Patient satisfaction study for the new Rigicon Infla10 inflatable penile prosthesis including single surgeon safety and outcomes data.

Background: Rigicon is a newer inflatable penile prostheses (IPP) manufacturer that has produced the Infla10 IPP for countries outside the United States (US) since 2019, with Food and Drug Administration studies for approval of Infla10 in the US presently underway.

Aim: This study aims to report the first patient satisfaction, efficacy, and safety from revision data for the newly available Rigicon Infla10 IPP.

Methods: A single surgeon's first 58 patients who underwent Rigicon Infla10 IPP implantation between 2019 and 2023 were included.

Flexible Ureteroscopy Can Be More Efficacious in the Treatment of Proximal Ureteral Stones in Select Patients.

Purpose. We aimed to compare and evaluate the outcomes and complications of two endoscopic treatment procedures, semirigid ureteroscopy (SR-URS) and flexible ureteroscopy (F-URS), in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones (PUS). Methods.

Varicocele Repair Improves Testicular Histology in Men with Nonobstructive Azoospermia.

Objective: To determine the histopathological differences after varicocele repair in testicular tissue in males with nonobstructive azoospermia.

Methods: Between 2009 and 2014, 45 men with complete azoospermia and palpable varicocele, presenting with primary infertility of at least 1 year, undergoing varicocele repair at our institution were selected for the study. A standard systematic testicular 6-core Tru-Cut biopsy was performed during varicocele repair.

Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Patients Who Previously Underwent Open Renal Stone Surgery.

Purpose. To ascertain whether retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) is as effective in patients treated previously with open renal stone surgery (ORSS) on the same kidney as in patients with no previous ORSS. Methods.

Percentage of free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a useful method in deciding to perform prostate biopsy with higher core numbers in patients with low PSA cut-off values.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive role of percentage of free prostate-specific antigen (%fPSA) cut-points in prostate cancer (PCa) detection in patients with total PSA (tPSA) levels between 2.5 ng/mL and 10.0 ng/mL.

Minimum 6 mm core length is strongly predictive for the presence of glandular tissue in transrectal prostate biopsy.

Introduction: Prostate biopsy guidelines recommend that a prostate biopsy not containing glandular prostate tissue should be reported as inadequate. In the literature, there is a lack of any study that addresses the relationship between the length of biopsy cores and the absence of glandular prostate tissue. In this study, we aimed to determine whether a relationship exists between these parameters.

Management of recurrent bulbar urethral stricture-a 54 patients study with Allium bulbar urethral stent (BUS).

The Allium Bulbar Urethral Stent (BUS) is a fully covered, self-expandable, large caliber metal stent specially designed for the treatment of bulbar urethra strictures. The stent is intended for a long term use for the purpose of opening the occluded urethral passage and to allow spontaneous urination. This study objective was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of temporary placement of the Allium BUS stent.

The role of empiric antibiotic treatment in preventing unnecessary prostate biopsies in asymptomatic patients with PSA levels between 4 and 10 ng/ml.

To evaluate exclusion of prostate cancer (PCa) by using empiric antibiotic treatment for patients with total prostate specific antigen (PSA) between 4-10 ng/ml. A hundred asymptomatic men with a PSA between 4-10 ng/ml and normal digital rectal examination (DRE) were enrolled in this randomized prospective study. The treatment group (n=50) was given 400 mg of ofloxacin daily for 4 weeks, whereas the control group (n=50) was followed without any treatment.

Affective Temperament Profiles of Overactive Bladder Patients.

Introduction: Overactive bladder (OAB) is generally characterized by urinary urgency with or without incontinence and increased frequency of voiding and nocturia. Although animal studies have demonstrated the relationship between defective serotonergic neurotransmission and OAB, its etiology is still unclarified. Temperament profiles are hypothesized to be related with serotonergic activity and are studied in many psychosomatic disorders.

Gross intraoperative evaluation (GIE): a reliable method for the evaluation of surgical margins at partial nephrectomy.

To determine the efficacy of a new method called by us as "gross intra-operative evaluation (GIE)" for the assessment of surgical margin (SM) status. A total of 26 consecutive patients operated with cT1a-b renal tumors at a single center were included in this study. After the excision, the tumors were uniformly divided into two halves in the longitudinal axis ex vivo.

A new technique--"lipocorticoplasty"--for the closure of partial nephrectomy defects and its comparison with the standard technique.

Objective: We describe a new technique that can easily be used as a tension-free practical alternative in closing the renal defects resulting after open partial nephrectomy (PN).

Methods: A new technique (called "lipocorticoplasty") where "wrapped fatty tissue" was placed in the tumor crater to close the renal defects that occur following PN is reported in 10 consecutive patients who underwent PN between May 2006 and January 2009 (Group I). Patients were compared with equal number of consecutive patients who underwent standard open PN before January 2009 (Group II) in terms of operative time, bleeding, tumor size, drain removal time, postoperative length of stay (PLOS), complications, and functional and oncological follow-up.