Protective effects of tadalafil and N-acetyl cysteine therapy on cisplatin-induced testicular toxicity.

Purpose: To investigate whether tadalafil (TAD) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) can prevent cisplatin (CIS)-induced testicular toxicity.

Methods: Forty Wistar-Albino rats were divided into five groups: Control group, CIS group, TAD group, NAC group and TAD + NAC group. All groups were compared regarding body and testicular weights, testicular volumes, blood testosterone levels, testicular tissue malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, histopathological features, and testicular Cosentino and Johnsen scores.

Listening to music during arteriovenous fistula surgery alleviates anxiety: A randomized single-blind clinical trial.

Background: Both end-stage renal disease and being wait-listed for a kidney transplant are anxiety-causing situations. Wait-listed patients usually require arteriovenous fistula surgery for dialysis access. This procedure is performed under local anesthesia.

Factors affecting the effectiveness and success of retrograde holmium laser endopyelotomy as the primary treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in adults.

Purpose: To evaluate the factors affecting the effectiveness, safety, and success of retrograde holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endopyelotomy as the primary treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction in adults.

Methods: Adult patients who underwent retrograde holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser endopyelotomy as the primary treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction between January 2012 and June 2016 at our clinic were retrospectively analyzed. Success was defined as the relief of symptoms and the resolution of obstruction, as assessed via radiography.

Is the Efficacy and Safety of Retrograde Flexible Ureteroscopy in the Elderly Population Different from Non-elderly Adults?

Background and objectives The population of elderly adults is increasing globally, and due to metabolic changes related to advanced age, many elderly adults experience kidney stones. Flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) is a minimally invasive procedure to treat kidney stones, but it is not free of complications. The goals of this study were to analyze the efficacy and safety of f-URS in the management of kidney stones in patients aged ≥60 years and compare the outcomes of this surgery with the outcomes of the same surgery in a younger population.

The Role of Ciprofloxacin Resistance and Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Positivity in Infective Complications Following Prostate Biopsy.

Purpose: To evaluate ciprofloxacin resistance (CR) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positivity in the rectal flora, antibiotic prophylaxis received, and post-biopsy infectious complications in patients undergoing prostate biopsy.

Material & Methods: Rectal swab samples collected from 99 patients suspected of prostate cancer two days before prostate biopsy were tested for microbial susceptibility and ESBL production. All patients were given standard ciprofloxacin and ornidazole prophylaxis.

Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Following Laser Endopyelotomy; Sequential Procedures for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Nephrolithiasis.

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS)following retrograde laser endopyelotomy (rLEP) in concomitant ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) andstone disease.

Materials And Methods: Patients with concomitant UPJO and renal stone disease who were first treated in ourclinic by rLEP for obstruction and then RIRS for stone disease were enrolled. Study period went from 2012 to2017.

Primary Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Rare Case Report.

Primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare form of cancer with a poor prognosis, which is generally treated with a traditional prostate adenocarcinoma therapy. This case report presents a 70-year-old diagnosed with primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma, treated with a combination of radiotherapy and hormone therapy and a 16 month survival without an evidence of the disease at follow up.

Bilateral intra-abdominal testicular tumor: Case report.

Introduction: Bilateral intra-abdominal testis is a very rare clinical entity. These testes may develop cancer in an adult patient with empty scrotum.

Case Presentation: A case of a huge intra-abdominal solid mass in a 32-year-old gentleman is presented.