A systematic review on urolithiasis in children with neurological disorders.

Purpose: Advancements in medical treatments and increased access to healthcare have significantly extended the life expectancy of children with neurological disorders. However, this has also led to a higher incidence of secondary health issues, such as nephrolithiasis. This review aims to analyze the risk factors, management, and treatment outcomes for stone disease in children with neurological disorders and focus on specific risk factors such as immobilization, urinary tract infections, and metabolic abnormalities to identify key points in the occurrence of nephrolithiasis.

A Modified Left Ileal Conduit in the Presence of a Left Short Ureter Following an Urgent Radical Cystectomy: A Case Report.

The ileal conduit is the most common method performed for urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. The prepared conduit is usually placed on the right abdominal wall. There is not enough experience and literature on left-sided ileal conduits.

Asymptomatic Giant Right Renal Oncocytoma: A Case Report.

Renal oncocytoma is usually detected incidentally. It can be considered as a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on preoperative imaging. They usually present as small masses and usually look like benign tumors.

Predictive value of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) assessment on the success of internal ureteral stent insertion in cases with obstructing ureteral calculi.

To evaluate the possible role of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) assessment in the prediction of the success for stent placement in cases with obstructing ureteric stones. 227 adult patients with a single unilateral obstructing ureteral stone requiring internal ureteral stent placement were included. In addition to stone size, the ureteric wall thickness at the impacted stone site and the degree of hydronephrosis were also assigned on CT images.

A Population-Based Study of Peyronie's Disease in Turkey: Prevalence and Related Comorbidities.

Introduction: Peyronie's disease (PD) prevalence varies between 0.39% and 20% and studies on PD prevalence are limited.

Aim: This study aims to determine the prevalence of PD in males aged ≥30 years in Turkey and to evaluate etiological factors associated with it.

Penile curvature after Peyronie's disease surgery: What are the risk factors?

Surgery is the golden standard for the treatment of patients with Peyronie's disease in chronic phase (12-18 months). Learning risk factors for post-surgical curvature (>20°) would aid both surgeon and patient in their decision-making process. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for residual/recurrent curvatures.

Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism: Management of Infertility.

Background: Medical treatments are used either alone or in combination with assisted reproductive techniques for the treatment of infertile patients with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism. A wide range of treatment options such as gonadotropins, aromatase inhibitors (AIs), selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and their combination are available as options.

Objective: The aim of this review was to evaluate treatment options for infertile men with hypergonadotropic hypogonadism.

The relation between the storage symptoms before and after transurethral resection of the prostate, analysis of the risk factors and the prevention of the symptoms with solifenacin.

Objective And Hypothesis: We aimed to investigate the reasons of storage symptoms ( SS) after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The hypothesis was that a positive correlation would be identified between preoperative and postoperative SS in patients with undergoing TURP and starting early solifenacin treatment in patients with high preoperative SS would be reasonable. In addition, we aimed to analyze multiple other risk factors for post-TURP SS.

Predictive and prognostic impact of preoperative complete blood count based systemic inflammatory markers in testicular cancer.

Purpose: To determine the utility of preoperative complete blood count (CBC) based systemic inflammatory markers in the prediction of testicular cancer and its prognosis.

Material And Methods: Between 2008-2017 the data of all testicular tumor patients undergoing radical orchiectomy were retrospectively analyzed. Patient baseseline characteristics (age, tumor stage, tumor markers, etc.

Embarking with laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and dealing with the complications and collateral problems: A single-center experience.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to report our single-center initial experience in laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) with special emphasis on the complications and collateral problems and their management.

Material And Methods: A total of 48 patients (mean age 64 years) underwent LRP in our institution between August 2014 and July 2018. Two surgeons completed a fellowship training program for LRP before.

Contrary effects of coenzyme Q10 and vitamin E after testicular ischemia/reperfusion in a rat model validated with glucose metabolism imaging.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of antioxidants in cellular-level post-ischemia/reperfusion injury of the testis and to validate these effects with F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography.

Methods: Fifty-six adult male rats were randomly divided into seven groups-Group 1: sham; Group 2: ischemia/reperfusion only group; Group 3: ischemia was induced and vitamin E (100 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally 30 min before reperfusion; Group 4: vitamin E was given intraperitoneally without ischemia/reperfusion; Group 5: ischemia was induced and coenzyme Q10 (10 mg/body weight) was administered intraperitoneally 30 min before reperfusion; Group 6: coenzyme Q10 was administered intraperitoneally without ischemia/reperfusion; Group 7: ischemia was induced and coenzyme Q10 + vitamin E was administered intraperitoneally 30 min before reperfusion. After detorsion, fluorodeoxyglucose was applied to all groups according to the animals' weight and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography was performed after 1 h.

The Effectiveness of 3-D Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Penile Deformities in Patients With Peyronie's Disease: A Pilot Study.

Background: Anatomic and functional evaluation of the penis before treatment is very important in the choice of treatment in patients with Peyronie's disease (PD).

Aim: To compare 3 different methods for the evaluation of the penile deformity, including auto-photography, combined intracavernous injection stimulation test (CIS), and 3-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT) during artificial penile erection in patients with PD.

Methods: Pretreatment penile deformities of patients with PD were compared with those detected with auto-photography, using goniometer after intracavernosal vasoactive agent, and 3D CT correlations among these 3 methods were investigated.

Anatomic and Functional Outcome Following Distal Shunt and Tunneling for Treatment İschemic Priapism: A Single-Center Experience.

Background: Ischemic priapism (IP) is a urologic emergency that requires early intervention. The main aim of IP treatment is to relieve the cavernosal pressure and provide erectile function.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the correlation between preoperative risk factors (patient's age, duration of priapism, preoperative erectile function) and postoperative erectile dysfunction (ED).

The association of Intron 4 VNTR and Glu298Asp polymorphisms of the nitric oxide synthetase 3 gene and vasculogenic erectile dysfunction in Turkish men.

Several studies have focused on the impaired role of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS3) gene polymorphism and its association to erectile dysfunction (ED). However, currently controversial results have been reported due to their significant heterogeneity. The present study aimed to assess the genotypic distribution and the allelic frequency of Intron 4 VNTR and Glu298Asp gene polymorphisms in vasculogenic ED patients compared to healthy controls of a specific region of Turkey.

Correlation of Ultrasonically Determined Bladder Wall Thickness and Prostatic Calcification With the Urinary, Psychosocial Dysfunction, Organ Specific, Infection and Neurological/Systemic Symptoms, and Tenderness Scoring System.

Objective: To evaluate ultrasonically determined bladder wall thickness (BWT) and prostatic calcification presence, in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), and to correlate the findings with patient characteristics and the urinary, psychosocial dysfunction, organ specific, infection and neurological/systemic symptoms, and tenderness (UPOINT) classification system.

Material And Methods: Between January 2008 and December 2017, data of 1294 patients diagnosed with chronic prostatitis, in a single urology clinic, meeting a number of selective inclusion/exclusion criteria, were retrospectively analyzed. Patients, compliant to fill out all requested questionnaires, between the ages of 21-65 years were included to the study.

Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Presenting as Solitary Testicular Metastasis on 68Ga-Labeled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Ligand Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography.

Prostate adenocarcinoma (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in the male population, with the most common sites for secondary lesions being the lymph nodes, bones, and lungs. Testicular metastases from PCa are very rare and mostly identified incidentally after therapeutic orchiectomy for advanced PCa or during autopsy. Here we present a case involving a 64-year-old man with biochemical recurrence of castrated oligometastatic PCa that presented as solitary testicular metastasis on Ga-PSMA ligand positron emission tomography/computed tomography.

Rare Fibroepithelial Polyp Extending Along the Ureter: A Case Report.

Background: Fibroepithelial polyps of the urinary tract are rare tumors, and their occurrence in the upper urinary tract is highly unusual.

Case Report: This study reports a 9-year-old boy who presented to our clinic with complaints of unilateral flank pain and macroscopic hematuria. The direct urinary system graph did not show stone formation; therefore, magnetic resonance urography was performed.

Does Mild Hydronephrosis Induced by Full-Bladder Improve Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Shock Wave Lithotripsy for Lower Calyceal Stones?: A Prospective Randomized Study.

Purpose: To compare the outcomes, sessions and shock wave numbers in patients undergoing standard procedure shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and patients undergoing SWL with mild hydronephrosis induced by full-bladderfollowing oral hydration before SWL procedure for lower calyceal stones.

Materials And Methods: Between January 2014- January 2016 a total of 371 patients who underwent SWL, for lower pole calyceal stones ? 2 cm, were included into the study. 127 patients were treated in the supine position (Group A), 123 in the prone position (Group B) and 121 in the prone position with full bladder and mild hydronephrosis checked by ultrasound before procedure (Group C).

Emergency management of ureteral stones: Evaluation of two different approaches with an emphasis on patients' life quality.

Objectives: To evaluate the emergency management of obstructing ureteral calculi with two different techniques (SWL and URS) with an emphasis on patients life quality.

Methods: A total of 80 patients presenting with acute colic pain due to a single obstructing ureteral stone were treated within 24 hours following the onset of pain with two different approaches in a randomized manner. Patients requiring DJ stent placement and/or auxiliary measures after both procedures were excluded and the remaining 65 patients were evaluated [Group1: ESWL (n = 34); Group 2: URS (n = 31)].

Analysis of various potential prognostic markers and survival data in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Purpose: Clear cell renal cell cancers frequently harbor Von Hippel-Lindau gene mutations, leading to stabilization of the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and their target genes. In this study, we investigated the relationship between vascular endotelial growth factor (VEGF), HIF-1α, HIF-2α, p53 positivity, microvessel density, and Ki-67 rates with prognostic histopathologic factors (Fuhrman nuclear grade, stage, and sarcomatoid differentiation) and survival in clear cell renal cell carcinomas.

Material And Methods: Seventy-two nephrectomy specimens diagnosed as clear cell renal cell carcinoma between 2000 and 2012 were reevaluated.

Therapeutic Effects of Oligonol, Acupuncture, and Quantum Light Therapy in Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis.

This research aimed to compare anti-inflammatory effects of oligonol, acupuncture, and quantum light therapy in rat models of estrogen-induced prostatitis. Adult male Wistar albino rats were grouped as follows: Group I, control (n = 10); Group II, chronic prostatitis (n = 10); Group III, oligonol (n = 10); Group IV, acupuncture (n = 10); Group V, quantum (n = 10); Group VI, oligonol plus quantum (n = 10); Group VII, acupuncture plus oligonol (n = 10); Group VIII, quantum plus acupuncture (n = 10); and Group IX, acupuncture plus quantum plus oligonol (n = 10). Chronic prostatitis (CP) was induced by the administration of 17-beta-estradiol (E2) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

Analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture and quantum light therapy on chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.

Background: Chronic Nonbacterial Prostatitis (CNBP) is a condition that frequently causes long-term pain and a significant decrease in the quality of life.

Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the analgesic effects of oligonol, acupuncture, quantum light therapy and their combinations on estrogen-induced CNBP in rats.

Materials And Methods: This experimental study was conducted in Edirne, Turkey, using a simple randomized allocation.

Acute histopathological responses of testicular tissues after different fractionated abdominal irradiation in rats.

Purpose: To compare the effects of different fractionated doses of abdominal radiation therapy on acute histopathological responses of testicular tissues in rats.

Methods: Thirty-three 3-week-old Wistar albino rats were randomized into 6 groups: group 1 (n = 5), control; group 2 (n = 4), hypofractionated total abdominal irradiation (TAI) of 6 Gy/1 fraction/day for 2 days; group 3 (n = 6), hypofractionated TAI of 4 Gy/1 fraction/day for 3 days; group 4 (n = 6), hypofractionated TAI of 3 Gy/1 fraction/day for 4 days; group 5 (n = 6), conventionally fractionated TAI of 2 Gy/1 fraction/day for 6 days; group 6 (n = 6), conventionally fractionated TAI of 1.7 Gy/1 fraction/day for 7 days.

A rare complication of ESWL: focal metastatic multiple organ abscesses in a horseshoe kidney.

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is an effective treatment modality in the minimal invasive management of urinary system stone disease. Although the majority of the complications occuring after ESWL are minor (most common ones are gross haematuria, pain, perinephritic hematoma); bacteriuria may also occur in some cases which sometimes can lead to sepsis and even metastatic abscess formation in a very rare part of the cases treated. In this rare situation infection agent spreads quickly via hematogenous route and causes abscess formation in different parts of the body.

Iliofemoral-popliteal deep vein thrombosis at 35(th) week of pregnancy: treated with cesarean section and vena cava blockage plus thrombectomy.

Pregnancy, due to its adaptive physiological changes, is a risk factor for deep vein thrombosis. Incidence of thromboembolic complications during pregnancy ranges from 0.76 to 1.