• 성인간호학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.305-316
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• 2001

The purpose of this study was to identify the frequency of Urinary Incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms, to identify life style problems for UI of Women in anIsland. The sample consisted of 88 women in an island, a urinary symptom questionnaire developed by Jackson, et. al. and a demographic questionnaire were used to collect the data. The results of study were as following. 1. It was reported that the subjects have experienced UI and various lower urinary symptoms such as stress incontinence, nocturia, intermittency, abnormal stream, feeling of incomplete emptying and also they have experienced some degree of 'bother' 2. It was reported that the subjects have experienced various life style problems for UI 3. There was significant relationship between age and urgency (p=0.0262), bladder pain (p=0.0268), abnormal strength of stream (p=0.0074), inability to stop midstream (p=0.0026), and ability to perform daily tasks (p=0.0488), 4. There was a significant relationship between the number of discharges and urgency (p=0.0273), abnormal strength of stream (p=0.0307), and inability to stop midstream (p=0.0122). 5. There was a significant relationship between menopause and bladder pain (p=0.0020), abnormal strength of stream (p=0.0245), and inability to stop midstream (p=0.0002). 6. There was a significant relationship between the degree of experiences for lower urinary tract symptoms and life style behavior. Therefore, based on the results, a developing and carrying out of adequate UI care program is needed.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.575-579
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• 2005

Urinary incontinence is the most common urinary symptom in children and causes considerable anxiety in children and parents. In most cases, there is no underlying organic pathology and the longterm prognosis is excellent. Despite these reassuring facts, children with wetting problems can be a challenge for primary pediatrician. This is probably because the problem is poorly understood, there is no readily identifiable medical pathology, and because treatment is usually time consuming and arduous. There is a great demand for treatment because wetting is an unpleasant symptom that can cause a stress and anxiety in the family. There may also be other coexisting problems such as urinary tract infection, constipation, soiling, and behavioral or emotional difficulties. Despite the frequency and vexing nature of voiding dysfunction, physicians may not always obtain a careful history to identify and to treat children properly with this condition. This article addresses the comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic approach to such children.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.60-66
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• 1997

목적 : 요로 결석은 소아에서는 비교적 드물다고 하나, 점점 증가하고 있으며, 유발요인이 있는 경우에는 보다 빨리 진단할 수 있다. 본 연구를 통하여 요로 결석 환아들의 주증상, 진단, 감염및 동반 질환 여부, 치료 등에 대하여 알아보고자 하였다. 방법 : 1986년 1월부터 1996년 6월까지 10년 5개월간 세브란스 병원에 내원한 15세 미만의 요로 결석환아 45명을 대상으로 후향적 고찰을 하였다. 결과 : 요로 결석 환아의 평균 연령은 6.5세, 남녀비는 5.4:1이었고, 가족력은 13.3%에서 나타났다. 주증상은 육안적 혈뇨가 가장 많았고, 요로 감염을 동반한 환아 46.1%,요로 기형 및 질환을 동반한 환아가 35.6%에서 나타났다. 진단 방법으로는 단순 요로 촬영, 경정맥 신우 조영술, 복부 초음파 등이 사용되었는데, 초음파만으로 진단받은 경우도 다수 있어 의의가 크다고 하겠다. 치료로는 체외 충격파 쇄석술, 경피적 신결석 적출술, 수액 요법, 이뇨제등이 사용되었다. 결론 : 소아 요로결석에 대해 관찰한 결과, 유의할 만한 질환으로 생각되며, 요로 폐색이 있는 환아에서는 시급한 치료가 요구된다. 특히 단순 방사선 촬영및 경정맥 신우 조영술에서 발견되지 않은 환아에서는 반드시 초음파를 하여 진단해야 할 것이다. 한편, 결석의 성분 분석이 이루어지지 않아 다소 아쉬운 점이 남는다.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.176-182
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• 2009

Purpose: This study was performed to investigate demographic and disease-related characteristics that influence lower urinary tract symptoms in middle-aged women. Methods: The participants in this study were 301 middle-aged women and they completed structured questionnaire between May to June, 2008. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) were measured with Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms-short form (BFLUTS-SF) and categorized as voiding, filling and incontinence symptoms. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and multiple regression with SPSS PC 15.0 version. Results: The participants who have higher economic status and drink alcohol were more likely to have LUTS score than other woman who have lower economic status and don't drink alcohol at all. Also, frequent childbirth experiences and chronic diseases conditions such as diabetes and heart disease are positively associated with LUTS score. The symptoms of filling and incontinence were affected by number of childbirth, alcohol drinking habit and chronic disease conditions while voiding symptom was influenced only by alcohol drinking habit. In multiple regression analysis, LUTS were significantly predicted by parity, drinking carbonated beverage and alcohol. Conclusion: For proper nursing care related to lower urinary tract symptoms, nursing intervention should focus on improving alcohol drinking habit and carbonated beverage comsumption.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.90-94
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• 1998

Hinman syndrome is a condition representing urinary voiding dysfunction in the neurologically intact child. The syndrome is probably caused by acquired behavioral and psychosocial disorders manifested by bladder and/or bowel dysfunction mimicking neurologic disease. Clinically, the symptom complex may include day and night time enuresis, encopresis, constipation, and recurrent urinary tract infections. Cystoscopy frequently demonstrates normal vesicourethral anatomy. Voiding films usually demonstarate a carrot-shaped proximal urethra with a persistent narrowing at the external sphincter. The bladder is large and often appears trabeculated with a thickened wall and significant postvoid residual. A 13-year-old male child was admitted due to fever, urinary tract infection, enuresis and flank pain. His neurologic examination was normal. Renal sonograms showed moderate hydronephrosis. Voiding cystourethrograms showed a huge, trabeculated bladder without vesicourethral reflux and urethral valves. No abnormal findings was found in spinal MRI.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2006년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.863-864
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• 2006

The aim of this study is to acquire useful information of lower urinary tract symptom(LUTS) diagnosis through urophonogaphy signal as noninvasive method. The system was implemented to measure urophonography signal, urinary volume and uroflow. The slope of the log-log plot of power spectrum density changed rapidly from $2.01{\sim}2.07$ to over 3.32 when the occlusion rate was 2 mm to 3.8 mm. This information combined with the uroflow parameters could give a useful prediction of lower urinary tract symptoms.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.391-396
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• 1998

Foreign bodies in genitourinary tract are common and almost of them are within the bladder. These foreign bodies were inserted or applied for autoerotic, psychiatric, therapeutic, or no definite reasons by the patient. Foreign bodies(a thermometer and a piece of cloth) in the bladder were inserted as a mean of masturbation in two cases, and a cooper wire in the posterior urethra was introduced by iatrogenic causes in one case. In one case, four magnets were inserted into the bladder for the purpose of forceful penile erection. Clinical history, symptom, radiologic study, and endoscopic examination were required to diagnose foreign body. They were easily removed by endoscopic manipulation or open surgical procedure.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2006년도 춘계종합학술대회
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• pp.697-700
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 가정이나 일반 사무실 등에서 편리하게 하부요로계의 폐색을 진단하기 위하여 요속과 동시에 배뇨 시 발생하는 요류음을 계측할 수 있는 센서 및 계측 시스템을 구현하였다. 구현된 시스템은 로드셀을 이용한 요속계측센서, 청진기형 요류음 계측센서, 센서신호의 검출을 위한 전처리부, 신호의 증폭 및 필터부, 시스템 제어부, PC 계측 프로그램 등으로 구성되었다. 구현된 시스템의 평가를 위하여 하부요로계를 모식화한 실험장치를 구현하였다. 구현된 실험장치를 이용하여 요속 및 요음을 계측하고 시간영역과 주파수영역에서의 분석을 통해 하부요로계의 폐색을 가장 잘 반영하는 특징파라미터를 추출하고자 하였다. 그리고 구현된 시스템의 임상적용 가능성을 평가하기 위하여 정상인 5병을 대상으로 요속 및 요류음을 계측하고 분석하였다. 그 결과 요류음 신호의 $253\sim282Hz$ 대역이 폐색의 정도를 가장 잘 반영하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.683-686
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• 2000

Vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) is a state that urine regurge from bladder to ureter and kidney because of congenital, structural, functional abnormality of ureterovesical junction and lower urinary tract than bladder. It may be the primary cause of recurrent urinary tract infection(UTI) in chindhood, If urine regurge with UTI, it can cause renal damage, leading to scar formation, hypertension, chronic renal failure, But upper complications can be prevented by early diagnosis and proper treatment of VUR and UTI, so clinician must focus on them in treatment of VUR. We had experienced a case of recurrent UTI with VUR regardless of consistent antibiotics therapy in 7 years old boy, Chief complain was urinary frequency, The symptom of urinary frequency was successfully treated by herb medicine(Gamijihwag-tang), So, we report this case with a brief review of related literatures.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of metabolic syndrome (MS) on the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), prostate specific antigen (PSA), and prostate volume in Korean men. We analyzed the data from 2654 men over the age of 40 who visited our health promotion center for regular health checkups. Of the total 2654 men, mean age, PSA level, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), and prostate volume were 54.6 years, 1.21ng/ml, 6.2 points, and 27.8ml, respectively. All examinees were divided into MS group (46.5%, 1235 men) and non-MS group (53.5%, 1419). Age and prostate volume were significantly higher in the MS group. The patients were divided into three groups according to their ages: 40's, 50's, and over 60 years old. Prostate volume of the MS group in the younger age groups (40-49 years and 50-59 years) was significantly larger than that of the non-MS group. However, no difference was revealed in the age group of 60-69 years. No significant differences were found in the PSA level and LUTS between the MS and non-MS groups. In the multivariate regression analysis, central obesity was the strongest risk factor for the enlargement of prostate over 30ml among the metabolic components.