Comparison of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) with 0.5-cm Tissue Preservation Proximal to the Verumontanum and Standard TURP in terms of Postoperative Ejaculation Disorders.

Purpose: To compare postoperative ejaculation disorders (EjDs) between transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) with 0.5-cm tissue preservation proximal to the verumontanum and the standard TURP procedure.

Materials And Methods: Between February 2016 and August 2020, 226 patients who underwent TURP for symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia were retrospectively screened.

Non-transecting urethroplasty in patients with bulbar urethral strictures shorter than three centimeters.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the success and postoperative complication rates of the novel non-transecting urethroplasty (NTU) technique and conventional excision-primary anastomosis (EPA) in the surgical treatment of short bulbar urethral strictures.

Material And Methods: Data of the patients who underwent excision-primary anastomosis or NTU procedures at our center for the surgical treatment of bulbar urethral strictures shorter than 3 cm between January 2010 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Forty-seven patients fulfilled the eligibility criteria for this study.

Assessments of ReDo buccal mucosal urethroplasty in terms of functional outcomes.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the success rates and functional outcomes of ReDo buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty (BMGU) following failed primary BMGU and evaluate the oral morbidity and changes in quality of life (QoL) after this surgery.

Materials And Methods: Data of the patients with recurrent anterior urethral stricture who underwent ReDo BMGU after failed primary BMGU were retrospectively reviewed. The collected data included the results of the urethral stricture surgery patient-reported outcome measure-lower urinary tract symptoms (USS-PROM-LUTS) and euro-quality of life visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) questionnaires performed preoperatively before and one year after surgery.

Comparison between dorsal onlay and one-sided dorsolateral onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in long anterior urethral strictures.

Objective: To compare dorsal onlay (conventional Barbagli) and one-sided dorsolateral onlay (Kulkarni technique) buccal mucosa substitution urethroplasty techniques for the treatment of long anterior urethral strictures.

Methods: Demographic data, treatment outcomes and success rates of patients who underwent either conventional Barbagli or Kulkarni urethroplasty for the treatment of an anterior urethral stricture longer than 8 cm between January 2010 and March 2019 in our center were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Demographic parameters of patients who underwent the conventional Barbagli (n = 37) or Kulkarni procedure (n = 31) did not differ.

Comparison of semirigid ureteroscopy, flexible ureteroscopy, and shock wave lithotripsy for initial treatment of 11-20 mm proximal ureteral stones.

Objective: We aimed to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness and safety of flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS), semirigid ureteroscopy (sr-URS), and shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) to treat single 11-20 mm stones in the proximal ureter.

Materials And Methods: Patients treated at our clinic for 11-20 mm single stones in the proximal ureter who underwent f-URS, sr-URS or SWL as initial lithotripsy methods were compared in terms of their clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes.

Results: A comparison among 201 patients who had undergone f-URS, 119 patients who had undergone sr-URS, and 162 patients who had undergone SWL showed no significant baseline differences in patients' demographic and stone characteristics.

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.

Critical analysis of urethroplasty for male anterior urethral stricture: a single-center experience.

Purpose: Urethroplasty is the most effective treatment method for anterior urethral strictures, which constitute an important health concern for males. This study aims to investigate factors that may predict treatment failure following urethroplasty for anterior urethral strictures and evaluate outcomes of different urethroplasty techniques.

Methods: This retrospective study utilized univariate and multivariate analyses to identify factors affecting treatment success following different urethroplasty techniques performed by a single surgeon on male patients with anterior urethral strictures.

Dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty in the treatment of urethral strictures - does the stricture length affect success?

Background: Treatment of urethral strictures can be challenging, but, with appropriate preoperative evaluation and surgical planning it is possible to achieve successful results.

Objectives: To analyze if the stricture length affects the success with dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty technique.

Material And Methods: Between January 2004 and June 2010 a total of 40 patients with anterior urethral stricture were treated with dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty.

Management of renal cysts.

Background And Objectives: Renal cysts have a high prevalence in the general population, and their estimated incidence increases with age. Renal cyst aspiration (usually with sclerotherapy) or open/laparoscopic decortication is a generally effective and safe method in the treatment of symptomatic simple renal cysts. The success rates of laparoscopic decortication and percutaneous aspiration-sclerotherapy were compared to assist in the decision making for the procedure.

Does the modıfıed STING method increase the success rate in the management of moderate or hıgh-grade reflux?

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of subureteral injection types in patients with middle- to high-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Materials And Methods: Between June 1999 and September 2010, subureteral dextranomer was applied at our clinic to 149 patients (214 refluxing ureters) with grades II, III, and IV VUR. Group 1 consisted of 54 patients (80 ureters), and group 2 consisted of 95 patients (134 ureters).

A good alternative to indwelling catheter owing to benign prostate hyperplasia in elderly: Memotherm prostatic stent.

Objective: To evaluate the long-term results of using Memotherm (Angiomed Gmbh & Co.) prostatic stents in the treatment of bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients with high anesthetic risk for surgery.

Methods: A total of 29 patients with BPH, who were ruled unfit for surgery, underwent a prostatic stenting procedure between 1998 and 2005 at our hospital, with a mean age of 75 years (range, 65-87) and a mean symptomatic period of 62.

Stone compositions in Turkey: an analysis according to gender and region.

Objective: To evaluate the compositions of the kidney stones obtained from different regions of Turkey and to present the gender and regional differences.

Methods: The study included 6453 kidney stones obtained from patients from different parts of Turkey. All of the stones were obtained using ureterorenoscopy, percutaneous stone surgery, laparoscopic or open stone surgery, or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Comparison of uni-and bilateral buccal mucosa harvesting in terms of oral morbidity.

Objective: To evaluate the intraoral morbidity associated with uni- or bilateral buccal mucosa graft harvesting in the treatment of urethral stricture.

Material And Methods: Forty-two men with anterior urethral stricture who were treated with dorsal onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty were enrolled in this study. The graft was harvested from both cheeks in patients with a stricture length of ≥7 cm and from one cheek, if the stricture length was <7 cm.

Relationship between endothelial dysfunction and nocturia with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Objective: There are limited data on whether there is an association between nocturia, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and endothelial dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether there is an association between nocturia and endothelial dysfunction in patients with BPH.

Material And Methods: Forty-two men with a diagnosis of BPH and 42 age-matched controls were enrolled.

Villous adenoma of the urinary bladder: rare location.

Villous adenomas are common lesions of the gastrointestinal tract but they are rarely located in the urinary tract including the urinary bladder. There are a few case reports and series in the literature. Here we report a 43-year-old male patient who had a polypoid lesion located on the left lateral wall of the urinary bladder.

Metastatic prostate adenocarcinoma presenting as supraclavicular lymphadenopathy: a report of two cases.

Clinical examination is very important in the practice of medicine. In patients presenting with a supraclavicular mass, a number of diseases including cancer should be ruled out. Two patients who presented with a bulky left supraclavicular mass were evaluated.

Long-term results of permanent urethral stent Memotherm implantation in the management of recurrent bulbar urethral stenosis.

Unlabelled: What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Milroy reported 84% success at a mean of 4.5 years follow-up by usage of a permanently implantable "urolume" spent in 1993. Memotherm was developed later, especially for urologic use.

The beneficial effects of tadalafil on renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.

Acute renal failure due to ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a common complication in cardiovascular surgery. We determined the influence of tadalafil on renal injury in a renal I/R model in rats. For this purpose, 21 male Wistar albino rats were separated into 3 groups: sham, placebo and tadalafil.

Protective effect of thymoquinone in experimental testicular torsion.

Objectives: To investigate the protective role of thymoquinone (TQ) on unilateral testicular ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in mice.

Materials And Methods: Experiments were performed on male C57BL/6 mice (8 weeks old, 20-25 g). The animals were divided into 3 groups including 6 mice in each group: control (sham), torsion/detorsion (TD) and TD+TQ.

Protective effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester on cyclosporine A-induced nephrotoxicity in rats.

Introduction: Cyclosporine A, an immunosuppressive agent, is widely used after organ transplantation such as the liver and kidney. However, its widespread use is restricted because it has serious toxic effects on the kidney. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is a natural product with potent anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and antioxidant activities, and it attenuates inflammation and lipid peroxidation induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Hereditary behavior of varicocele.

The inheritance of varicoceles and the potential transmission to first-degree relatives has rarely been investigated. In the present study, we examined the first-degree relatives of men with known varicocele to reveal the familial risk for varicocele. Of the patients with clinical varicocele who presented with infertility, testicular pain, or asymmetrical swelling of the scrotum between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009, 49 agreed to have their available first-degree relatives contacted for screening of varicoceles (n = 66).

The association between personal habits and bladder cancer in Turkey.

Aims: In this study, we analyzed the effect of Turkish coffee and black tea consumption, alcohol intake and smoking on bladder cancer.

Methods: A total of 164 patients with bladder tumors and 324 individuals without primary tumors were included in the study. The habits of coffee and tea consumption, alcohol intake and smoking were queried.

Are there predictive factors for the outcome of endoscopic treatment of grade III-V vesicoureteral reflux with dextranomer/hyaluronic acid in children?

Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) copolymer has been used widely for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children since 2001. However, the factors that influence the outcome of injection therapy with Dx/HA have remained unclear. In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the outcomes in 101 consecutive children to determine the cure and to identify the factors that can impact treatment outcomes of Dx/HA injection.