Publications by authors named "K Ergun"
Article Synopsis
- Accurate staging of prostate cancer is crucial for treatment decisions; this study compares the effectiveness of Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT and mpMRI in preoperative assessments.
- In a study involving 78 patients, mpMRI showed greater sensitivity for detecting extraprostatic extension and bladder neck invasion, while Ga-68 PSMA PET/CT was more effective for identifying seminal vesicle invasion and lymph node metastasis.
- When both imaging methods were used together, there was a significant improvement in the accuracy of tumor localization, reaching over 72%, highlighting the benefits of using complementary imaging techniques.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief training in medical device-related pressure injury (MDRPI) prevention for neonatal intensive care nurses.
Methods: This single-group, pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted between April and October 2021 with 81 nurses working in the neonatal ICU of a city hospital. The participants completed a training program consisting of two 40-minute sessions that used a small-group problem-based learning approach developed in accordance with evidence-based research.
The prevalence of penile calcification in the population remains uncertain. This retrospective multicenter study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of penile calcification in a large cohort of male patients undergoing non-contrast pelvic tomography. A total of 14 545 scans obtained from 19 participating centers between 2016 and 2022 were retrospectively analyzed within a 3-months period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalysis of risk factors of abdominal wound dehiscence after radical cystectomy.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)
December 2022
Objective: Wound dehiscence is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors and comorbidities in the patients undergoing radical cystectomy with early postoperative wound dehiscence.
Methods: In all, 539 patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy and urinary diversion at a single center between January 2008 and January 2022 were included in the study.
Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of bony pelvic parameters measured by computerized tomography (CT) for use in the estimation of the likely technical difficulties that may be encountered when performing open radical prostatectomy (RP) for localized prostate cancer.
Material And Methods: One hundred patients, undergoing open RP for localized prostate cancer, were evaluated between October 2016 to November 2018. All operations were performed by the same experienced surgeon.