compression of the tracheobronchial tree by an extensive thoracic aneurysm. In a 77-year-old woman with long-standing systemic hypertension, intermittent anterior chest pain gradually developed over several years. She had no history of asthma or thoracic trauma.

[Pneumothorax from a nasogastric feeding tube].

An 83-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of fever and disturbance of consciousness. Pneumonia and multiple organ failure were diagnosed from symptoms, a chest X-ray film, and laboratory findings. With the administration of antibiotics and an antiprotease inhibitor, the pneumonia and multiple organ failure began to resolve, but consciousness remained disturbed.