The effect of transobturator tape surgery on female sexual function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: We aimed to review the literature regarding the effects of trans obturator tape surgery (TOT) on sexual functions in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) to reveal compact data and to reach more consistent and reliable results.

Methods: PRISMA statement was used in the current review. The databases of PubMed (Medline), Science Direct, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were detected independently.

Is There a Link Between Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Benign Prostate Hyperplasia/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis.

Prostatic growth has been thought to be the systemic manifestation of some metabolic derangements in recent studies. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome, might be closely linked with benign prostate hyperplasia and lower urinary tract symptoms (BPH/LUTS). Several studies have been conducted regarding NAFLD and BPH/LUTS association.

Differentiating renal pelvic cancer from renal cell carcinoma with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography.

Background: The differential diagnosis of pelvis renalis cancer (PRC) from renal cell cancer (RCC) is difficult. Because of that, in this study, we compared the standardized uptake value (SUV) with positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) of the RCC and PRC.

Methods: Twenty-one patients (12 males, 9 females; age range: 33-74 years; mean age ± standard deviation [SD]: 57.

Success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy based on CT texture analysis.

Objective: The aims of the study were to evaluate whether computerised tomography texture analysis (CTTA) based on non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) has predictive value for the success of extracorporeal-shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) in upper urinary tract stones (UUTS).

Methods: This study included 156 of 356 patients undergoing ESWL for UUTS sized 0.5-2 cm from 2015 to 2019.

The efficacy and reliability of VI-RADS in determining candidates for repeated transurethral resection in patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Objective: Our study aims to evaluate the efficiency and reliability of Vesical Imaging Reporting Data System (VI-RADS) in prospectively identifying the patients to undergo RE-TURBT in the management of patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive Bladder Cancer(HR-NMIBC).The secondary objective was to evaluate the performance of the VI-RADS scoring system in differentiating between muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and non-muscle invasive bladder cancer(NMIBC) prospectively.

Methods: The study included 330 patients who underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumour(TURBT) for Bladder Cancer (BC) in our clinic.

Influence of 3D-Calculated Parenchymal Volume Loss on Renal Function After Partial Nephrectomy.

Our study aims to evaluate the influence of potential determinants of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decrease after partial nephrectomy (PN), including renal parenchymal loss and other clinical, tumoral, and surgical factors. Eighty-six patients who had undergone PN and for whom preoperative and postoperative computerized tomography scans were available were selected. We calculated the preoperative total kidney volumes, tumor volumes, and postoperative total kidney volumes 1 year after surgery using a three-dimensional (3D) volume segmentation method.

Systemic immune inflammation index is a promising non-invasive marker for the prognosis of the patients with localized renal cell carcinoma.

Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic implications of a preoperative novel index, systemic immune inflammation index (SII) in patients undergoing surgery due to renal cell carcinoma.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 176 patients who underwent radical nephrectomy and diagnosed with RCC was carried out. Systemic immune inflammation index, which is calculated by neutrophil x platelet/lymphocyte, and other inflammation indexes such as neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte were included.

The safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in solitary kidney aging male patients: our single-center experience.

Objective: To assess the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in aging male patients with a solitary kidney.

Methods: Among the patients undergoing PCNL between December 2009 and September 2014, 16 patients with solitary kidney (group 1) over the age of 40 were included in the analysis. Twenty patients with bilateral kidney patients (group 2) were included in the analysis, which constituted an age-matched control group.

The predictive value of red cell distribution width on erectile dysfunction.

Red cell distribution width (RDW), one of the biomarkers used to measure vascular ageing, is known to correspond with cardiovascular diseases. As coronary artery disease and erectile dysfunction (ED) are both caused by the same shared pathophysiology, in this study, we compared the RDW values of men diagnosed with ED and those of healthy controls. Ninety-nine patients who were diagnosed with ED were included in the study.

Is Cardiometabolic Index a Predictive Marker for Renal Cell Cancer Aggressiveness?

Studies show that metabolic syndrome is a factor for developing renal cell cancer (RCC) and tumour aggressiveness. In our study, we evaluated the association between renal cell cancer and cardiometabolic index (CMI) which meets the main components of the metabolic syndrome. We retrospectively reviewed the records of 310 consecutive patients with RCC who underwent radical nephrectomy at our institution.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is safe and effective in aging male patients: a single center experience.

Objective: To assess the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in aging male patients.

Methods: Two hundred eighty-three male patients over the years of forty undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy between December 2009 and September 2014 were evaluated, retrospectively. The patients were stratified by four age groups [40-49 (group-1), 50-59 (group-2), 60-69 (group-3), ≥70 years (group-4)].

Could the monocyte/HDL cholesterol ratio be an early marker of erectile dysfunction?

Objective: Research evaluating the relationship between the Monocyte/HDL-C ratio (MHR) and ED is limited in number. We aimed for determining whether MHR could be an early marker of ED in our study.

Material And Methods: Eighty-nine patients diagnosed with ED during the period of April 2018-November 2018 and 100 patients that did not have any systemic diseases and erectile dysfunction were included in our study.

Metabolic syndrome is associated worsened erectile function in patients undergoing TURP due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is the gold standard method for surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). So, the complications of TURP is important, in which erectile dysfunction is the most important. The aim of the present study is to evaluate erectile dysfunction in patients undergoing TURP treatment for BPH and investigate the correlation between metabolic syndrome and erectile dysfunction.

Statins are effective in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with metabolic syndrome.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of statins and ɑ blockers drug therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Materials And Method: A total of three hundred patients were randomly distributed into three groups of one hundred patients each. Group 1 received only ɑ-adrenoceptor antagonist (ɑ-blocker, AB) (Tamsulosin), group 2 received only statin (atorvastatin), and group 3 received AB plus statin (Tamsulosin + Atorvastatin).

Association between blood lipid profile and urolithiasis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

The objective of this study was to pool individual studies regarding the association of blood lipid profiles with urolithiasis to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library to identify the relevant studies up to November 2017. Studies that met all inclusion criteria were chosen, and a pooled analysis of the odds ratio between urolithiasis and dyslipidemia traits was calculated.

Beneficial effects of Oltipraz, nuclear factor - erythroid - 2 - related factor 2 (Nrf2), on renal damage in unilateral ureteral obstruction rat model.

Introduction: We investigated whether Oltipraz (OPZ) attenuated renal fibrosis in a unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rat model.

Materials And Methods: We randomly divided 32 rats into four groups, each consisting of eight animals as follows: Rats in group 1 underwent a sham operation and received no treatment. Rats in group 2 underwent a sham operation and received OPZ.

The effect of prostatic inflammation on clinical outcomes in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia.

Background: To investigate the effect of asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis on clinical outcomes of patients undergoing trans urethral resection of prostate due to benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Materials And Methods: A total of 514 patients were enrolled in the study. Clinical parameters and pathological results were compared before and one year after surgery.

The prevalence and severity of varicocele in adult population over the age of forty years old: a cross-sectional study.

To investigate the prevalence and severity of varicocele in adult population over the age of 40. We also measured testicular size, consistency, and total testosterone levels with an aim to observe the effect of varicocele on testis as men age. Two hundred twenty-four patients with varicocele, 241 patients without varicocele who admitted to our clinic were enrolled in the study.