Ji Eun Heo

BACKGROUND: The Korean Society of Hypertension has published the Korea Hypertension Fact Sheet 2020 to provide an overview of the magnitude and management status of hypertension and their recent trends. METHODS: The Fact Sheets were based on the analyses of Korean adults aged 20 years or older of the 2007-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) and the 2002-2018 National Health Insurance Big Data (NHI-BD). RESULTS: Currently, the population average of systolic/diast

Based on propensity score matching with multiple variables and a large case series, Retzius sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy can be a candidate for future robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. It achieves better early continence recovery, a short operative time and early recovery compared to conventional robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Treatment and control rates for high blood pressure are unsatisfactory in young adults. Adherence to pharmacological treatment is alarmingly low, with absence of data on its consequences in young adults with hypertension. We investigated the association of antihypertensive medication nonadherence with incident cardiovascular events among young adults initiating pharmacological treatment for hypertension. From a nationwide health insurance database, we included 123 390 participants (75.1% male) o

BACKGROUND: Although dietary modification is strongly recommended for prevention and treatment of hypertension, little is known about which factors are associated with adherence to dietary guidelines. We investigated knowledge and attitude, perceived benefits of, barriers to, and self-efficacy of dietary therapy, and identified the factors associated with dietary adherence among adults with and without hypertension. METHODS: We collected information on the knowledge/attitudes and perceived benef

Pure single-site RAP using the da Vinci SP surgical system is feasible and safe.

Urethral realignment using BNP and MULP resulted in rapid continence recovery and good oncological results after RARP in young patients with a Gleason score ≤ 7 and organ-confined disease.

Despite adhesion-related complications, the SP system appears to be safe and effective for use in robot-assisted ureteral reconstruction.

Background: We examined the associations between thigh muscle area (TMA) and insulin resistance (IR) according to body mass index (BMI) in middle-aged Korean general population. Methods: TMA was measured using quantitative computed tomography and corrected by body weight (TMA/Wt) in 1,263 men, 788 premenopausal women, and 1,476 postmenopausal women all aged 30 to 64 years. The tertiles of TMA/Wt were calculated separately for men and for premenopausal and postmenopausal women. Homeostatic model

Significant differences in risk classifications and initial treatments were found between 2006-2010 and 2011-2015. Although PSA did not change, the GS did change. Lower BMI (≤ 23 kg/m²) had worse effects on OS and CSS rates for Korean prostate cancer patients.

SP-pyeloplasty showed cosmetic benefits, lower blood loss, operative time, and console time compared with MP-pyeloplasty. In patients who underwent surgery for UPJO for the first time, SP surgery can show comparable outcomes when compared to MP surgery.

Introduction A positive association between benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)/lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) was reported in several studies, but studies from Asia often showed conflicting results.Materials and methods Medical records were obtained from a health promotion center database between 2021 and 2022. Men without a history of treatment for LUTS were evaluated using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS

Adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) is recommended without consideration of radical prostatectomy Gleason score (RP GS) for cases with adverse features. We compared the outcomes of pathologically localized high-grade (GS 8-10) prostate cancer (PC) with those of pT3 GS 7 PC.A total of 1585 men who underwent RP between 1995 and 2015 comprised the cohort, which was divided into group 1 (RP GS 7(3 + 4) and pT3; n = 760), group 2 (RP GS 7(4 + 3) and pT3; n = 565), and group 3 (RP GS 8-10 and pT2; n = 26

PURPOSE: To evaluate parameters for determining repeat prostate biopsy in patients with 5α-reductase inhibitor (5ARI) treatment after initial negative biopsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 2007 to December 2015, patients who underwent a repeat prostate biopsy after an initial negative biopsy were enrolled from multiple institutions. Serial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after the initial biopsy were analyzed for PSA kinetics. Clinicopathologic variables were evaluated according to