Unilateral J-cut division versus partial and subtotal removal techniques in female patients with mesh-related urethral obstruction: Multicentric comparative study.

Objective: To compare the functional (obstruction relieving) outcomes and complications of unilateral J-cut division, partial and subtotal vaginal removal techniques were performed for mesh-related urethral obstruction (MRUO) in females.

Methods: Patient review included demographics, a medical history and proforma with details of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), physical and urodynamic findings, detailed surgical reports and follow-up data. Variables were compared between the three groups.

Ertapenem plus meropenem combination treatment in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia: an analysis of 53 cases.

Herein, we aimed to describe the outcomes of patients with blood stream infections due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) who received ertapenem plus meropenem combination treatment (EMCT). A total of 53 patients with culture proven CR-Kp bacteremia treated with ertapenem + meropenem were included. The patients with secondary bacteremia due to urinary tract infection exhibited a significantly lower 1-month mortality (OMM), particularly in those with microbiological eradication and those with end-of-treatment success.

Analysis of risk factors of abdominal wound dehiscence after radical cystectomy.

Objective: Wound dehiscence is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors and comorbidities in the patients undergoing radical cystectomy with early postoperative wound dehiscence.

Methods: In all, 539 patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy and urinary diversion at a single center between January 2008 and January 2022 were included in the study.

Do bony pelvis parameters affect perioperative outcomes in open radical prostatectomy?

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of bony pelvic parameters measured by computerized tomography (CT) for use in the estimation of the likely technical difficulties that may be encountered when performing open radical prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate cancer.

Material And Methods: One hundred patients, undergoing open RP for localized prostate cancer, were evaluated between October 2016 to November 2018. All operations were performed by the same experienced surgeon.

The Influence of the Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate on the Short-Term Oncological Outcomes.

Aim: The presence of intraductal carcinoma of the prostate (IDC-P) in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens correlates with adverse prognostic factors such as worse biochemical recurrence-free survival, higher grade and stage disease. This study aimed to investigate the effect of IDC-P in radical prostatectomy specimens on short-term oncological outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent RP at our clinic for prostate cancer between May 2016 and November 2019 were included in the study.

Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal residual mass resection for germ cell testicular tumors: a single-center experience.

Objective: Postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) plays an important role in the management of advanced germ cell testicular tumors. Bilateral template lymph node dissection is considered a standard treatment in postchemotherapy residual masses; however, modified unilateral templates have gained acceptance in patients with unilateral residual disease. In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the perioperative and oncological outcomes of the patients with advanced testicular cancer who underwent unilateral modified template PC-RPLND in our center.

Effect of vesicourethral anastomosis technique on functional results in retropubic radical prostatectomy.

Aim: We aimed to compare the functional results of two different vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA) techniques used in open retropubic radical prostatectomy.

Methods: A total of 476 patients including the first group with four-focus VUA at 12-, 3-, 6-, and 9-o'clock positions (n = 288) and the second group with six-focus VUA at 12-, 2-, 4-, 6-, 8-, and 10-o'clock (n = 188) were included in the study. Perioperative data, erectile function, and continence status over a 12-month period were compared.

A new technique in the treatment of ureteroenteric anastomosis stricture: Repair of ureteroenteric anastomosis stricture with low lombotomy incision (retroperitoneal approach).

Introduction And Aim: Ureteroenteric anastomosis stricture (UEAS) is one of the complications of urinary diversion and may lead to serious consequences. In this study, we evaluated our UEAS revision technique outcomes performed with a low lombotomy incision in the lateral decubitus position.

Materials And Methods: Eleven patients who underwent surgical repair due to isolated right UEAS between January 2010 and June 2019 were included in the study.

Comparison of robotic and open radical prostatectomy: Initial experience of a single surgeon.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to make a comprehensive comparison of the first hundred robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) and open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) cases of a single surgeon in a high-volume center.

Methods: Preoperative, perioperative and postoperative data were collected retrospectively. Perioperative, oncological data and functional results in the first year were compared between the two groups.

Management of ureteral endometriosis and review of the literature.

Endometriosis can affect 10-15% of the women in their reproductive age and it is characterized with the presence of the functional endometrium tissue outside the uterine cavity. Up to 10% of the cases with urinary system endometriosis may involve the ureter. Left distal ureter is the most common site of involvement.

Multıparametric Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Before Radical Prostatectomy: Can it Predict Histopathology?

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the histopathological correlation of the suspected prostate malignancy detected in multiparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI).

Materials And Methods: The data of 93 patients underwent radical prostatectomy and had preoperative mpMRI were examined. Age and pre-operative Prostate-Specific Antigen value were retrospectively collected from patient files.

Factors affecting the success of pediatric extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy therapy: 26-year experience at a single institution.

Despite its widespread use, few studies have evaluated the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in pediatric patients with several parameters and a large group of patients. In the present study, we aimed to analyze the factors that affect the outcomes of pediatric ESWL treatment, which we have practiced for 26 years. This study included 1012 pediatric patients who underwent ESWL between March 1991 and November 2017.

Evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms in children with Down syndrome: A prospective, case-controlled cohort study.

Aims: In children with Down syndrome (DS) which causes cognitive impairment and intellectual disability (ID), dysfunctional voiding is proposed to be more common than in the normal population. In this study, we aimed to compare the voiding symptoms of DS children with a control group by validated questionnaires.

Methods: Thirty-seven DS children without any previous urological complaints and 59 non-DS healthy children as control group was included in the study.

Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumonia infection outbreak in a tertiary urology clinic: analysis of influencing factors with a controlled trial.

Background/aim: Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-KP) infections encountered in urology patients differentiate from infections caused by other factors, both in respect to prophylaxis and treatment stage, and require a special approach. We aimed to analyse the predisposing factors and the antibiotherapies for CR-KP infection outbreak in a tertiary urology clinic.

Materials And Methods: There were 75 patients in the CR-KP positive group (Group I) and 146 patients in the CR-KP negative group (Group II).

Ho:YAG laser versus pneumatic lithotripsy for management of pediatric ureteral stones: a prospective-comparative analysis with adults.

Background: There are limited number of studies comparing the results of Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy (LL) and pneumatic lithotripsy (PL) for pediatric ureteral stones.

Objectives: To perform a comparative analysis of LL and PL in the management of ureteral stones in children and adults.

Study Design: Ninety-eight children (56 boys and 42 girls) and 623 adults (360 men and 263 women), who were treated for ureteral stones at our clinic between 2017 and 2019, were the subjects of this study.

Predisposing factors for erectile dysfunction and response to treatment in younger males: Are they different from those of older men? An observational-comparative study.

We aimed to correlate the predisposing demographic and clinical factors for erectile dysfunction (ED) in young men and treatment response in these men with data from older men. The patients were divided into two groups: <40 years (group I, n = 58) and ≥40 years (group II, n = 73). ED was evaluated with the International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) questionnaire, and Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire was used to evaluate mood status.

The effect of Hydrodistension in combination with Pentosan Polysulfate on treatment outcomes and compliance in the treatment of bladder pain syndrome.

Objective: In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of bladder hydrodistension combined with pentosan polysulfate (PPS) treatment in interstitial cystitis (IC)/bladder pain syndrome (BPS).

Methods: In this study, 339 patients diagnosed with IC/BPS were categorized into two groups. The first group only received 300 mg/day PPS, while the second group received 300 mg/day PPS following bladder hydrodistension.

Analysis of factors affecting repeat microdissection testicular sperm extraction outcomes in infertile men.

Objective: There is no clear consensus on which patients and how many of microscopic testicular sperm extraction (mTESE) procedures will be successful. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the sperm retrieval rates and factors affecting these rates in men who underwent repeat mTESEs.

Material And Methods: A total of 346 patients who underwent mTESE for sperm retrieval were included in the study.

The effect of percutaneous nephrostomy implementation on the outcome of ureteroscopic stone treatment.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effect of percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) implementation on the second ureteroscopy (URS) outcomes after a failed URS.

Materials And Methods: The data of four hundred forty-eight patients with an unsuccessful URS history were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups; patients who underwent PCN before second URS (Group A) and patients who did not (Group B).

Comparison of percutaneous nephrostomy and double J stent in symptomatic pregnancy hydronephrosis treatment.

Background/aim: We aimed to compare the success rate of percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) and double J stenting (DJS) in the treatment of symptomatic pregnancy hydronephrosis. Materials and methods: Diagnosis and grading of hydronephrosis were performed by urinary ultrasound (USG) and Doppler mode was used for evaluation of renal arterial resistivity index (RI). Patients were divided into two groups according to the method used for the treatment of hydronephrosis: group A (PCN, n = 38) and group B (DJS, n = 46).

Analysis of recurrent urethral strictures due to iatrogenic urethral trauma.

Background/aim: We aimed to analyze the effects of stricture location, etiology, age, and catheterization time on recurrence rate and recurrence time in patients who underwent direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) for urethral strictures. Materials and methods: Patients were divided into three groups according to the location of the stricture: penile urethra, membranous urethra, and prostatic urethra strictures. Patients were also divided into three groups according to etiologic factors: strictures secondary to endoscopic procedures, urethral catheterization, and open or radical prostatectomy (anastomotic strictures were included in this group).

Whole-genome gene expression analysis in urine samples of patients with prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia.

Objective: There is an urgent need to find new biomarkers with higher specificity and sensitivity for using early detection of prostate cancer (PrCa) and reducing recurrent unnecessary biopsy rates, psychological and physical stress on the patient, and costs. Being noninvasive, urine-based tests might be suitable in routine practice. The aim of this study was to report the first whole-genome gene expression analysis in urine samples, as noninvasive method, that were obtained from PrCa, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), and control groups by using the microarray system from Turkey, to our knowledge.

Acinar Adenocarcinoma of Prostate with Predominant Ttf-1 Positive Intraductal Component.

Intraductal carcinoma of prostate has been previously described in radical prostatectomies. It's rarely encountered in needle biopsies in the absence of infiltrative carcinoma. But, both histogenesis and nomenclature of the lesion is still controversial.

P21 and p27 Immunoexpression in Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinomas.

p21 and p27 are members of cyclin-dependent kinase family, which function as tumor suppressors and they are involved in development and progression of several malignancies. We investigated their expression in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UUTUC). Radical nephroureterectomy materials of 34 patients were assessed by immunohistochemistry to evaluate expression of p21 and p27 in UUTUC.

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma diagnosed on prostate biopsy: a case report.

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a very rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, usually affecting elderly patients and characterized by selective infiltration of neoplastic cells within blood vessels' lumina. IVLBCL diagnosed with prostatic involvement is extremely rare. We report a patient of 65 years old, having mostly neurological complaints but diagnosed with IVLBCL upon histopathological examination of transurethral prostate resection material, which revealed large neoplastic cell infiltration totally limited within the lumens of small vessels.