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Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection from Urethral Stricture and Urethral Hair Growing after Hypospadias Repair Surgery
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Yoo Seok Kim, Sung Bin Kim, Soon Ki Kim, In-Chang Cho, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2014;9(2):122-125. Published online October 31, 2014
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- Despite successful hypospadias repair surgery, complications may occur. We report on a case of recurrent urinary tract infection from urethral stricture and urethral hair growth after hypospadias repair surgery. A 33-year-old man who first underwent hypospadias repair surgery at the age of seven underwent two more visual internal urethrotomy operations afterward. He was referred to our hospital because of voiding difficulty, dysuria, and residual urine sense. His urethral meatus was located at 1 cm proximal ventral sulcus from the glans. We found the urethral stricture and one hair in the urethra at the 2 cm proximal portion from the urethral meatus by retrograde urethrography and urethroscopy. Bacteriuria was found on urine culture, thus, we resolved the problems with soundation, epilation, and antibiotic therapy. However, the patient kept experiencing these problems recurrently; therefore, we managed his problems by recurrent urethral soundation, hair epilation, and antibiotic treatment with three years of regular follow-up.
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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasmagenitalium, Ureaplasma urealyticum in Chronic Prostatitis Category IIIa andIIIb Patients Using Polymerase Chain Reaction
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In-Chang Cho, Yoo Seok Kim, Sung Bin Kim, Soon Ki Kim, Gyeong In Lee, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2013;8(2):102-108. Published online October 31, 2013
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to report on the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG), Mycoplasma genitalium (MG), and Ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) in patients with chronic prostatitis (CP) IIIa and CP IIIb using PCR and correlations between four microorganisms and other clinical parameters. Materials and Methods: The medical charts of 206 Patients who visited National Police Hospital and were diagnosed with CP IIIa and CP IIIb between January 2011 and December 2012 were reviewed. We investigated white blood cell (WBC) counts on expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) samples and the frequency of four possible causative microorganisms of prostatitis, CT, NG, MG, and UU, using PCR techniques on first voided urine samples (VB1). Results: Of 206 patients, 88 patients were CP IIIa and 118 were CP IIIb, with a mean age of 33.8±12.9 and 34.6±11.3, respectively. CT, NG, MG, and UU were detected in 13.6%, 0%, 4.5%, and 14.8% of CP IIIa patients and in 0.8%, 0%, 3.4%, and 11.9% of CP IIIb patients, respectively. Among men aged 19-30, detection of CT was significantly greater in the CP IIIa group than in the CP IIIb group (p=0.002). CT showed a positive association with EPS or the third voided urine (VB3) WBC count grade (p<0.01), however, MG and UU did not. The relationship between numbers of detected microorganisms and WBC counts was statistically insignificant. Conclusions: In subgroup analyses, microorganisms were detected in by PCR in 29 CP IIIa patients (32.9%) and 19 CP IIIb patients (16.1%). Young aged men in the CP IIIa group showed high prevalence of CT, and patients in whom CT was detected in urine PCR had high EPS WBC counts.
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Effect of the Severity of Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms on Premature Ejaculation among Korean Males in Their 40-50s
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Sung Bin Kim, Yoo Seok Kim, In-Chang Cho, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2013;8(1):32-37. Published online April 30, 2013
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- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of the severity of chronic prostatitis symptoms on premature ejaculation among Korean males in their 40-50s.
Materials and Methods: From September 2011 to December 2012, we conducted a survey targeting 319 Koreans who had undergone medical examinations in our institution, using National Institute of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) and premature ejaculation diagnostic tool (PEDT). Results: The average age of 319 volunteers was 50.8 years (40-59), the average total NIH-CPSI score was 8.6±6.2. And total PEDT score was 7.7±5.0. Twenty eight persons had chronic prostatitis-like symptoms (8.8%). Statistically significant differences in the prevalence of premature ejaculation were observed between persons with chronic prostatitis-like symptoms (82%) and those without (37.5%). In the same manner, the prevalence of premature ejaculation was higher in the moderate and severe symptom groups than in the mild symptom groups according to the symptom scale score (pain plus voiding score) and total score of NIH-CPSI (mild: 38.2%, moderate/severe: 59.6% by symptom scale score and mild: 36.7%, moderate/severe: 65.4% by total score). In univariate and multivariate analyses, presence or absence of chronic prostatitis-like symptoms and classification according to total NIH-CPSI score were independent predictive factors for the prevalence of premature ejaculation on PEDT. Conclusions: Significant statistical relationships were observed between NIH-CPSI and PEDT in Korean males in their 40-50s who have chronic prostatitis-like symptoms or were classified into moderate and severe symptom groups according to total NIH-CPSI score.
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Analysis of Correlation between The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) among Korean Males Aged 40-50s
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In Chang Cho, Sung Bin Kim, Yoo Seok Kim, Jae Young Choi, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2012;7(2):164-171. Published online October 31, 2012
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Analyzed the correlation between the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) from questionnaires among Korean 40-50s male. Materials and Methods: From September 1, 2011 to December 31 2012, we conducted a survey targeting 1032 Korean males who were had medical examinations in National Police Hospital, Using NIH-CPSI and IIEF-5. After explaining the content of the NIH-CPSI and IIEF-5, the paper was checked by volunteers in person, and the results were then collected. The subjects were limited to Korean males in their 40-50s. We analyzed the collected questionnaires. Results: The average age of 1032 volunteers was 50 years old (42-59), and the average of NIH-CPSI total scores was 7.1±5.5. The average of IIEF-5 total scores was 17.4±6.5. IIEF-5 category was divided into Normal 385 (37.3%), Mild 296 (38.7%), Mild-Moderate 215 (20.8%), Moderate 98 (9.5%), and Severe 38 persons (3.7%). Among total volunteers, 72 persons were Chronic prostatitis like symptom patients (6.9%), and whose NIH-CPSI average of pain score (total 21), voiding score (total 10), quality of life score (total 12) and total scores were 7.6±3.1, 4.3±2.5, 5.8±2.3, and 17.8±6.7, respectively. There were moderate correlations of pain score, voiding score, quality of life score, but not significant (Pearson's coefficient of correlations <0.501). An average of total IIEF-5 scores in chronic prostatitis - like symptoms in the present group was 14.0±6.8. It was significantly lower than in the in the absent group. Prostatitis-like symptoms in the present group had more severe degrees of erectile dysfunction than absent group (p=0.002). Assessing each NIH-CPSI category score and total score affected to total IIEF-5 score, we analyzed the correlation between NIH-CPSI and IIEF-5 using regression analysis. There were all negative correlations between IIEF-5 and Pain score(t=-6.199, r2=0.036, p=0.000), voiding score (t=-0.157, r2=0.025, p=0.000), QOL score (t=-7.845, r2=0.056,p=0.000), and total score (t=-9.366, r2=0.078, p=0.000). Having analyzed correlations between each score of NIH-CPSI groups and IIEF-5 score by using multiple regression analysis, there were statistically significant difference negative correlations between pain score and IIEF-5 (t=-2.646, p=0.008), QOLscore (t=-4.219, p=0.000), and age (t=-3.135, p=0.002), but not to voiding score (t=0.628, p=0.530). Conclusions: The higher the NIH-CPSI score, especially for pain and QOL scores play a larger role, and adversely affects erectile function of chronic prostatitis like symptom patients in Korean males aged 40-50s. (Korean J UTII 2012;7:164-171)
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Tuberculosis Infected Multiple Genitourinary System
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Jae Young Choi, Sung Bin Kim, Yu Seok Kim, Ji Yun Pae, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2012;7(1):68-72. Published online April 30, 2012
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- Genitourinary tuberculosis is the most common manifestation of an extrapulmonary tuberculous infection. A 54 year old patient was presented with a painful & swelling right testicular mass and left flank pain. Under the clinical diagnosis of right testicular tuberculosis along with left kidney, ureter, bladder tuberculosis, a right orchiectomy and left double J stenting, as well as endoscopic bladder biopsy were performed. The radiological and pathological diagnosis revealed testicular tuberculosis, with involvement of the left kidney, ureter and bladder.
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Prevalence of Chronic Prostatitis Symptoms in Korean Young Adult Male using the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index
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Sung Bin Kim, Jae Young Choi, Seung Hoon Cho, Seung Tae Lee, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2011;6(2):192-198. Published online October 31, 2011
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- "Purpose: The National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) was used to determine the prevalence of prostatitis-like symptoms among young adult Korean males. Materials and Methods: From February 1, 2009 to February 1 2011, we conducted a survey targeting 1095 Korean young men who were enrolled at an educational institution. After explaining about NIH-CPSI, subject completed a questionnaire. Respondents were fairly evenly distributed. We analyzed the collected questionnaires, and considered men who reported perineal and/or ejaculatory pain or discomfort and a total NIH-CPSI pain score of ≥4 as having prostatitis-like symptoms. We also analyzed the correlations of pain, urinary symptom and quality of life scores in the prevalence group. Results: The average age of 1095 volunteers was 30.1 years (range 25-35 years). Among these men, 90 (8.2%) indicated feeling pain. Of these men, 27 experienced perineal and/or ejaculatory pain or discomfort, and their total NIH-CPSI pain score exceeded 4. The estimated prevalence of prostatitis-like symptoms was approximately 2.5%. The mean pain score of men who indicated experiencing pain was 7.0, but the mean pain score of all respondents was 0.7; the difference was statistically significant. Positive correlations were evident between pain score and quality of life score (Pearson's correlation coefficient=0.965), and urinary symptom score and quality of life score (Pearson's correlation coefficient=0.891). Also, using mean score of quality of life domain of ≤6 and >6 revealed statistically significant differences of mean score of pain (8.1/5.4) and urinary symptoms (2.6/0.3). Conclusions: The estimated prevalence of prostatitis-like symptom in the examined population of young adult Korean males was 2.5%. And there were closed relationships between pain, urinary symptome, and quality of life score in prevalence group."
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Comparison of Clinical Symptoms Scored According to NIH-CPSI in Patients with Chronic Prostatitis Syndrome Category IIIa and IIIb
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Jae Young Choi, Moung Jin Lee, Seung Hoon Cho, Sung Bin Kim, Seung Tae Lee, Seung Ki Min
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Korean J Urogenit Tract Infect Inflamm 2011;6(1):42-47. Published online April 30, 2011
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- "Purpose: With little evidence, the causes of inflammatory and non-inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), which cover a majority of cases of prostatitis syndromes, have not been fully explicated. The mechanisms of these two CPPS may be different. Although the clinical symptoms are expected to be disparate, we compared the clinical symptoms between the two using National Institutes of Health chronic prostatitis symptoms index (NIH-CPSI) over several parameters. Materials and Methods: The chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients (n=256) at our institution between April 2009 and March 2010 were included. After classifying these patients into two groups, the inflammatory CPPS and the non-inflammatory CPPS groups, we compared the two groups in terms of pain or discomfort, urinary symptom, quality of life, prostate volume measured by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS), prostate specific antigen (PSA) and maximum flow rate (Qmax) difference. Result: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in pain or discomfort, urinary symptom, quality of life, prostate volume measured by TRUS, and Qmax difference. However, inflammatory CPPS patients showed meaningfully higher PSA scores than non-inflammatory CPPS patients. No significant difference was observed between patient age and compared among the age groups. Pain or discomfort, urinary symptom, quality of life, prostate volume measured by TRUS, and Qmax difference within each age group were not significantly different between the inflammatory CPPS & non-inflammatory groups. Conclusions: There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups except PSA. It remains unreliable to distinguish inflammatory CPPS from non-inflammatory CPPS based solely on clinical symptoms."
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