Effective radiation exposure evaluation during a one year follow-up of urolithiasis patients after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Introduction: To determine and evaluate the effective radiation exposure during a one year follow-up of urolithiasis patients following the SWL (extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy) treatment.

Material And Methods: Total Effective Radiation Exposure (ERE) doses for each of the 129 patients: 44 kidney stone patients, 41 ureter stone patients, and 44 multiple stone location patients were calculated by adding up the radiation doses of each ionizing radiation session including images (IVU, KUB, CT) throughout a one year follow-up period following the SWL.

Results: Total mean ERE values for the kidney stone group was calculated as 15, 91 mSv (5.

Treatment of symptomatic lower pole stones of a kidney with partial nephrectomy using micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy technique.

We present the treatment of lower pole stones of a 62-year-old male patient with a history of open partial nephrectomy due to renal angiomyolipoma and renal stones. He was successfully treated with micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy technique under spinal anesthesia in spite of fibrotic and scar tissue due to previous open surgery. The patient was stone-free and was discharged after a 24-hour hospitalization period.

Management of patients with retroperitoneal tumors and a review of the literature.

Background: Retroperitoneal tumors (RTs) develop insidiously and are generally seen as large masses, and 50% of RTs are larger than 20 cm at the time of diagnosis. In this article, we share our experience of 5 years of surgical management of RTs.

Methods: We evaluated 28 RT cases operated on in three education hospitals in Turkey from January 2008 onwards, with regard to patients' demographic characteristics, complaints, weight loss figures, the location and size of the tumor, blood transfusion, intra-operational time, metastases (in malignant cases), additional organ resection, histological grade, local recurrences, average life expectancy, and post-operative treatment methods.

Comparison of the efficacy of diclofenac, acupuncture, and acetaminophen in the treatment of renal colic.

Objective: The objective is to compare the analgesic effects of diclofenac, acetaminophen, and acupuncture in urolithiasis-driven renal colic pain relief.

Methods: Renal colic patients were divided randomly into 3 groups. Patients in group I (n = 40) were treated with intravenous acetaminophen, those in group II (n = 41) with acupuncture, and those in group III (n = 40) with a 75-mg intramuscular injection diclofenac sodium.

Outcomes of retrograde flexible ureteroscopy and laser lithotripsy for stone disease in patients with anomalous kidneys.

Due to the presence of structural and anatomical differences that accompany anomalous kidneys, currently available endourological modalities such as SWL and PNL may be insufficient, or additional laparoscopic assistance may be required. The present study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrograde flexible ureterorenoscopic stone treatment in patients with kidney anomalies. Over the last 3 years, 25 patients with renal stones in anomalous kidneys were consecutively treated by flexible ureterorenoscopy and holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy.

Testicular adrenal rest tumor in 11-Beta-hydroxylase deficiency driven congenital adrenal hyperplasia.

Testicular adrenal rest tumors (TART) occur often as asymptomatic nodules in corticotropin-dependent lesions aberrant adrenal tissue in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) patients. The present manuscript is about an unusual case of a 16-year-old CAH patient due to 11β-hydroxylase deficiency. He underwent testicle biopsy because of testicle tumor suspicion and diagnosed with TART.

Bladder cancer invasion predictability based on preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.

An increased pretreatment neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with poor prognosis in colorectal, gastric, and ovarian cancer; malignant mesothelioma; and renal cell carcinoma. The present study aims to define the predictive value of preoperative peripheral blood count NLR in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) and muscle-invasive disease (MIBC) patients. There were in total 291 patients, 241 males and 50 females.

Micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy (microperc) in a two-year-old with the 'all-seeing needle'.

This paper presents the use of the single-step micropercutaneous nephrolithotomy (microperc) procedure for the treatment of a 13-mm renal stone using a 4.85-Fr 'all-seeing needle' in a 2-year-old toddler. In the current literature to date, this is the youngest case.

Effects of bipolar and monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate on urinary and erectile function: a prospective randomized comparative study.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of bipolar vs conventional monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) on urinary and erectile function.

Material And Methods: A total of 286 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) were randomized to bipolar or monopolar conventional TURP treatment groups. Operative and early postoperative variables and complications were recorded and all patients were re-evaluated at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery using the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), uroflowmetry, post-void residual urine volume (PVR) and the erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-ED).

Factors affecting kidney function and stone recurrence rate after percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi: outcomes of a long-term followup.

Purpose: There are few studies of the long-term outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy for staghorn calculi. We report the long-term outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with staghorn calculi.

Material And Methods: A total of 265 study patients (272 renal units) were followed in the long term for greater than 12 months.

Long-term outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in 177 patients with chronic kidney disease: a single center experience.

Purpose: We evaluated the long-term outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Materials And Methods: Data on 1,904 patients who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy between 2002 and 2011 were retrospectively collected. The estimated glomerular filtration rate for each patient was retrospectively calculated using a 4-variable modification of diet in renal disease equation.

Comparison of percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde flexible nephrolithotripsy for the management of 2-4 cm stones: a matched-pair analysis.

Unlabelled: Study Type--Therapy (case control). Level of Evidence 3b. What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recently European Association of Urology 2011 guidelines on urolithiasis recommended retrograde intrarenal surgery as the second-line therapy for the treatment of kidney stones <10 mm in diameter.

Variables that influence operative time during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: an analysis of 1897 cases.

Background And Purpose: Operative time is an important perioperative factor and is related to postoperative complications and procedural cost-effectiveness. There are few studies, however, investigating factors that affect operative time during percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In this study, patient and kidney stone-related factors that influence operative time were analyzed.

Outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patients with solitary kidneys: a single-center experience.

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes, complications, and early and late postoperative kidney function of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in patients with solitary kidneys.

Methods: Between 2002 and 2009, 47 patients with a solitary kidney (congenital in 10 patients, 21.3%; contralateral nephrectomy in 22 patients, 46.