The effects of silodosin therapy on the parameters and patterns of ureteric jets in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms.

Objective: To our knowledge, there is no study in the literature so far to investigate the effect of silodosin therapy on the ureteric jet parameters. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the effect of silodosin 8 mg/day for medical therapy of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on the color flow Doppler parameters and patterns of the ureteric jets.

Patients And Methods: This prospective cohort study included 34 male patients who presented to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and received silodosin 8 mg once a day as medical therapy.

Renal cell carcinoma, synchronous pheochromocytoma and papillary urothelial neoplasm with low Malignant Potential.

Aim: This case report descraes a patient who was diagnosed with both clear cell renal carcinoma and pheochromocytoma of the surrenal glands.

Materials And Metods: Ultrasonographic imaging examination, magnetic resonance imaging and thorax computed tomography performed with IV contrast scan techniques were used to diagnose and examine the mass.

Results: The patient was diagnosed with a mass in his kidney and clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Comparison of three different tadalafil regimens for erectile dysfunction treatment in patients with diabetes mellitus microvascular complications.

We aimed to compare the efficacy of three tadalafil regimens for patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM), at least one microvascular complication and erectile dysfunction (ED). Sixty patients attending our urology clinic with erectile problems and diagnosed with ED, having DM for at least 5 years, and at least one microvascular complication linked to DM were identified and randomly divided into three groups-Group I: used 5 mg tadalafil daily, Group II: used 20 mg tadalafil 2 h before sexual relations twice a week and Group III: used 5 mg tadalafil daily and an extra 15 mg tadalafil 2 h before sexual relations twice a week. After treatment, the median International Index of erectile function (IIEF-5) scores were significantly higher in Group III (15) compared to Groups I (8.

Evaluation of quality and reliability of YouTube videos on female urinary incontinence.

Objectives: Women often feel embarrassed about urinary incontinence, hesitate to see a doctor and search the internet to gain information on the disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the quality of the most viewed YouTube™ pertaining to female urinary incontinence.

Material And Methods: Sixty videos that met the inclusion criteria were assessed by two urologists through Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information (DISCERN), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Video Power Index (VPI) scoring systems.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes after treatment of odontogenic cysts with decompression followed by surgery.

Objective: The global pandemic outbreak has caused significant limitations in the public's access to routine dental care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes related to decompression treatment followed by surgery for large odontogenic cysts during COVID-19 pandemic.

Materials And Methods: The present study were performed in patients (n=11) with large odontogenic cysts treated at our institution between March 2020 to June 2021.

Does tamsulosin or mirabegron improve ureteral stent-related symptoms? A prospective placebo-controlled study.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of tamsulosin or mirabegron on ureteral stent-related symptoms.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, controlled, and single-blinded study. In total, 180 patients who had undergone ureterolithotripsy and ureteral stent insertion were included.

Outcomes of different minimally invasive techniques in lower calyceal stones of 1 to 2 centimeters: A prospective, randomized study.

Objective: To compare efficiency, safety and full cost of lower retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) types for the treatment of lower calyceal stones between 1 and 2 cm in size.

Methods: This was a prospective, randomized study. In all, 175 patients were randomly divided into five groups of 35 patients each: Group A was managed by RIRS, Group B by micro PNL, Group C by ultra-mini PNL, Group D by mini PNL, and Group E by standard PNL.

Efficacy of silodosin or mirabegron in medical expulsive therapy for ureteral stones: a prospective, randomized-controlled study.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of silodosin or mirabegron as a medical expulsive therapy for ureteric stones in adults.

Patients-method: This is a prospective, randomized multicentric study. Patients who had ureter stones in size between 4 and 10 mm were assessed prospectively.

Adjunction of tamsulosin or mirabegron before semi-rigid ureterolithotripsy improves outcomes: prospective, randomized single-blind study.

Objective: To evaluate efficiency and safety of adjunct tamsulosin and mirabegron therapy before semi-rigid ureteroscopy for ureteral stones.

Materials And Methods: In this prospective, randomized, single-blind and multicentric study, participants were randomized into three groups. Group 1 was the control, participants in Group 2 used tamsulosin, and those in Group 3 used mirabegron.

The learning curve of sting method for endoscopic injection treatment of vesicoureteral reflux.

Objective: To identify how many endoscopic injection (EI) procedures, STING method, must be performed before reaching an ideal success rate when simulation training has not been received.

Materials And Methods: The EI procedures performed by two pediatric urology fellows were investigated. The study excluded patients without primary VUR and those with previous EI or ureteroneocystostomy, lower urinary tract dysfunction, and/or duplicate ureters.

A Comparison of EORTC And CUETO Risk Tables in Terms of the Prediction of Recurrence and Progression in All Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients.

Purpose: To compare the prediction accuracy of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) and the Spanish Urology Association for Oncological Treatment (CUETO) risk tables in all non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients.

Material And Methods: Recurrence and progression-free survival of all patients were assessed according to the EORTC and the CUETO risk tables for each patient and the concordance index was used to indicate discriminative ability. Statistical analyses were performed, at 1 and 5 years, to the whole group and separately to those treated or not treated with bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) .

The Relationship Between Nocturnal Enuresis and Spina Bifida Occulta: A Prospective Controlled Trial.

Objective: To compare the frequency of spina bifida occulta (SBO) detected in patients with nocturnal enuresis (NE) and to investigate its clinical significance.

Methods: Patients aged 6 to 15 years who were admitted to the urology clinic with NE were included in this prospective study. The control group consisted of patients who were admitted with a complaint of abdominal or lateral pain.

Lower urinary tract dysfunction in pediatric patients after ureteroneocystostomy due to vesicoureteral reflux: Long-term follow-up.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate long-term lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) in pediatric patients who underwent ureteroneocystostomy due to vesicoureteral reflux.

Methods: The present retrospective study was performed on 61 patients. Patients were divided into 3 groups: Group 1 (n = 26), did not have LUTD; Group 2 (n = 23), had LUTD; and Group 3 (n = 12), was not toilet trained preoperatively.

Do alpha-1 antagonist medications affect the success of semi-rigid ureteroscopy? A prospective, randomised, single-blind, multicentric study.

The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of adjunctive silodosin therapy in improving the success rate of semi-rigid ureteroscopy for removing ureteral stones. Prospective randomised controlled clinical trial performed between July 2016 and September 2016. All the patients underwent ureteroscopic holmium lithotripsy with a YAG laser.

Low free and bioavailable testosterone levels may predict pathologically-proven high-risk prostate cancer: a prospective, clinical trial.

Objective: To determine the predictive value of free and bioavailable testosterone levels on the detection of high-grade prostate cancer proven by histopathological examination of transrectal prostate biopsy specimens.

Material And Methods: A total of 405 patients who underwent transrectal prostate biopsy due to high prostatic specific antigen (PSA) (>2.5 ng/mL) and/or abnormal findings at digital rectal examination were included in this study.

Applicability of the EORTC risk tables to predict outcomes in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer in Turkish patients.

Objective: To evaluate the consistency of the results of patients who were treated for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in our clinic with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) risk table.

Material And Methods: Data were retrospectively analyzed from 452 patients who had undergone transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TUR-BT) between the years 2002, and 2010 for primary or recurrent NMIBC. Our study had a retrospective design but based on prospective cohort study.

Can nocturnal use of implant-retained overdenture improve cardiorespiratory stability of a patient with obstructive sleep apnea? A clinical report.

Few studies have evaluated the interaction between conventional complete dentures (CCD) and the respiratory system and the authors are unaware of any that evaluated the interaction between implant-retained overdentures (IROs) and the respiratory system. This clinical report documented the effects of wearing an IRO on the cardiorespiratory stability of an edentulous patient with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A 64-year-old woman was referred to the department of otolaryngology because of daytime sleepiness and morning headaches.

In Vitro Development of a Mucocutaneous Junction for Lip Reconstruction.

Purpose: We present a straightforward and reproducible technique to create, in vitro, a construct containing a mucocutaneous junction (MCJ) with a transitional zone (vermilion) for fabrication of a microvascular prelaminated flap for use in lip reconstruction.

Materials And Methods: Cultured primary human skin keratinocytes and oral mucosal epithelial cells at premixed ratios of 50% skin cells to 50% oral cells, 25% skin cells to 75% oral cells, and 75% skin cells to 25% oral cells were grown on an AlloDerm dermal equivalent (LifeCell, Branchburg, NJ) to create an MCJ equivalent with a lip or transitional zone (vermilion) using a novel 3-dimensional (3D) culture device with a barrier to separate co-cultured skin and oral cells. The 3 different cell ratios were compared by staining for the following specific differentiation markers to define the different areas of skin and mucosal keratinocytes: filaggrin, cytokeratin 10, cytokeratin 19, and small proline-rich protein 3.

The importance of active surveillance, and immediate re-biopsy in low-risk prostate cancer: The largest series from Turkey.

Objective: To evaluate long-term outcomes of active surveillance (AS) applied in low-risk prostate cancer patients, and the impact of re-biopsy results on the prediction of progression.

Material And Methods: In our clinic, patients who had undergone AS for low-risk localized prostate cancer between the years 2005-2013 were included in the study. Our AS criteria are Gleason score ≤6, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level <10 ng/mL, number of positive cores <3, maximum cancer involvement ratio <50% each core.

Extremely Rare Form of Impaction Bilateral Kissing Molars: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature.

Kissing molars (KM) or rosette formation is a term that is used to describe impacted teeth contacting occlusal surfaces in a single follicular space and their roots pointing in opposite directions. In some cases kissing molars can be seen but occurrence of bilateral kissing molars is extremely rare phenomenon in the dental literature and the aetiology of this phenomenon is still unknown. In this paper we describe a case and review of the literature and discuss the management of this pathology.

Thymoma with immunodeficiency with multiple recurrent oral herpetic infections.

Thymomas with immunodeficiency (formerly Good's syndrome) are a rare acquired disease of combined T- and B-cell immunodeficiency accompanying a thymoma. Recurrent opportunistic infections associated with disorders of both humoral and cell-mediated immunity frequently accompany this rare primary, adult-onset immunodeficiency. This is a report of a case of a thymoma with immunodeficiency in a 65-year-old male patient who developed recurrent oral herpetic infections.

Which treatment method should be used in pregnant patients with ureteral calculi? Two center comparative study.

Objectives: We aimed to compare ureterolithotripsy and inserting only ureteral-j stent in terms of efficiency, safety and patient comfort in treatment of ureteral calculi in pregnant patients.

Methods: Seventy patients who developed hydronephrosis due to ureteral calculi during pregnancy, and on whom endoscopic intervention was performed were included in the study. In a center, the stones were broken up by ureteroscopy, and then ureteral stents (JJ) were placed if needed.

Histomorphometric and microtomographic evaluation of the effects of hyperbaric oxygen and systemic ozone, used alone and in combination, on calvarial defect healing in rats.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen and systemic ozone, used separately and in combination, on the healing of bone defects.

Material And Methods: Sixty male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups (n = 15) according to treatment (control, hyperbaric oxygen [HBO], ozone [O], and HBO plus O [HBO-O]) and divided further into 3 subgroups according to day of sacrifice (postsurgical days 5, 15, and 30). Surgery was performed under general anesthesia to create a critical-size bone defect (5 mm in diameter) in the cranium.