Our Retroperitoneal Cystic Echinococcosis Surgery Experiences at Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital in Şanlıurfa.

Objective: This study aimed to discuss the place of surgical technique in patients who were operated for retroperitoneal hydatid cyst at our clinic, in the light of current literature.

Methods: Data from seven patients who were operated for retroperitoneal hydatid cyst between May 2012 and May 2019 were retrospectively collected and evaluated.

Results: Two patients were operated for isolated retroperitoneal hydatid cyst, one for liver hydatid cyst accompanying renal hydatid cyst and four patients were operated only for renal hydatid cyst.

Sexual experiences between partners after penile prosthesis: Who is more satisfied?

Penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) is the final stage treatment in erectile dysfunction (ED). In this study, we planned to investigate the effect of PPI application on sexual functionality in the patients and their partners. After taking permission and consent for the study, from 20 male patients who were applied penile prosthesis due to ED between March 2013 and June 2018 and their partners, the couples were included in the study.

A rare case of renal gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for about 3% of adult cancers. RCC is the third most common cancer among the urogenital cancers, clear-cell RCC being the most common histological subtype. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are the most common mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract and are derived from interstitial Cajal cells (ICCs).

Detection of CYP1A1 and GSTP1 gene polymorphisms in bladder cancer patients in a Turkish population using a polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism method.

Objective: Understanding genetic polymorphisms might facilitate the analysis of differences between individuals in their susceptibility to developing cancers as a result of environmental carcinogens. Skin, lung, colon and bladder cancers emerge from biological defects in GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 gene expressions. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether there was an association between CYP1A1 and GSTP1 gene polymorphisms and bladder cancer in a Turkish population.

Is the Homocysteine Level a Good Predictive Marker for Evaluating Kidney Function in Patients After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the preoperative, early and late postoperative homocysteine levels and its relationship with kidney function in patients after undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-three patients with kidney stones underwent PNL and blood samples were taken preoperatively as well as at 48 hours and three months after the operation. The homocysteine level was determined by high pressure liquid chromatography and the fluorometric method in blood samples with ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid.