A multi-institutional European comparative study of open versus robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation in children with high grade (IV-V) vesicoureteral reflux.

Introduction: Traditionally, open ureteral reimplantation (OUR) has been the standard treatment for primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) requiring reimplantation. Robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation (RALUR) is gaining popularity and high success rates have been reported.

Objective: In this multi-institutional study, we aimed to compare the perioperative and postoperative outcomes of OUR and RALUR for high-grade (IV + V) VUR in children.

Robotic simple prostatectomy is a safe and effective technique for benign prostatic hyperplasia: Our single center initial short-term follow-up results for 42 patients.

Objective: Benign prostatic hyperplasia is one of the biggest problems of aging men. Prostate surgery is now well defined in the case of failure of medical therapy. Robotic simple prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical method with an alternative to open simple prostatectomy in large prostate volumes.

Is fluoroscopy necessary during flexible ureteroscopy for the treatment of renal stones?

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of flexible ureteroscopy (fURS) without fluoroscopy during the treatment of renal stones.

Patients And Methods: Between April 2013 and August 2018, 744 patients' data were evaluated retrospectively. Of these, 576 patients were included in the study.

Does biofeedback therapy improve quality of life in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction: parents' perspective.

Introduction: Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) is a situation that often disrupts the quality of life (QoL) of both the child and the family with daytime and nighttime incontinence. Although the first-line treatment option for children with LUTD is standard urotherapy, biofeedback therapy can be performed in children in which standard urotherapy failed.

Objective: We studied the biofeedback success in children with LUTD according to parents' expressions.

Unusual intrascrotal lesions in adults in urological practice.

Objective: Unusual intrascrotal lesions in adults generally have been described as case reports in the medical literature. We present two lesions observed in two clinics over more than 28 years, with their radiological, pathological and clinical characteristics.

Methods: Retrospective study preformed between 1989 and 2017 in 446 patients undergoing inguinal orchiectomy.

Three Distraction Methods for Pain Reduction During Cystoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effects on Pain, Anxiety, and Satisfaction.

Background: Cystoscopy is a safe diagnostic procedure commonly used to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms. This can cause pain, anxiety, and dissatisfaction in patients undergoing cystoscopy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects on pain, anxiety, and satisfaction of distraction methods used during cystoscopy.

Our experience with ureterocystoplasty in bilateral functional kidneys.

Objective: We have reviewed the data of the patients in order to evaluate the effectiveness of our ureterocystoplasty technique in augmentation cystoplasty operation.

Material And Methods: Data of a total of 16 patients with bilateral functional kidneys who had undergone augmentation ureterocystoplasty between January 1995 and June 2018 which were retrieved during the retrospective archive scanning were included in the study. Ultrasonography (USG), serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine values and Technetium-99 DTPA (Tc-99 DTPA) scan were used to evaluate the renal function of the patients.

In Vivo Comparison of "V-Loc 90 Wound Closure Device" With "Vicryl" and "Monocryl" in Regard to Tissue Reaction in a Rabbit Bladder Model.

Objective: To compare the barbed polyglyconate suture (BPS) with 2 commonly used conventional sutures, this prospective randomized trial was designed. The sutures applied in the urinary collecting system, in terms of long-term histopathologic and macroscopic suture material features.

Materials And Methods: Eight female and 6 male New Zealand rabbits were included in the study.

Shock wave lithotripsy or retrograde intrarenal surgery: which one is more effective for 10-20-mm renal stones in children.

Objectives: To compare shock wave lithotripsy and flexible ureteroscopy in children with renal stone's diameter of 10 to 20 mm.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study including 79 children, who had renal stone and underwent either shock wave lithotripsy or flexible ureteroscopy between January 2007 and June 2017. Of those, 38 patients underwent shock wave lithotripsy assigned as group 1 and 41 patients underwent flexible ureteroscopy assigned as group 2.

The Efficacy of Ureteroscopy Without Fluoroscopy for Ureteral and Renal Stones in Pediatric Patients.

Objectives: In the pediatric population, there have been significant improvements in the treatment of stones in recent years. Conventionally, ureteroscopy (URS) and/or retrograde intrarenal surgery are techniques performed with fluoroscopy. When using fluoroscopy, problems, including malignancy, may arise because of radiation exposure in the patient, physician, and operation room staff.

The histopathological effects of intracavernosal mitomycin-C injection in a rat Peyronie's disease model.

Introduction: We aimed to evaluate whether or not mitomycin-C (MMC) has an antifibrotic effect on transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β)-induced Peyronie's disease (PD) in a rat model.

Methods: Eighteen 12-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three groups: Group 1=TGF-β1 (n=7); Group 2=TGF-β1+MMC (n=7); and Group 3=Sham group (0.25 ml bovine serum albumin injected) (n=4).

Our experiences with robot- assisted laparoscopic surgery in pediatric patients: the first case series from Turkey.

Objective: Robotic surgery is a leading treatment option for minimally invasive surgery and has an increasing popularity in pediatric population, as well. In this article, we reported our case series of robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery in pediatric population.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 29 consecutive pediatric patients who underwent robot- assisted procedures between May 2014 and October 2016.

Is testis-sparing surgery safe in small testicular masses? Results of a multicentre study.

Introduction: Our goal was to evaluate benign and malignant lesions and testicular intraepithelial neoplasia (TIN) in the neighbouring normal-appearing testis tissue in men who underwent radical orchiectomy for testicular mass with a pathologic tumour size of ≤3cm.

Methods: In this retrospective, multicentre study, data of 252 patients from 11 different institutions were included. Patients were divided into three groups based on tumour size: Group 1 (0-1 cm; n=35), Group 2 (1.

The histopathological and pharmacodynamic effects of intradetrusor decorin injected in a rabbit partial bladder outlet obstruction model.

Purpose: To evaluate whether or not the bladder function can be protected by supporting the detrusor with decorin levels during the fibrotic process.

Methods: Forty-two male rabbits were divided into three main groups, partial bladder outlet obstruction (pBOO) group, pBOO + intradetrusor decorin-injected (IDI) group and control group. Both pBOO and pBOO + IDI groups were divided into three subgroups according to the killing schedule.

Effect of Voided Volume on Voiding Patterns and Reliability of Uroflowmetry-Electromyography Results in Children with Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction.

Objective: To examine whether voided volume (VV) could change the uroflow patterns and result in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD).

Methods: Between January 2009 and May 2010, the children with LUTD were enrolled in this study. Uroflowmetry (UF) combined with electromyography (EMG) was performed two times and was reviewed independently by two urologists.

Concised Form for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Symptom Scale in Children.

Introduction: Symptom Scales (SS) are questionnaires for evaluating and following up of special illnesses. SS used for the diagnosis and follow-up of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (LUTD) in children is called LUTD Symptom Scale (LUTDSS).

Aim: Aim of the present study was to identify the questions which are more important for the diagnosis of LUTD in children and create a simpler SS.

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Repair of Spontaneous Appendicovesical Fistula.

Background: To report the first case of the spontaneous appendicovesical fistulas' (AVF) repair with robot assisted laparoscopy.

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male patient with urgent persistant bacteriuria and dysuria was referred to our clinic. Physical examination and blood tests were normal.

The effect of physical activity on varicocele pain and resolution of this pain by different varicocelectomy techniques.

Introduction: To evaluate the effect of physical activity on varicocele pain and how different varicocelectomy techniques relieve this pain.

Materials And Methods: Between November 2012 and January 2015, a total of 64 patients with left groin pain and clinical varicocele were enrolled in this study. A visual analogue scale (VAS) classifying the pain in ten scores was used to assess the severity of pain before and after beginning continuous physical activity, and after operations.

Treatment of Resıstant Cyclophosphamide Induced Haemorrhagic Cystıtıs: Revıew of Literature and Three Case Reports.

Haemorrhagic Cystitis (HC) is defined as diffuse inflammatory bladder bleeding due to many aetiologies. Massive HC often arises from anticancer chemotherapy or radiotherapy for the treatment of pelvic malignancies. Phosphamides are the anti-cancer drugs used for treating breast cancer, B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythaematosis by cross-linking strands of DNA and preventing the cell division.

Biofeedback as a first-line treatment for overactive bladder syndrome refractory to standard urotherapy in children.

Introduction: Overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and dysfunctional voiding (DV) are subgroups of lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Standard urotherapy is the first-line treatment option of OAB in children.

Objectives: The aim was to investigate the use of biofeedback as a first-line treatment option in OAB refractory to standard urotherapy, and determine the factors affecting efficacy.

Resistin: New serum marker for predicting severity of acute pancreatitis.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of resistin in predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis.

Methods: Patients with acute pancreatitis who presented at the Gastroenterology Clinic, Erzurum Education and Research Hospital, Turkey were enrolled in this prospective study. White blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and resistin levels were measured on admission and at 24 h, day 3 and day 7 following admission, along with other blood parameters.

The role of urinary nerve growth factor for the diagnosis and assessment of the biofeedback success in children with dysfunctional voiding.

Introduction: Dysfunctional voiding (DV) occurs in neurologically normal children who are not able to establish brain control on detrusor muscle contractions (DMCs). It is also reported to be the result of incorrect voiding habits during toilet training. Children contract pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) to suppress DMC and DV begins.

Fibrous pseudotumors of the testis: The balance between sparing the testis and preoperative diagnostic difficulty.

Objective: To determine a paradigm that will be helpful for urologists to manage fibrous pseudotumors, which are a very rare condition of the testis.

Material And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the patients with fibrous pseudotumors in our uropathological database from 1995 to 2013. Patients who had tumor markers and ultrosonography (USG) screening before surgery and a final pathology report of a fibrous pseudotumor were included in the study.

Mean platelet volume in a patient with male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: the relationship between low testosterone, metabolic syndrome, impaired fasting glucose and cardiovascular risk.

Isolated male hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) can be congenital or acquired. Mean platelet volume (MPV), determinant of platelet function, is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this study was to evaluate MPV values in male IHH and the relationships between MPV, low testosterone levels, metabolic syndrome, impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and cardiovascular risk.