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Correction to “Bilateral High Intra-Abdominal Testes Successfully Treated With Multistage Fowler–Stephens Orchiopexy to Preserve Testicular Function” 多期Fowler-Stephens睾丸切除术成功治疗双侧高腹内睾丸，保留睾丸功能

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70087

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Locally Advanced Prostate Squamous Cell Carcinoma Diagnosed Using PET-CT and Treated With Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy 用PET-CT诊断局部晚期前列腺鳞状细胞癌，并用机器人辅助根治性前列腺切除术治疗

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70088

Masayuki Waki, Akira Fujisaki, Shunya Usami, Kei Muraoka, Yasuhiro Hakamata, Yuka Kanda, Kota Sugiura, Masashi Yoshida, Yoshiro Otsuki, Tatsuaki Yoneda

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A Case of Drug-Resistant Renovascular Hypertension due to Renal Artery Stenosis Successfully Treated by Nephrectomy of the Affected Kidney 肾动脉狭窄致耐药肾血管性高血压经肾切除术成功治疗1例

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70084

Moeto Shimoda, Shinji Otake, Masashi Imano, Tetsuya Aoki, Jurii Karibe, Yosuke Shibata, Masahiro Inoue, Akiko Nagatomo, Mayumi Yakeishi, Kazuki Kobayashi

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A Case of Triplet Therapy Showing Remarkable Efficacy for Multiorgan Metastatic Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy in Prostate Cancer 三联疗法治疗前列腺癌根治性前列腺切除术后多器官转移复发疗效显著1例

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-18 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70082

Shuhei Kusano, Shohei Tobu, Minika Yukimoto, Yukako Yamaguchi, Yuka Kakinoki, Akihiro Maeda, Maki Kawasaki, Hiroaki Kakinoki, Mitsuru Noguchi

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A Case of Drug-Induced Hypersensitivity Syndrome Caused by Apalutamide 阿帕鲁胺致药物性超敏综合征1例

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70085

Yuki Tanaka, Yui Fujimura, Koya Morishita, Yuta Kashiwagi, Satoshi Katsuno, Tatsuya Nagai

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Case Report: Chronic Prostatitis as an Extraintestinal Manifestation of Ulcerative Colitis 病例报告：慢性前列腺炎为溃疡性结肠炎的肠外表现

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70083

Naoya Sugihara, Ryuta Watanabe, Noriyoshi Miura, Takashi Saika, Katsuhisa Ohashi

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Late-Onset Bone Metastasis 46 Years After Initial Surgery for Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report 嗜铬细胞瘤术后46年迟发性骨转移一例报告

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70086

Fumio Ishizaki, Kaede Hiruma, Yusuke Tani, Hideaki Sugino, Tatsuro Sanami, Tsutomu Anraku, Masahiro Ikeda, Masayuki Tasaki, Kazuhide Saito, Yoshihiko Tomita

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A Case of Complete Remission Achieved Through Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Isolated Bone Metastasis Following Four Courses of Bleomycin, Etoposide, and Cisplatin Chemotherapy for Testicular Cancer 睾丸癌在博来霉素、依托泊苷和顺铂化疗四疗程后，经立体定向放疗治疗孤立性骨转移完全缓解1例

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70080

Kentaro Arinami, Gen Kawaguchi, Kozue Ito, Yurie Takizawa, Go Hasegawa, Yohei Ikeda, Noboru Hara, Tsutomu Nishiyama

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Robot-Assisted Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in a Right Intrathoracic Kidney Following Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: A Case Report 机器人辅助根治性肾切除术治疗先天性膈疝修补后右胸内肾肾细胞癌1例

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70081

Yutaro Sasaki, Saki Kobayashi, Fumiya Kadoriku, Kei Daizumoto, Ryotaro Tomida, Yoshito Kusuhara, Tomoya Fukawa, Kunihisa Yamaguchi, Yasuyo Yamamoto, Junya Furukawa

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Systemic Transthyretin Amyloidosis Incidentally Diagnosed With Prostate Biopsy: A Case Report 前列腺活检偶然诊断的全身性甲状腺转蛋白淀粉样变1例报告

IJU Case Reports Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.70079

Michihide Nakamura, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Takashi Kawahara, Erika Muraoka, Genya Iwamoto, Kota Shimokihara, Takeaki Noguchi, Masanobu Yamazaki, Akihito Hashizume, Daiji Takamoto, Rie Horii, Satoshi Fujii, Miki Tanoshima, Junichi Teranishi, Hiroji Uemura

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