Kazuya Kawahara

Experimental bacterial prostatitis in rats

SummaryExperimental acute bacterial prostatitis in rats was induced by four different routes of bacterial inoculation. The most simple and reproducible method of producing bacterial prostatitis was to instil the bacterial suspension into the prostatic urethra after the administration of an appropriate antibiotic to prevent associated pyelonephritis.

Abdominal Actinomycosis Misdiagnosed as a Secondary Bladder Tumor: A Case Report

A 46‐year‐old woman presented with a hypogastric mass. The preoperative diagnosis was a malignant ovarian tumor involving multiple organs, including the urinary bladder. Surgical exploration was performed with wide resection of the right ovary and uterus, including the affected ileum, sigmoid colon, and omentum. An intraoperative histopathological examination of the paravesical tissue revealed abdominal actinomycosis. Consequently, bladder resection was not done. The cause of abdominal actinomycosis in this patient was probably due to implantation of an intrauterine device 3 years previously.

Therapeutic effect of propiverine hydrochloride on mixed-type urinary incontinence in women: The Female Urgency and Stress Urinary Incontinence Study of Propiverine Hydrochloride trial

To show the efficacy of propiverine hydrochloride in the management of symptoms of stress urinary incontinence in female patients with mixed‐type urinary incontinence.