Concurrent Inguinal Hernia Repair During Robot-Assisted Transperitoneal Radical Prostatectomy: Single Center Experience.

Objective: To evaluate outcomes of concurrent inguinal hernia (IH) repair with mesh during transperitoneal robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Material And Methods: Data of 26 patients (31 procedures) undergoing IH repair concurrently with RARP between January 2017 and January 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients' demographics, intraoperative and postoperative variables were recorded.

Effect of adenosine triphosphate, benidipine and their combinations on bevacizumab-induced kidney damage in rats.

Background: Bevacizumab-induced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibition may lead to a decrease in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, an increase in intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ concentrations and an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, as well as to cell damage.

Objectives: To investigate the biochemical and histopathological effects of ATP, benidipine and ATP in combination with benidipine on bevacizumab-induced kidney damage in rats.

Material And Methods: Rats were divided into 5 treatment groups: bevacizumab (BVZ) alone, ATP + bevacizumab (ABVZ), benidipine + bevacizumab (BBVZ), ATP + benidipine + bevacizumab (ABBVZ), and healthy controls (HC).

Time dependant functional and morphological recovery of the kidney after relief of obstruction in patients with impacted ureteral stones.

Objectives: To assess the course of functional and morphological recovery of the kidney following the relief of obstruction with ureteral JJ stent in cases with unilateral impacted stones.

Materials And Methods: A total of 42 adult patients who were admitted to our clinic with unilateral obstructing impacted ureteral stones requiring JJ stent placement were included in the study. The course of functional recovery was assessed by evaluating the serum creatinine levels, renal resistive index (RRI) values and urinary levels of kidney injury molecule-1, neutrophil gelatinaseassociated lipocalin as well as microalbumin before at 1 day, 1 week and 4 weeks after JJ stent placement.

Protective effect of taxifolin against prooxidant and proinflammatory kidney damage associated with acrylamide in rats.

The current study investigates the biochemical and histopathological effects of taxifolin on acrylamide-induced kidney damage. A 50 mg/kg dose of taxifolin was administered via oral gavage to the taxifolin + acrylamide (TACR) group (n-6) consisting of male albino Wistar rats. The same volume of distilled water used as solvent was orally administered to the acrylamide (ACR) (n-6) and healthy (HG) (n-6) groups.