Comparison of medium-term revision rates after autograft and allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Aim: The present study investigates time until revision and revision rates, and their relationship with gender and age, among 267 patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears treated with autograft and allograft reconstructions.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective evaluation was carried out based on data collected on 269 knees (bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft in 25, gracilis-semitendinosus autograft in 136, quadriceps autograft in two, allograft in 106) belonging to 267 patients who underwent an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction between 2009 and 2018.

Results: Of the 269 knees of the 267 patients (22 women and 247 men) operated on for an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, an autograft was used in 163, and nine of those required revision, while an allograft was used in 106 knees, and seven required revision.

Percutaneous needle aponeurotomy for the treatment of Dupuytren's contracture.

Objectives: This study aims to present the early-period outcomes of patients with Dupuytren's contracture (DC) treated with percutaneous needle aponeurotomy technique.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 28 patients (20 males, 8 females; mean age 63 years; range, 44 to 88 years) (75 fingers) treated with percutaneous aponeurotomy due to DC between November 2011 and December 2015. Patients were evaluated according to their demographic characteristics, presence of additional disease, family history, history of drug use, complication rate, recurrence development, postoperative patient satisfaction, reoperational request, postoperative Disability of Arm Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire and visual analog scale scores.

Emergency department visits of Syrian refugees and the cost of their healthcare.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of Emergency Department (ED) visits made by Syrian refugees and to assess the cost of their healthcare. This retrospective study was conducted in adult Syrians who visited the ED of Adiyaman University Training and Research Hospital, Adiyaman Province, Turkey, between 01 January and 31 December 2015. We evaluated 10,529 Syrian refugees who visited the ED, of whom 9,842 were included in the study.

Management of Forgotten Ureteral Stents: Relationship Between Indwelling Time and Required Treatment Approaches.

Background: Double-J stents are widely used in urology practice, and removal of these stents can sometimes be forgotten.

Aims: To investigate whether indwelling time of double-J stent can predict which treatment modality is required for removal of the stent from the body.

Study Design: A multicentre, retrospective observational study.

The ED use and non-urgent visits of elderly patients.

Objective: To evaluate the use of the emergency department (ED) by elderly patients, their non-urgent visits and the prevalence of main disease for ED visits.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients aged 65 years and over who visited the ED of a tertiary care university hospital in Turkey between January 2015 and January 2016 retrospectively.

Results: A total of 36,369 elderly patients who visited the ED were included in the study.

The Ideal Use of Catheters in Hypospadias Repair: An Experimental Study.

Purpose: To find answers to some catheter-related questions in hypospadias repair such as which type of catheter should be used, with which catheter balloon inflation volume, and when should the catheter be removed from the urethra? As catheter use and post-op retention time varies among surgeons in hypospadias repair.

Material And Methods: Fifty-four 10 French all-silicone- and 54 latex Foley catheters were prepared and assigned to groups as senary. The catheter's balloons were inflated with 2, 3 and 5 mL of sterile water.

The success of tubularized-incised plate urethroplasty in adults and children.

Purpose: Hypospadias repair is rarely performed in adults. It is believed that the success rate is lower in adulthood. We aimed to compare the success rate of primary hypospadias repair with tubularized-incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty in adults and children.

Urothelial neoplasm of the bladder in childhood and adolescence: a rare disease.

Purpose: Bladder tumors are rare in children and adolescents. For this reason, the diagnosis is sometimes delayed in pediatric patients. We aimed to describe the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up methods of bladder urothelial neoplasms in children and adolescents.

An Analysis of WhatsApp Usage for Communication Between Consulting and Emergency Physicians.

The aim of this study was to evaluate WhatsApp messenger usage for communication between consulting and emergency physicians. A retrospective, observational study was conducted in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary care university hospital between January 2014 and June 2014. A total of 614 consultations requested by using the WhatsApp application were evaluated, and 519 eligible consultations were included in the study.

The Damage of Penile Doppler Ultrasonoghraphy in Diagnosis of Penile Mondor's Disease: A Report of Two Cases.

Penile Mondor's disease is a thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis. It is a rare clinical diagnosis and generally resolves spontaneously. A simple physical examination is sufficient for diagnosis but color Doppler ultrasonography is often carried out as a further investigation.

The use of latex foley catheter in repair of hypospadias the most common seen congenital penile anomaly.

Objective: Hypospadias is the most common congenital penile anomaly occurring in 1/300 live births. Various surgery techniques are used in repair of hypospadias. Infant and children with hypospadias are usually admitted to emergency services by worried their parents for the first time.

Comparison of the efficacy and histopathological effects of three hemostatic agents in a partial nephrectomy rat model.

Purpose: The major complications of partial nephrectomy are bleeding and urine leakage. While various hemostatic agents are used to control bleeding, the histopathological characteristics of these hemostatic agents have not been investigated adequately. We aimed to investigate and compare the histopathological and hemostatic effects of local hemostatic agents in a partial nephrectomy rat model.

The relationship between mean platelet volume and other platelet indices with testicular artery blood flow and fertility: a preliminary study.

Objectives: To examine the relationship between platelets (PLT) and platelets indices such as mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and plateletcrit (PCT) as noninvasive biomarkers with testicular artery blood flow and fertility.

Methods: Fifty-seven healthy and fertile men with normal semen values and 52 patients with abnormal semen values were included in the study. The participants' PLT, MPV, PDW and PCT values were analyzed.

Penile Mondor's Disease: Primum Non Nocere!

Purpose: Penile Mondor’s disease (superficial thrombophlebitis of the dorsal vein of the penis) is a rare clinical diagnosis. It is an easily diagnosed and treated disease. Nevertheless, when reviewing the literature, we considered that unnecessary tests are carried out for diagnosis.

The hounsfield unit value calculated with the aid of non-contrast computed tomography and its effect on the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

To evaluate the effect of the Hounsfield unit (HU) value, calculated with the aid of non-contrast computed tomography, on the outcome of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Data for 83 patients evaluated in our clinic between November 2011 and February 2014 that had similar stone sizes, localizations, and radio opacities were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were grouped according to their HU value, in a low HU group (HU ≤ 1000) or a high HU group (HU > 1000).

Efficacy of three different alpha 1-adrenergic blockers and hyoscine N-butylbromide for distal ureteral stones.

Purpose: To evaluate hyoscine N-butyl bromide (HBB) and three different alpha-1 blockers in the treatment of distal ureteral stones.

Materials And Methods: A total of 140 patients with stones located in the distal tract of the ureter with stone diameters of 5 to 10mm were enrolled in the present study and were randomized into 4 equal groups. Group 1 received HBB, Group 2 received alfuzosin, Group 3 received doxazosin and Group 4 received terazosin.