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Liao CH, Li HY, Yu HJ, Chiang HS, Lin MS, Hua CH, Ma WY. Low serum sex hormone-binding globulin: marker of inflammation? Clin Chim Acta 2012; 413:803-7. [PMID: 22293276 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2012.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 01/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), but its relationship with inflammation is unclear. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 696 subjects (255 men, 235 pre-menopausal women, and 206 postmenopausal women). Body mass index, waist circumference, blood pressure, lipid profiles, plasma glucose, insulin, FSH, LH, total testosterone (TT), estradiol, SHBG, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), and hs-CRP concentrations were measured. MetS was defined according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program criteria with modification of waist circumference for Asians. RESULTS Serum hs-CRP and SHBG were negatively correlated in men (r=-0.29, p<0.001), pre-menopausal women (r=-0.38, p<0.001), and postmenopausal women (r=-0.27, p<0.001). In men, TT and hs-CRP showed a negative association (r=-0.25, p<0.001), but the association was attenuated after adjusting for SHBG (r=-0.14, p=0.039). Multivariate regression models showed that SHBG was independently associated with hs-CRP in men (r=-0.18, p=0.009), pre-menopausal women (r=-0.15, p=0.025), and postmenopausal women (r=-0.21, p=0.005), adjusted for age, MetS components, insulin resistance, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and serum sex hormone levels. CONCLUSIONS Serum SHBG and hs-CRP concentrations were inversely correlated in men, pre-menoposal, and post-menopausal women independently.
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Chiu AF, Liao CH, Wang CC, Wang JH, Tsai CH, Kuo HC. High classification of chronic heart failure increases risk of overactive bladder syndrome and lower urinary tract symptoms. Urology 2011; 79:260-5. [PMID: 22137542 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 10/04/2011] [Accepted: 10/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the urologic symptoms among patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and to explore whether a higher classification of CHF increases the risk associated with overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and lower urinary tract symptoms. METHODS A total of 214 ambulatory patients with CHF (129 men and 85 women) and 378 age-matched subjects (222 men and 156 women) were enrolled in the present study. The urologic symptoms were evaluated using the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) from January to June 2010. RESULTS Compared with the controls, the patients with CHF had a significantly greater mean OABSS (4.6±3.6 vs 3.4±3.1, P<.001), total IPSS (8.3±6.9 vs 6.9±7.6, P=.021), and storage IPSS (4.8±3.5 vs 3.7±3.3, P<.001). Of the patients with CHF, 34.1% had moderate/severe OAB symptoms (OABSS≥6), and 43.5% had moderate/severe lower urinary tract symptoms (IPSS≥8). Compared with patients who had New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I CHF, the patients with NYHA class III CHF had a significantly greater OABSS and total, storage, and voiding IPSSs. Patients with NYHA class II CHF did not. A greater body mass index and stroke were significantly associated with the OABSS and storage IPSS, and pulmonary disease was significantly associated with the voiding IPSS. CONCLUSION The patients with CHF had more storage urinary symptoms suggestive of OAB than did the age-matched controls. Among the patients with CHF, greater NYHA class heart function was significantly associated with OAB and lower urinary tract symptoms.
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Liao CH, Chung SD, Kuo HC. Reply. Urology 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.1373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Liao CH, Chiang HS, Hsiao PJ. Lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction. UROLOGICAL SCIENCE 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urols.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chung SD, Huang CY, Tsai YC, Chueh SC, Hung SF, Wang SM, Liao CH, Yu HJ. Retroperitoneoscopic laparo-endoscopic single-site radical nephrectomy (RLESS-RN): initial experience with a homemade port. World J Surg Oncol 2011; 9:138. [PMID: 22035163 PMCID: PMC3222622 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We successfully performed 6 LESS radical nephrectomy via the retroperitoneal approach (RLESS) using the Alexis wound retractor as a single access with conventional laparoscopic instruments. The results demonstrated that our RLESS technique of radical nephrectomy is a safe and feasible procedure for management of localized renal cancer.
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Liao CH, Chiang HS, Yu HJ. Serum testosterone levels significantly correlate with nocturia in men aged 40-79 years. Urology 2011; 78:631-5. [PMID: 21782223 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2011] [Revised: 05/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between serum sex hormone levels and lower urinary tract symptoms in men aged 40-79 years. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 509 men (mean age 58 years). The serum total testosterone (TT), dihydrotestosterone, and estradiol levels were measured. The total prostate volume measured by transrectal ultrasonography and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire were obtained. Correlations were determined using univariate and multivariate regression analysis. RESULTS The subjects with moderate to severe lower urinary tract symptoms (total IPSS≥8) were older, with a greater incidence of hypertension and diabetes, a larger prostate, and had lower serum TT levels. On the univariate analysis, the serum TT levels were negatively associated with the total IPSS, IPSS storage subscore, weak stream, and nocturia. After adjusting for age, hypertension, diabetes, and total prostate volume, only the serum TT level was significantly associated with nocturia (>2 times/night; P=.042), and men with serum TT levels in the greatest quartile had a 44% reduced risk of nocturia than in the lowest quartile (P=.037). CONCLUSION In our relative healthy male cohort, most IPSS items showed no significant association with serum sex hormone levels, except for nocturia, which showed a negative correlation with the serum testosterone level.
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Lai CC, Wang CY, Liu CY, Tan CK, Lin SH, Liao CH, Chou CH, Huang YT, Lin HI, Hsueh PR. Infections caused by Gordonia species at a medical centre in Taiwan, 1997 to 2008. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011; 16:1448-53. [PMID: 19832703 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03085.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The inability of conventional identification systems to accurately identify Gordonia spp. often results in the misdiagnosis of infections by these rare pathogens, which require genomic sequencing for precise identification. In the present study, we describe nine cases of the various types of infection caused by Gordonia spp. From 1997 to 2008, 66 isolates (from 30 patients) initially identified as Rhodoccus spp. by conventional biochemical methods, by the Bacteriology Laboratory of National Taiwan University Hospital, were retrospectively analysed to assess the accuracy of species identification. Fifteen of these isolates (from nine patients) were later found to be Gordonia spp. by two molecular methods: PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism for heat shock protein gene (hsp65) and the 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Gordonia sputi (n = 8) was the most common species, followed by Gordonia terrae (n = 7). Most of the isolates were isolated from blood (n = 11), followed by soft tissue (n = 2) and eye (n = 2). Five patients presented with bacteraemia and two of these had catheter-related bloodstream infection. Two patients had soft tissue infections and another two patients had infective keratitis and conjunctivitis. The random amplified polymorphic DNA patterns for isolates from different patients were different, indicating that they were genetically unrelated. Accurate identification with molecular methods is required if the role of Gordonia spp. in causing infection is to be recognized.
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Liao CH, Guh JH, Chueh SC, Yu HJ. Anti-angiogenic effects and mechanism of prazosin. Prostate 2011; 71:976-84. [PMID: 21541974 DOI: 10.1002/pros.21313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 10/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alpha1-adrenoceptors antagonists (doxazosin, terazosin, prazosin) are commonly prescribed for benign prostate hyperplasia and hypertension. Doxazosin and terazosin exhibit anti-angiogenic effects and apoptotic activities against multiple cell types and are potential preventive agents for prostate cancer. Prazosin induces apoptosis in three prostate cancer cell lines. We hypothesized that prazosin, a more potent alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist with a distinct mechanism, exhibits anti-angiogenic activity. METHODS We examined the effect of prazosin on growth and tube formation of human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). We used flow cytometry to assess the effect of prazosin on cell cycle progression and Western blotting to assess its effect on the expression of various apoptotic proteins. RESULTS Prazosin inhibited the growth of HUVEC with an IC(50) of 6.53 µM and suppressed tube formation in a dose-dependent manner. Unlike prostate cancer cells, prazosin did not arrest cell cycle progression at the G2/M checkpoint. We used rhodamine 123 staining to show that prazosin (20 µM) treatment induced a loss of mitochondrial membrane potential by 12 hr. Prazosin treatment of HUVECs resulted in reduced MCL-1 expression, increased Bad, and Bcl-xL expression, cytochrome c release, and induction of apoptosis via the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Prazosin induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells and normal HUVEC cells via different mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that prazosin exhibits anti-angiogenic activity and differentially modulates apoptotic pathways depending on the cell type.
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Chung SD, Liao CH, Chen YC, Kuo HC. Urgency severity scale could predict urodynamic detrusor overactivity in patients with overactive bladder syndrome. Neurourol Urodyn 2011; 30:1300-4. [PMID: 21560153 DOI: 10.1002/nau.21057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the correlation between an urgency severity scale (USS) based on a voiding diary with detrusor overactivity (DO) in a videourodynamic study in patients with an overactive bladder (OAB). METHODS We prospectively enrolled 190 consecutive patients with OAB. All patients were assessed using a USS and completed a 3-day voiding diary that recorded urgency and urgency urinary incontinence (UUI) episodes and the degree of urgency severity. The highest recorded USS score in the voiding diary was considered as the USS score. A videourodynamic study was performed, and the presence of increased bladder sensation (IBS) or DO was recorded. These clinical findings and videourodynamic data were analyzed. RESULTS This study enrolled 65 men and 125 women. The mean patient age was 66.4 years (21-88). Among them, 82.6% had urodynamic DO, 7.9% had IBS, and 9.5% had normal urodynamic findings. The prevalence of DO was 50%, 76%, and 94% in patients with a USS = 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Multivariate analysis indicated that OAB wet, high USS and UUI were significantly associated with the presence of DO. Urodynamic DO was present in most patients with OAB wet (94.1%) or USS = 4 (95.5%); however, only 63.9% of OAB dry patients had DO. In the OAB dry patients, 11/25 (44%) with USS = 2, 30/42 (71%) with USS = 3, and 5/5 (100%) with USS = 4 had DO. CONCLUSIONS A high USS recorded in conjunction with a voiding diary and OAB wet were strongly associated with urodynamic DO.
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Chung SD, Kang JH, Liao CH, Chiu KM, Lin HC. Increased Risk for Cancer Following Erectile Dysfunction: A Nationwide Population-Based Follow-Up Study. J Sex Med 2011; 8:1513-20. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chung SD, Chang HC, Chiu B, Liao CH, Kuo HC. The efficacy of additive tolterodine extended release for 1-year in older men with storage symptoms and clinical benign proastatic hyperplasia. Neurourol Urodyn 2011; 30:568-71. [DOI: 10.1002/nau.20923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Lai CC, Tan CK, Lin SH, Liu WL, Liao CH, Huang YT, Hsueh PR. Clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria isolates in elderly Taiwanese patients. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 2011; 30:779-83. [PMID: 21240651 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1155-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) isolates in elderly Taiwanese patients. From 2004 through 2008, patients >65 years old with NTM isolation were identified. The definitions of NTM disease followed the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America (ATS/IDSA) criteria. Among the 3,175 NTM isolates, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC; n = 1,118, 35.2%) was the most prevalent species, followed by M. abscessus (n = 545, 17.2%). Among the 1,633 elderly patients with NTM isolates, the most prevalent NTM species were MAC (n = 592, 36.3%) and M. fortuitum complex (n = 311, 19.0%). NTM colonization was found in 1,339 (80.4%) patients and only 326 (19.6%) patients had NTM diseases. During the study period, the annual incidence rates (per 100,000 inpatients and outpatients) of NTM colonization and disease both increased significantly (p < 0.0001) from 10.5 to 15.8 and from 2.1 to 4.3, respectively. Isolated pulmonary NTM infections compromised 294 (90.2%) of the 326 elderly cases of NTM disease. In conclusion, this study found an increasing trend in the incidence of both NTM isolates and NTM diseases among elderly Taiwanese patients. MAC and M. abscessus were the most frequent species causing various types of NTM disease.
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A spiroplasma isolated from corn infected with corn stunt disease has been successfully cultivated in vitro. Acid formation was associated with its growth in liquid medium, and fried egg-shaped or granulated colonies developed on solid agar medium. Healthy leafhopper vectors injected with or allowed to feed on isolates from various serial passages through liquid medium were able to transmit the corn stunt agent to healthy corn plants, inducing typical corn stunt disease in the plants. The spiroplasma was reisolated and cultivated from such diseased plants and was indistinguishable morphologically from the original isolates. These results provide the first definite proof that the corn stunt disease is caused by the corn stunt spiroplasma.
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Liao CH, Chung SD, Lai MK, Yu HJ, Chueh SC. Laparoscopic simultaneous bilateral partial and total adrenalectomy: a longer follow-up. BJU Int 2009; 104:1269-73. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2009.08523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Liao CH, Chou CH, Lai CC, Huang YT, Tan CK, Hsu HL, Hsueh PR. Diagnostic performance of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma in extrapulmonary tuberculosis varies between different sites of disease. J Infect 2009; 59:402-8. [PMID: 19819258 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Revised: 09/30/2009] [Accepted: 10/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate diagnostic performance of an enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma (T SPOT-TB) in patients with suspected extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB). METHODS From January 2007 to December 2008, patients with suspected extrapulmonary TB were prospectively enrolled from 2 tertiary care hospitals. RESULTS A total of 138 patients with suspected extrapulmonary TB were enrolled; 50 patients had positive culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and 39 patients had probable TB. The sites of infection were lymph node (n = 20), pleura (n = 19), bone/joint (n = 15), urinary tract (n = 7), peritoneum (n = 7), meninges (n = 6), disseminated (n = 5), intestine (n = 3), pericardium (n = 2), skin (n = 2), throat (n = 1), neck (n = 1), and genitalia (n = 1). The overall sensitivity and specificity were 79.8% (71/89) and 81.6% (40/49). The sensitivity ranged from 100% for tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous pericarditis, and intestinal TB, 95% for lymphadenitis, to 42.9% for tuberculous peritonitis. The sensitivity of the T SPOT-TB assay was 70.6% in immunocompromised patients and 85.5% in immunocompetent patients (p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS The T SPOT-TB assay can be a useful tool for diagnosing extra-pulmonary TB in immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients, particularly for tuberculous meningitis, pericarditis, lymphadenitis, and intestinal TB.
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Liao CH, Lai CC, Tan CK, Chou CH, Hsu HL, Tasi TH, Huang YT, Hsueh PR. False-negative results by enzyme-linked immunospot assay for interferon-gamma among patients with culture-confirmed tuberculosis. J Infect 2009; 59:421-3. [PMID: 19766135 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Revised: 09/14/2009] [Accepted: 09/15/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chang HC, Chen HY, Chung SD, Liao CH, Yu HJ, Chiu B. Emphysematous cystitis. Int J Infect Dis 2009; 14:e363-4. [PMID: 19648044 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/13/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Chung SD, Chueh SC, Chiang HS, Liao CH. L-Shaped Cross-Fused Kidney With Stone. Urology 2009; 73:61-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2008] [Revised: 05/22/2008] [Accepted: 06/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chung SD, Liao CH, Yu HJ, Chuang YH. Bilateral seminal vesicle abscesses. Int J Infect Dis 2008; 13:e37-8. [PMID: 19111234 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2008] [Revised: 05/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chung SD, Wang SM, Lai MK, Huang CY, Liao CH, Huang KH, Pu YS, Chueh SC, Yu HJ. Lymphovascular invasion predicts poor outcome of urothelial carcinoma of renal pelvis after nephroureterectomy. BJU Int 2008; 103:1047-51. [PMID: 19076143 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.08253.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the significance of lymphovascular invasion (LVI) to predict cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with renal pelvic urothelial carcinoma (UC). PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 76 patients with primary renal pelvic UC were treated by nephroureterectomy (NU). Inclusion criteria included nonmetastatic renal pelvic UC with no previous history of bladder cancer, concomitant ureteric lesion, or neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Age, gender, adrenalectomized or not, pathological T stage, grade, and LVI were examined by univariate and multivariate analyses to determine which were independent risk factors. RESULTS In all, 38 men and 38 women were included with a mean (range) age of 66 (41-93) years. The median (range) follow-up was 48 (15-88) months. At follow-up, eight cancer-related deaths (10.5%) were censored, and 66 patients (85.9%) were alive and disease-free. LVI was the only significant predictor of CSS in the univariate and multivariate analyses. CONCLUSIONS Adrenal metastases from primary renal pelvic UCs were rare. The present results suggest that ipsilateral adrenalectomy is not necessary during radical NU for treating patients with renal pelvic UCs. LVI appears to be a better prognostic factor for predicting poor outcome of renal pelvic UC than pT stage or tumour grade when using the current tumour-nodes-metastases staging system.
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Chung SD, Sun HD, Yang DK, Liao CH. Primary obstructive megaureter with ruptured kidney. Am J Emerg Med 2008; 27:133.e5-133.e6. [PMID: 19041564 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Accepted: 05/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A 17-year-old boy presented to the emergency department for severe left flank pain and gross hematuria 1 hour after playing basketball without significant collision. Laboratory tests showed normal renal function and massive hematuria. Abdominal computed tomography scan disclosed a primary megaureter with ruptured kidney. We successfully treated him with ureteral stenting followed by endoscopic ureterotomy and ureteroneocystostomy.
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Chung SD, Liao CH, Yu HJ, Chueh SC. Re: Clinical significance of lymphovascular invasion in upper urinary tract urothelial cancer. BJU Int 2008; 102:1749-50. [PMID: 19035861 DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.08215_2.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chung SD, Liao CH, Sun HD, Wen WC. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Acute Renal Failure. Urology 2008; 72:521-2. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2008] [Revised: 02/26/2008] [Accepted: 02/26/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Chung SD, Lai MK, Wang SM, Liao CH, Yu HJ, Chueh SC. Urothelial Carcinoma in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Conversion From Calcineurin Inhibitor to Proliferation Signal Inhibitor? Am J Kidney Dis 2008; 52:630; author reply 631. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2008] [Accepted: 04/18/2008] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Liao CH, Chueh SC. Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for a 6-cm Left Adrenal Pheochromocytoma with Needlescopic Instruments. J Endourol 2008; 22:1949-51; discussion 1953. [DOI: 10.1089/end.2008.9770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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