Association between serum NUCB2/nesfatin‑1 levels and erectile dysfunction.

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common complaints in the male sexual health field, with a multifactorial etiology yet to be fully elucidated. Nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2)/nesfatin-1, known for its regulatory role in food intake, can also regulate the vascular, neural and hormonal systems, all of which are of great importance in the etiology of ED. The present study included 43 men with ED and 40 healthy individuals without ED.

Frequency of overactive bladder (OAB) and the factors affecting it in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and the factors affecting it.

Materials And Methods: A total of 255 patients were included in this prospectively designed study. Among all patients, 166 were male, 89 were female; 213 patients were married and 42 were single.

The Effectiveness of Caudal Block with Low Doses of Dexmedetomidine and Pethidine in Transrectal Prostate Biopsy: Preliminary Results.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of caudal block (CB) using dexmedetomidine and pethidine instead of local anesthesia (LA) for prostate needle biopsy and the effect of CB on urinary retention.

Material And Methods: A transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate needle biopsy (TRUS-Bx) was performed on 68 patients with a mean age of 65 ± 2.18 years.

Comparative efficacy and safety profile of 4 vs 8 mg of silodosin once daily usage in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia-related lower urinary tract symptoms divided into subgroups according to International Prostate Symptom Score severity.

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare once daily (QD) usage of 4 and 8 mg of silodosin in patients divided as those with moderate and with severe lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) according to International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) categories in terms of effectiveness and adverse events.

Methods: A total of 234 patients aged ≥ 40 years were evaluated prospectively. All participants were divided firstly into two groups according to their IPSS severity as moderate and severe.

Can continuous positive airway pressure improve lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction in male patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome?

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) administered for the treatment of obstructive upper airway on lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction in male patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 626 male with suspected obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) were evaluated prospectively. Nocturnal polysomnography tests were administered to the male.

Comparison of the effects of trospium and solifenacin on intraocular pressure and tear secretion in patients with overactive bladder.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Comparison of the effects of trospium and solifenacin used for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) on intraocular pressure (IOP) and tear secretion.

Methods: This study was planned as a prospective study and was conducted at a single center between October 2014 and April 2016. OAB patients were included in the study following an ophthalmic examination, IOP measurement with an applanation tonometer, and tear secretion measurement with the Schirmer I test in the ophthalmology outpatient department.

Geriatric giants in women over 65 years living in a rural area in Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of fall tendency, urinary incontinence, and dementia in women over 65 years of age living in rural areas of Turkey. The research was a descriptive study. Mini-Mental tests, The International Consultation of Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) short forms, and Falls Behavioral Scales for the elderly were used.

Protective effects of dantrolene and methylprednisolone against spinal cord injury-induced early oxidative damage in rabbit bladder: A comparative experimental study.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) may cause dysfunction in the bladder and many distal organs due to systemic inflammatory response and oxidative stress-related injury.

Objectives: We investigated the preventive effects of dantrolene (DNT) and methylprednisolone (MP) on stress-induced tissue damage in rabbit bladder with SCI.

Material And Methods: A total of 35 rabbits were included in this study and they were divided into 5 groups: group 1 - control, group 2 - SCI only, group 3 - SCI and DNT, group 4 - SCI and MP, and group 5 - SCI and DNT+MP.

Epidermoid cyst of the urinary bladder: a case report.

Epidermoid cyst of the bladder is a very rarely encountered benign lesion. Up to our knowledge, we present the second case of epidermoid cyst of the urinary bladder in literature. We report a case of epidermoid cyst developed in a 59-year-old patient followed up with bladder tumor.

Thiol-disulphide balance in infertility secondary to varicocele.

Oxidative stress plays an important role in the development of infertility secondary to varicocele. We aimed to investigate the dynamic thiol-disulphide homeostasis as an oxidative stress marker in the spermatic vein of infertility secondary to varicocele. Sixty-one patients with varicocele were included in the study.

Evaluation of the relationship between compliance with the follow-up and treatment protocol and health literacy in bladder tumor patients.

To investigate the relationship between the compliance of bladder cancer patients with cystoscopic follow-up and the treatment protocol, and their health literacy. Patients who underwent transurethral resection surgery for bladder tumor were found to have non-muscular invasive bladder carcinoma on pathology examination and then underwent cystoscopic follow-up for 1 year or more were included in the study. Cystoscopic follow-up was recommended to the low- and high-risk groups in terms of progression and recurrence.

Comparison of the effectiveness of IPSS and VPSS without any help in LUTS patients: a prospective study.

Aim: To compare the correlation of visual prostate symptom score (VPSS) and international prostate symptom score (IPSS). To investigate the effect of educational level and age in the responses to VPSS and IPSS.

Method: Three hundred and nine patients who gave consent and applied via LUTS to our institution were included in this study.

Effect of trospium chloride therapy on intraocular pressure and tear secretion in overactive bladder patients.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of trospium chloride, which has an anticholinergic effect, used in overactive bladder (OAB) treatment on the intraocular pressure (IOP) and tear secretion after 12 weeks of treatment.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was performed at a single center between October 2014 and January 2016. A detailed history was obtained from the female OAB patients at the eye outpatient department.

Changes in intraocular pressure and tear secretion in patients given 5 mg solifenacin for the treatment of overactive bladder.

Introduction And Hypothesis: To investigate the effect of solifenacin succinate on intraocular pressure (IOP) and dry eye in patients with overactive bladder (OAB).

Methods: The study was conducted prospectively between October 2014 and November 2015. A total of 93 female OAB patients with a mean age of 48.

Olfactory and erectile dysfunction association in smoking and non-smoking men.

The studies evaluating the effect of smoking on olfaction reveals opposite results. In vitro and animal studies and epidemiological evidence from volunteers and patients, demonstrated the association between olfaction and erectile functions. In smoking man the reduction of olfactory acuity could adversely affect sexuality.

Fear of Circumcision in Boys Considerably Vanishes within Ten Days of Procedure.

Purpose: To compare fear of circumcision, before, immediately after, and ten days after the operation.

Materials And Methods: This was a case-control study in which participants in the operation group consisted of children admitted for circumcision at the outpatient clinics of a hospital. The Children's Fear Scale and the Venham Picture Test were administered by face-to-face interviews.

Age and total and free prostate-specific antigen levels for predicting prostate volume in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Objectives: To investigate the predictive values of free prostate-specific antigen (fPSA), total PSA (tPSA) and age on the prostate volume.

Methods: The data of 2148 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms were analyzed retrospectively. The patients who had transrectal ultrasonography guided 10 core biopsies owing to the findings obtained on digital rectal examination and presence of high PSA levels (PSA = 2.

Rare late metastasis of testis seminoma to the bladder.

A 45-year-old male presented to our clinic with complaining of hematuria for a month. The investigations showed a 59 × 24-mm myxoid mass on the right lateral bladder wall and this was removed with transurethral resection. The histopathology evaluation result was seminoma (classic type).

Does varicocele correction lead to normalization of preoperatively elevated mean platelet volume levels?

Introduction: There are several studies on the relationship between increased mean platelet volume (MPV) and varicocele. We investigated the relationship between preoperative and 6-month postoperative MPV values in patients whose varicocele was corrected with surgery.

Methods: A total of 282 patients underwent surgery at our urology clinic between December 2011 and December 2013 for primary varicocele.

Does metabolic syndrome increase erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of metabolic syndrome (MS) on erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Materials And Methods: We included patients who had presented at the urology outpatients with LUTS or ED complaints and at the endocrinology outpatients for diabetes between May 2012 and April 2013. MS was present in 50 of the 107 patients (42.

A giant case of pyonephrosis resulting from nephrolithiasis.

Pyonephrosis is an uncommon disease that is associated with suppurative destruction of the renal parenchyma in adults. Upper urinary tract infection and obstruction play a role in its etiology. Immunosuppression from medications (steroids), diseases (diabetes mellitus, AIDS), and anatomic variations (pelvic kidney, horseshoe kidney) may also be risk factors for pyonephrosis.

Is there a relationship between the grade of maternal hydronephrosis and birth weight of the babies?

Mild hydronephrosis may be present in upto 90% of pregnancies. The degree of hydronephrosis was determined by maximal calyceal diameter (MCD). The aim of this study is to investigate whether there is a relationship between grade of maternal hydronephrosis and birth weight of the babies.