Publications by authors named "A Otunctemur"
Article Synopsis
- - Internal urethrotomy (IU) is commonly used for treating urethral strictures but has a high recurrence rate, with no current markers to predict this recurrence.
- - A study of 250 male patients showed a 31.2% recurrence rate after IU, finding a significant correlation between monocyte to HDL-C ratio (MHR) and recurrence; higher MHR linked to increased recurrence risk.
- - The research suggests that MHR could serve as a useful prognostic factor for predicting urethral stricture recurrence following IU, with an optimal cut-off value identified at 1.72.
In the renal intrarenal stone surgery (RIRS) procedure, ureteral access sheath (UAS) is still used in the majority of surgeries to both protect the flexible ureteroscope (FURS) and reduce intrarenal pressure. ClearPETRA is a new UAS that has an integrated aspiration port. We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes and effectiveness of Aspiration-Assisted UAS (ClearPETRA) in the RIRS procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The main challenge to the optimal use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is the difficulty in selecting patients who may or may not benefit from NAC. Our aim in this study was to investigate whether the Systemic Inflammatory Index (SII) predicts response to chemotherapy in patients who receive NAC prior to cystectomy.
Methods: We retrospectively analysed the data of patients who underwent NAC followed by cystectomy at our institution between January 2010 and September 2015 and whose 5-year follow-up was completed.
Introduction: A clear consensus has not yet been reached on the optimal ureteroenteric anastomosis technique for ileal conduit urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. This study aims to determine the incidence of strictures and their management associated with these anastomosis techniques.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective, single-center study of patients who underwent radical cystectomy and urinary diversion between March 2014 and August 2022.
Objective: To investigate active surveillance (AS) for patients with prostate cancer to show the systemic inflammatory index (SII) progression and to evaluate whether SII will be an AS criterion in PCa patients.
Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Prof.