Severe lower urinary tract symptoms due to anteriorly located midline prostatic cyst arising from the bladder neck in a young male: case report.

Context:: Prostatic cysts are uncommon. These cysts are usually asymptomatic and are diagnosed incidentally during ultrasonographic examination. On rare occasions, they may cause drastic symptoms.

Association of Torsion With Testicular Cancer: A Retrospective Study.

Unlabelled: Testicular torsion is a medical emergency that usually requires surgical exploration. However, testicular malignancy has been anecdotally reported with the association of torsion in surgical specimens, and the published data remain scant on the association of torsion with testicular tumors. By retrospective medical record review, we identified 32 patients who had been diagnosed with testicular torsion, 20 of whom had undergone orchiectomy.

Fibrous pseudotumors of the testis: The balance between sparing the testis and preoperative diagnostic difficulty.

Objective: To determine a paradigm that will be helpful for urologists to manage fibrous pseudotumors, which are a very rare condition of the testis.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the patients with fibrous pseudotumors in our uropathological database from 1995 to 2013. Patients who had tumor markers and ultrosonography (USG) screening before surgery and a final pathology report of a fibrous pseudotumor were included in the study.

Flavoxate in urogynecology: an old drug revisited.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Since its emergence in 1967, flavoxate has been used to treat several urogenital tract disorders irrespective of the etiology of the underlying disease, but the main indications have been overactive bladder and urge symptomatology. With the advances in anticholinergic drugs, its popularity has decreased in recent decades.

Methods: In this review we summarize the current status of flavoxate in urogynecological practice focusing on its historical background, mechanism of action, efficacy, clinical experiences, outcomes, side effects and tolerability.

Brucellar epididymo-orchitis: a retrospective multicenter study of 28 cases and review of the literature.

Objective: To review retrospectively the clinical symptoms, laboratory findings and treatment outcomes of patients with Brucellar epididymo-orchitis.

Material And Method: Retrospective data of 28 patients with Brucellar epididymo-orchitis who admitted to four medical centers between 2005 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Positive blood culture, positive Rose Bengal test results or high agglutination titres of ≥ 1/160 with the positive clinical and ultrasonographic findings of orchitis were accepted as the main criteria for Brucellar epididymo-orchitis.

Feasibility of MR urography in patients with urinary diversion.

Introduction: The aims of this study were to determine the diagnostic value of MR urography and to compare the T2- and T1-weighted MR urography techniques in patients with urinary diversion.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 19 MR urograms in 14 patients (13 male and one female, 8-77 years old, mean age: 54.2) with urinary diversion.

Different clinical presentations of pelvic ectopic kidneys: report of two cases and review of the literature.

Pelvic kidney is the most common type of renal ectopia. These abnormally positioned kidneys are often clinically asymptomatic. However, they are prone to urinary infection, stone formation and trauma.

Management of abnormal postvoid residual urine in children with dysfunctional voiding.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of biofeedback therapy on the residual urine volume in children with dysfunctional voiding.

Methods: This prospective study was conducted in children with dysfunctional voiding associated with abnormal postvoid residual urine (PVR) from June 2002 to 2007. The children were divided randomly into 2 groups.

Proteasome inhibitor bortezomib increases radiation sensitivity in androgen independent human prostate cancer cells.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of a strong proteasome inhibitor, bortezomib alone or in combination with radiotherapy on androgen-independent DU145 human prostate cancer cells. Proteasomes play important roles in cell cycle, proliferation, apoptosis, angiogenesis, and cellular resistance to chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

Methods: Increasing concentrations of bortezomib alone or in combination with radiation were applied to DU145 cells and IC(50) values that inhibited cell growth by 50% were determined by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyltetrazolium-bromide assay.

Splenogonadal fusion in adults: presentation of three cases and review of the literature.

Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital anomaly in boys and girls. It commonly presents as a testicular mass treated with an unnecessary orchiectomy. We present 3 cases of SGF diagnosed in adulthood and discuss the published literature focusing on several aspects of this rarity.

Retroperitoneal lymph node mapping with intratesticular injected patent blue dye in rats.

Objectives: Endolymphatic injection of several dyes have been previously studied to identify retroperitoneal lymphatic structure in animals and humans with malignant diseases. However, there have been no studies, to our knowledge, that demonstrate the utility of injecting patent blue dye into the testicular parenchyma to detect retroperitoneal lymphoid structure. The aim of this experimental study was to investigate whether intratesticular patent blue dye injection is feasible and is an accurate method for retroperitoneal lymph node mapping in rats.

Laparoscopic visualization and dissection of retroperitoneal lymph nodes after patent blue dye injection: a pilot study.

Purpose: Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for testicular cancer is an important treatment modality for patients with stage I or IIA disease. Several urologists have previously reported the feasibility and usefulness of laparoscopic RPLND for such patients. The aim of this experimental pilot-feasibility study was to investigate whether visualization of retroperitoneal lymph nodes with patent blue violet (PBV) dye application is a feasible and an effective method during laparoscopic RPLND in a pig model.

Coagulation of a giant hemangioma in glans penis with holmium laser.

A 21-year-old man presented with an enlarged giant hemangioma on glans penis which also causes an erectile dysfunction (ED) that partially responded to the intracavernous injection stimulation test. Although the findings in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicated a glandular hemangioma, penile colored Doppler ultrasound revealed an invaded cavernausal hemangioma to the glans. Surgical excision was avoided according to the broad extension of the gland lesion.

Right renal vein aplasia associated with diverted renal venous drainage through lower pole.

We report a unique anomalous renal venous drainage on a 25-year-old man who had congenital absence of the right renal vein and an aberrant venous drainage through the lower pole of the kidney into the inferior vena cava. To our knowledge, this anomaly has not been previously reported in the peer-reviewed literature. State-of-the-art imaging findings are presented.

Case report: scrotal ecchymosis after shockwave lithotripsy.

Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) is the treatment of choice for most renal calculi because it is highly effective and relatively noninvasive. Although complications of SWL are relatively few, one that occurs more frequently is perirenal hematoma, usually diagnosed by radiologic procedures. We present an interesting case of scrotal ecchymosis as an unusual presentation of perirenal hematoma causing ipsilateral spermatic-vein thrombosis after SWL for a left renal stone.

Effects of electromagnetic radiation from a cellular phone on human sperm motility: an in vitro study.

Background: There has been growing public concern on the effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by cellular phones on human health. Many studies have recently been published on this topic. However, possible consequences of the cellular phone usage on human sperm parameters have not been investigated adequately.

Endoscopic seminal vesicle stone removal.

Seminal vesicle stones are extremely rare, and few cases have been reported. Treatment requires removal of the stone, generally through an open vesiculectomy. A 31-year-old man presented with perineal pain, painful ejaculation, and infertility of several years' duration.

The influence of orchiopexy on serum inhibin B level: relationship with histology.

Purpose: Since inhibin B is the endocrine marker of spermatogenesis, basal inhibin B levels may reflect germ cell status in children. The aims of this study were to determine the changes in endocrine parameters after orchiopexy in patients with cryptorchidism and to compare these findings with testicular biopsy parameters.

Materials And Methods: A total of 27 boys with undescended testis were included in this study.

Fibroepithelial polyp originating from the glans penis in a child.

A fibroepithelial polyp is a benign neoplasm that occurs throughout the urinary tract. In this article, we report a pediatric case of a fibroepithelial polyp originating from the glans penis. To our knowledge, this is a previously unreported lesion arising from the glans penis.

Accessory scrotum attached to a perineal lipoma in an adult male.

Accessory scrotum is a condition in which a scrotum is located in the perineal region, in addition to the presence of normally located primary scrotum, testes and penis. The condition is extremely rare and the majority of reported cases have been diagnosed in infants. Herein, we present a case of accessory scrotum attached to a perineal lipoma in a 40-year-old man.

Leptin influences cellular differentiation and progression in prostate cancer.

Purpose: Several studies have shown a positive association of dietary fat with prostate cancer. Leptin, a peptide hormone that has a role in the regulation of body weight, currently serves as a more accurate biomarker for total body fat. We designed a study to determine whether leptin influences cellular differentiation and the progression of prostate cancer.

How to manage acute urethral false passage due to intermittent catheterization in spinal cord injured patients who refused insertion of an indwelling catheter.

Purpose: Acute urethral false passage is an important complication of clean intermittent catheterization in spinal cord injured patients. Temporary urethral stenting with an indwelling catheter is generally an excellent conventional therapeutic option to treat patients with acute false passage. However, how can acute false passage be managed in a patient who refuses insertion of an indwelling catheter?

Materials And Methods: For 3 years 5 male patients with acute urethral false passage due to catheterization refused urethral stenting because indwelling catheter insertion would prevent sexual intercourse.