Efficacy of Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Symptom Index-29 Questionnaire in Assessing Alpha-blocker Treatment Response in Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Prospective, Multicenter, Cohort Study.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of the symptoms of the Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network Symptom Index-29 (LURN SI-29) questionnaire in assessing alpha-blocker treatment response in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Methods: This prospective, non-randomized, multicentre trial included males with LUTS who visited urology outpatient clinics between January and April 2023. The most employed LUTS questionnaire is the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), while the LURN SI-29 was also utilized.

The Clinical Impact of Physical Activity on the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer and Postprostatectomy Functional Outcomes in the Elderly.

Objectives: The effect of physical activity on prostate cancer is controversial. We aimed to investigate the effect of physical activity on prostate cancer detection and functional outcomes after radical prostatectomy.

Methods: Between 2019 and 2020, 166 patients who underwent prostate biopsy were included.

Distinct Adverse Clinical Outcomes of Small and Large Cribriform Patterns on Gleason 7 Prostate Cancer: A Preliminary Study.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effect of large and small cribriform morphology on survival following radical prostatectomy.

Methods: We included 30 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy with curative intent between 2015 and 2022. Patients with the final pathology of Gleason 7 were included.

Management of Priapism: Results of a Nationwide Survey and Comparison with International Guidelines.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management of priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.

Methods: Urologists and urology residents were invited to an online survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that were consid- ered most important and relevant to practices by using Google Forms.

Results: Total number of responses was 340.

Factors influencing the decision-making in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for small renal masses.

Background And Objectives: We analyzed the factors affecting the decision on surgical approach such as hilum dissection, vessel clamping, and the warm ischemia time (WIT) in laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) for small renal masses (SRMs).

Methods: Patients who underwent LPN for SRMs between 2011 and 2021 in two centers were retrospectively screened. Standardized R.

Morphometric and morphological evaluation of mastoid emissary canal using cone-beam computed tomography.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine mastoid emissary canal's (MEC) and mastoid foramen (MF) prevalence and morphometric characteristics on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images to underline its clinical significance and discuss its surgical consequences.

Methods: In the retrospective analysis, two oral and maxillofacial radiologists analyzed the CBCT images of 135 patients (270 sides). The biggest MF and MEC were measured in the images evaluated in MultiPlanar Reconstruction (MPR) views.

Diagnostic validity of the vesical imaging-reporting and data system (VI-RADS): a real-world study.

Objectives: Preoperative Vesical Imaging-Reporting and Data System (VI-RADS) becomes widespread. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of VI-RADS in differentiating muscle-invasive (MIBC) from non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in a real-world setting.

Methods: Between December 2019 and February 2022 suspected primary bladder cancer patients were reviewed.

Deep-Learning-Based Automatic Segmentation of Parotid Gland on Computed Tomography Images.

This study aims to develop an algorithm for the automatic segmentation of the parotid gland on CT images of the head and neck using U-Net architecture and to evaluate the model's performance. In this retrospective study, a total of 30 anonymized CT volumes of the head and neck were sliced into 931 axial images of the parotid glands. Ground truth labeling was performed with the CranioCatch Annotation Tool (CranioCatch, Eskisehir, Turkey) by two oral and maxillofacial radiologists.

Automatic Feature Segmentation in Dental Periapical Radiographs.

While a large number of archived digital images make it easy for radiology to provide data for Artificial Intelligence (AI) evaluation; AI algorithms are more and more applied in detecting diseases. The aim of the study is to perform a diagnostic evaluation on periapical radiographs with an AI model based on Convoluted Neural Networks (CNNs). The dataset includes 1169 adult periapical radiographs, which were labelled in CranioCatch annotation software.

The cribriform morphology impairs Gleason 7 prostate cancer lesion detection on multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Prostate multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) is a useful tool for the detection of tumor lesions however, some clinically significant lesions are still missed. We determined whether the cribriform pattern has an effect on lesion detection in mpMRI.

Methods: We reviewed the single-institution database of the patients who underwent mpMRI before radical prostatectomy.

Twitter Use Among Orthopedic Surgery Journals Correlates With Increased Citation Rates.

Use of alternative online means of distribution for research is a rapidly evolving area in orthopedics. In this study, we investigate the impact of Twitter on research citation rates and the association between Altmetric Attention Score (AAS) and citation rates across major orthopedic journals. Original research articles published in a selection of 10 journals between January 2018 and December 2018 were analyzed for number and source of tweets, AAS, and number of citations.

The association between PI3K, JAK/STAT pathways with the PDL-1 expression in prostate cancer.

Programmed cell death protein-1/programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-1/PDL-1) signalling pathway has gained attention in prostate cancer. The relationship between pSTAT-1, pSTAT-3 expressions and PTEN loss with PDL-1 expression was assessed and the effects of the pathways on prostate cancer prognosis were evaluated. Patients who underwent radical prostatectomy between 2011 and 2017 were included in our study.

The probability of residual tumor detection in the second transurethral resection of pT1 urothelial bladder cancer according to the risk factors.

Objective: To analyze the predictive factors for residual tumors in the second resection after the initial transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TUR-BT) in patients with pT1 tumors and to develop a simple method to predict the probability of residual tumor detection.

Material And Methods: Patients with pT1 bladder cancer who underwent a second resection within two to six weeks after the initial TUR-BT were included in our retrospective study. The patients' demographics and the tumor characteristics of the initial and second resections were recorded.

The Role of Preoperative Urinalysis in Predicting Postoperative Infection After Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Patients with Sterile Urine Culture.

Objective: Postoperative urinary tract infection is the most common complication of retrograde intrarenal surgery, and no consensus has been obtained that would reveal exact reasons yet. It was aimed to determine the possible factors, especially preoperative urinalysis, of postoperative urinary tract infection after retrograde intrarenal surgery.

Material And Methods: Patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery in our clinic between 2013 and 2019 were retrospectively screened.

The clinical impact of androgen deprivation therapy on SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and disease severity.

Objective: The protective effect of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel hypothesis. ADT may protect patients with prostate cancer through the inhibition of androgen receptor-dependent transmembrane serine protease type 2. We analyzed the role of ADT on SARS-CoV-2 infection risk and disease severity.

Effects of androgen deprivation therapy on metabolic markers and bioelectrical impedance analyze in prostate cancer patients.

Introduction And Objectives: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most widespread malignancy within men. Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), which is the central component of advanced PCa treatment, causes side effects. The goal of this study was to examine the metabolic changes and bioelectrical impedance analysis differences in PCa patients who received ADT.

Prognostic and clinicopathologic value of ki-67 and profilin 1 immunohistochemical expression in primary pT1 urothelial bladder cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the prognostic and clinicopathologic value of Ki-67 and profilin 1 immunohistochemical expression in primary pT1 papillary urothelial bladder cancer.

Materials And Methods: This study included 88 male and 13 female pT1 primary bladder cancer patients. Demographic characteristics, tumor histological grade, tumor number, presence of concomitant carcinoma in situ, tumor size, and status of recurrence or progression were recorded for each patient.

Predictive risk factors of urinary tract infection following flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy.

Objectives: The goal of current study was to evaluate prevalence of postoperative urinary tract infections (UTI) following flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS) and to determine predictive factors for those UTIs.

Methods: A total of 420 patients with urolithiasis that underwent f-URS between August 2018 and August 2019 were enrolled in the study. Peri-operative characteristics of patients with and without postoperative UTIs were compared using univariate analyses.

The effect of ideal urine culture time on urinary infections after flexible ureteroscopy: A match-pair case-control study.

Aims: To investigate the effect of the ideal period (Δ-day), which is a period between the sterile urine culture and initiation of flexible ureteroscopy (f-URS), on postoperative urinary tract infections (UTI) in our tertiary referral centre.

Methods: After obtaining the approval of the local ethics committee, retrospective data were collected for all f-URS procedures performed between January 2017 and March 2019. Patients that developed UTI were matched in 1:1 proportion with patients that did not develop UTI based on their demographic and stone characteristics.

Does serum hexosaminidase activity play a role in the diagnosis of strangulated bowel obstruction? An experimental study.

Strangulation is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity in patients with mechanical bowel obstruction. The accurate and early recognition of the presence of strangulation is important to allow safe nonoperative treatment. A number of studies have shown that there was no single and reliable test to detect or exclude the presence of strangulation.