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Epidemiology and Outcomes of Acute Flank Pain in University-Affiliated Regional Emergency Medical Centers
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Seon Tae Kim, Young Hwang, Seung Chol Park, Jea Whan Lee
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Urogenit Tract Infect 2018;13(1):14-20. Published online April 30, 2018
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- Purpose: Acute abdominal pain accounts for 7-10% of all emergency department visits. The purpose of this study is to investigate the epidemiology and outcome of acute flank pain at regional emergency medical centers (EMC) and to investigate the necessity of urologists.
Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all records of EMC visits for flank pain between 1 July 2015 and 30 June 2017. The renal colic was defined according to the code allocation of the Korean standard classification of disease-6 code N132, N200-N203, and N210-N211. The results of this study were retrospectively analyzed and the characteristics of the patients.
Results: The total number of visits to the EMC was 67,792, and the number of visits for acute abdominal pain was 9,641. The number of visits for acute flank pain was 1,133 and the number of patients was 1,018. The departments included emergency medicine (n=235), urology (n=711), internal medicine (n=132), general surgery (n=19), gynecology (n=10), and others (n=26). The causes of urological flank pain were urolithiasis in 628 cases, infection in 41 cases, and other diseases in 42 cases. Among these, 244 cases were admitted, and 193 cases of them were urolithiasis patients, and 171 patients underwent stone removal surgery.
Conclusions: According to our study, patients with flank pain accounted for 11.8% of patients with abdominal pain. However, considering hospitalization and frequency of surgery, it is necessary to take the national measurement for the long-term supply of urology.
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Encrusted Cystitis and Pyeloureteritis in Patient with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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Jea Whan Lee, Whi-An Kwon, Seung Chol Park, Tae Hoon Oh, Young Hwan Lee, Joung Sik Rim
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2015;10(1):49-52. Published online April 30, 2015
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- Encrusted cystitis and pyeloureteritis are rare chronic infectious conditions characterized by mucosal inflammation and encrustations of the urinary tract. It is caused by fastidious growing urea splitting microorganisms, mainly Corynebacterium. Herein, we report an unusual case of an 80-year-old man with encrusted cystitis and pyeloureteritis who was previously treated with transcatheteral arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma. Abdomino-pelvic computerized tomography showed a bilateral hydronephrosis with calcifications of renal pelvis, ureter, and bladder. Cystoscopy showed calcified bladder mucosa with necrosis and bleeding. After transurethral removal of calcified plaques, the patient was treated with antibiotic and oral urine acidification. One-month follow-up cystoscopy showed that inflammation was improved and calcification was significantly reduced.
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Characteristics of Acute Bacterial Prostatitis in Korean
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Seung Chol Park
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2013;8(1):1-6. Published online April 30, 2013
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- Prostatitis is the most common urological diagnosis in men younger than 50 years of age and the third most common urological diagnosis in men older than 50 years of age after two major prostatic diseases ? benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic cancer. Acute bacterial prostatitis is a rare disease that accounts for about 5% of prostatitis cases but is relatively easy to diagnose due to its clinical symptoms. This disease constitutes a urological emergence, with obvious signs and symptoms of a urinary tract infection, including dysuria, and urinary frequency. With acute bacterial prostatitis, patients often present with intense suprapubic pain, urinary obstruction, fever, malaise, arthralgia, and myalgia. The most frequent bacteria responsible for causing acute bacterial prostatitis include Escherichia coli, Enterococcus, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, and Serratia. Antimicrobial treatment should be initiated immediately in patients presenting with acute bacterial prostatitis. Initially, parenteral administration of high doses of antibiotics, such as a broad-spectrum penicillin derivatives, a third-generation cephalosporin with or without an aminoglycoside, or a quinolone, are required until the fever and other signs and symptoms of infection subside. After initial improvement, an oral regimen, in particular quinolone, is appropriate and should be prescribed for at least 4 weeks.
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