Parapelvic Renal Cyst Treatment with Flexible Ureteroscopy: Single Centre Experience.

Background: This study aimed to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of an endoscopic parapelvic renal cyst (PRC) incision using flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS).

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data concerning 16 patients in whom PRC incisions had been performed using fURS between January 2016 and January 2022. Two patients were excluded from the study owing to a lack of follow-up information.

Diagnostic Value of GSTP1, RASSF1, AND RASSF2 Methylation in Serum of Prostate Cancer Patients.

Purpose: Considering the inadequacy of PSA measurement in the diagnosis of prostate cancer, it is aimed to establish a potential liquid biopsy diagnostic panel.

Materials And Methods: 39 patients who underwent TRUS-biopsy and 15 healthy volunteers were included. Approximately 15 ml of venous blood samples taken from healthy volunteers and patients before biopsy were separated as plasma.

Comparison of Transrectal Ultrasonography-Guided Prostate Biopsies Analgesia's; Rectal Lidocaine Gel Versus Sandwich Anesthesia (Transurethral Plus Transrectal Lidocaine Gel Administration): A Double-Blind, Randomized, Controlled and Prospective Study.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the additive transurethral anesthetic agent to transrectal anesthetic agent.

Methods: Transrectal ultrasound-guided 12 core prostate biopsy planned, 237 patients included in our study. The patients randomly divided into two groups.

Management of Priapism: Results of a Nationwide Survey and Comparison with International Guidelines.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management of priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.

Methods: Urologists and urology residents were invited to an online survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that were consid- ered most important and relevant to practices by using Google Forms.

Results: Total number of responses was 340.

Protective efficacy of pirfenidone in rats with pulmonary fibrosis induced by bleomycin.

Background: Bleomycin causes increased production of reactive oxygen species, leads to pulmonary toxicity, fibroblast activation, and fibrosis.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of pirfenidone on bleomycin-induced lung toxicity in rats.

Methods: Twenty-eight adult rats were randomly divided into 3 groups; Bleomycin (B group, n=10), Bleomycin and Pirfenidone (B-PND group, n=13), and the control group (n=5).

Foreign Body Implanted Into the Penis During Traffic Accident.

Although there are some reports describing foreign body implantation into the penis by intentional manipulation, no records about patients got aware of it many years after traffic accidents. A 29-year-old male patient had been severely injured in a traffic accident 13 years ago. Following a coma state for several months, he had no any symptom for a long time.

Prediction of infective complications after retrograde intra renal surgery using Machine learning.

Background: To compare the models obtained with classical statistical methods and machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict postoperative infective complications (PICs) after retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS).

Material And Methods: Patients who underwent RIRS between January 2014 and December 2020 were retrospectively screened. Patients who did not develop PICs were classified as Group 1 and patients who developed as Group 2.

Testicular salvage: using machine learning algorithm to develop a predictive model in testicular torsion.

Purpose: To compare the models developed with a classical statistics method and a machine learning model to predict the possibility of orchiectomy using preoperative parameters in patients who were admitted with testicular torsion.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent scrotal exploration due to testicular torsion between the years 2000 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic data, features of admission time, and other preoperative clinical findings were recorded.

Sarcoidosis With Bilateral Testicular Involvement Resembling Testicular Cancer: A Rare Case Report.

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous inflammatory disease that could potentially involve multiple organ systems. It causes noncaseating granulomas in tissues, and at least two organs must be involved to make a diagnosis. In sarcoidosis patients, if there is a mass in the testicles, a testicular biopsy should be performed to exclude malignancies because of infrequent testicular involvement.

Pre-Operative Parameters Predicting Hemoglobin Decline Related to Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Objectives: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for upper urinary tract stones is a minimally invasive, effective treatment modality. Despite its high success rates, its potential complications pose a risk. In this study, we aimed to determine the risk factors associated with bleeding which is one of PNL's most important complications.

Failure of ureteral access sheath insertion in primary flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones: is there any relation with inflammation?

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between failure to insert a ureteral access sheath (UAS) with inflammation and other clinical parameters in patients treated with flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones.

Methods: This study included patients who underwent flexible ureteroscopy for the treatment of renal stones in our centre between 2015 and 2020. Patients who underwent any surgical procedure on the ipsilateral ureter and had a history of spontaneous stone passage were excluded.

Is there a nonnegligible effect of maximum standardized uptake value in the staging and management of prostate cancer with 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computerized tomography imaging? A single-center experience.

Purpose: Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography/computerized tomography (PET/CT) has been shown to have significant success in detecting local and distant metastases that cannot not be detected by conventional imaging. Initial staging in intermediate- and high-risk patients with prostate cancer is important for management. In addition, PSMA uptake has been shown to have a relation with grade of disease, and thus could be considered a separate noninvasive prognostic factor.

Evaluation of the efficacies of methylphenidate and biofeedback treatments in giggle incontinence: One-year follow-up study.

Introduction: Giggle incontinence is a type of urinary incontinence (GI) that occurs with laughing due to the urinary bladder's involuntary contraction leading to complete emptying. There are studies in the literature that biofeedback therapy or methylphenidate can be effective in the treatment of this condition.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the efficacies of biofeedback therapy and methylphenidate treatment in patients with GI.

Spontaneous Kidney Rupture: Two Case Reports With Unusual Presentations.

Two patients came to the emergency department with sudden-onset abdominal pain. The first case was a 20-year-old male; a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 17 cm x 7 cm hematoma in the abdomen and left retroperitoneal space. Furthermore, the left kidney was not visualized by CT.

The impact of the pelvicalyceal anatomy characteristics on the prediction of flexible ureteroscopy outcomes.

Background: The anatomical architecture is a prominent factor in the outcomes of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS).

Aims And Objectives: The aim to regard the success of procedures based on Pelvicalyceal body that called Sampaio classification system.

Materials And Methods: A total of 125 FURS procedures were reviewed between December 2012 and December 2016 in our department.

The role of preoperative ultrasound in the diagnosis of penile fractures and the effect of tunica defect length on postoperative functional outcomes.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the rate of tunica defect detection by postoperative penile ultrasound (US) and the effect of tunica defect length (TDL) on functional outcomes.

Methods: Forty-six patients who underwent early penile fracture surgery in our hospital between July 2010 and December 2018 were included in the study. Each diagnosis was made via history, physical examination and US.

The fate of paratesticular masses: 13 years' experience in a tertiary referral centre.

Objective: Paratesticular neoplasms exhibit different behaviours, depending on the embryological tissue of origin. Treatment modalities can depend on the differential diagnosis. The aim of this study is to present the clinical, morphological and histopathological features of patients with paratesticular masses and their follow-ups and is intended to increase awareness of the issues.

Factors predicting duration and success of semirigid ureteroscopy for ureteral stones in different localizations.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the factors predicting the duration and successof semirigid ureteroscopy performed for the treatment of ureteral stones in different localizations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Medical records of the patients whom under went semirigid ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in our centre between January 2015 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. The study group composed of 170 patients and divided into three subgroups; of which 54 in proximal ureter (31.

Sexual intercourse before exercise has a detrimental effect on lower extremity muscle strength in men.

Introduction: The question of whether sexual intercourse can harm athletic performance is a long-debated topic since first sport competitions were invented. Therefore, due to the lack of solid evidence, we aimed to evaluate the effects of sexual intercourse on muscle training performance.

Materials And Methods: Physically and sexually active, 50 men (age=29.

Prognostic factors for surgical margin status and recurrence in partial nephrectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the prognostic factors affecting the surgical margin and recurrence in patients who underwent partial nephrectomy (PN) for renal masses.

Materials And Methods: Data of 125 patients who underwent open or laparoscopic PN because of renal mass between January 2006 and January 2019 were analysed retrospectively. Demographic data, habits, additional diseases, clinical and laboratory findings, operational data, the morphology of the tumour in computerised tomography or magnetic-resonance imaging and follow-up data were scanned and acquired via our hospital's system and archive.

Radical Cystectomy and Ileal Conduit Diversion for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma With Sarcomatoid and Squamous Variants After Renal Transplantation.

Renal transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, the incidence of malignancies, especially urological malignancies, increases after renal transplantation due to long-term immunosuppressive treatments. We report a case of radical cystectomy and ileal conduit diversion in a 39-year-old female patient who developed invasive bladder carcinoma with extravesical extension three years after renal transplantation.

Regression of the Sweet's syndrome after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy: A bladder cancer case report.

The Sweet's syndrome is a rare dermatosis which can be related to underlying malignancies. In this case we presented a case, who applied to our clinic with severe dermatosis and hematuria. We diagnosed high grade non-muscle invasive bladder tumor, which was treated with transurethral resection of bladder-tumor and six cycle of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy.

The rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm at the level of horseshoe kidney: A case report.

Unlabelled: Kidney anomalies are always a challenge even for the most experienced vascular and urologic surgeons in the reconstruction of the abdominal aortic segment. In the literature, the most common anomalies of the kidney are the horseshoe kidney.

The Case: A 77-year-old male headed to the emergency department with complaints of acute abdominal pain and sudden onset of fatigue.

A purely penoscrotal approach: Reservoir placement of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) in an orthotopic neobladder patient. Case report.

Introduction: The inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) is the last step in drug-resistant erectile dysfunction treatment. IPP implantation can be challenging, especially following a cystoprostatectomy with an orthotopic neobladder. There is no consensus about surgical techniques for placement of an IPP reservoir in such patients.