Purpose: Advancements in medical treatments and increased access to healthcare have significantly extended the life expectancy of children with neurological disorders. However, this has also led to a higher incidence of secondary health issues, such as nephrolithiasis. This review aims to analyze the risk factors, management, and treatment outcomes for stone disease in children with neurological disorders and focus on specific risk factors such as immobilization, urinary tract infections, and metabolic abnormalities to identify key points in the occurrence of nephrolithiasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ileal conduit is the most common method performed for urinary diversion following radical cystectomy. The prepared conduit is usually placed on the right abdominal wall. There is not enough experience and literature on left-sided ileal conduits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRenal oncocytoma is usually detected incidentally. It can be considered as a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) on preoperative imaging. They usually present as small masses and usually look like benign tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate the possible role of ureteral wall thickness (UWT) assessment in the prediction of the success for stent placement in cases with obstructing ureteric stones. 227 adult patients with a single unilateral obstructing ureteral stone requiring internal ureteral stent placement were included. In addition to stone size, the ureteric wall thickness at the impacted stone site and the degree of hydronephrosis were also assigned on CT images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Peyronie's disease (PD) prevalence varies between 0.39% and 20% and studies on PD prevalence are limited.
Aim: This study aims to determine the prevalence of PD in males aged ≥30 years in Turkey and to evaluate etiological factors associated with it.