Analyzing learning curve for supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy in urology resident training programme: comparative analysis.

Introduction: This article attempts to provide a comprehensive review of the learning objectives and importance of the supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) technique.

Material Method: We retrospectively reviewed the cases of Supine PCNL between January 2018 and January 2024. We divided the groups into 3: residents between 2 and 3 years (Group 1), residents between 4 and 5 years (Group 2), and endourologist (Group 3).

Single-dose fosfomycin could prevent infectious complications after retrograde intrarenal surgery: A prospective study.

Background: In this study, we aimed to show the protective effect of a single-dose Fosfomycin from infective complications against the standard usage of cephalosporine before retrograde intrarenal surgery.

Material: A total of 186 patients who underwent retrograde intrarenal surgery between 2020 and 2021, included the study. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1(n=49), patients who received an oral dose of 3g Fosfomycin tromethamine powder administered 4-6h before the operation; and group 2 (n=137): patients who received Cephalosporin 30min before surgery and an additional dose 6h after surgery.

A novel nomogram and a simple scoring system for urinary leakage after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the factors of prolonged urinary leakage (PUL) after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and develop a new and simple scoring system to predict it.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients with renal stones who underwent PCNL at the University of Health Sciences Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital between April 2011 and January 2020. The patients were divided into two groups according to the presence of PUL, and their preoperative and perioperative data were compared.

On-demand use of fesoterodine: a new paradigm for extended release antimuscarinics.

Introduction And Hypothesis: We aimed to compare on-demand and continuous use of fesoterodine 4 mg concerning efficacy and adverse effects.

Methods: A total of 100 patients who were diagnosed with non-neurogenic overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome were included in the study. All patients were evaluated with MMSE, ICIQ-SF, SEAPI quality of health and OAB-V8 questionnaires, at the beginning, 1st month and 4th month.

Elastographic evaluation of the effect of sickle cell anemia on testicles: a prospective study.

To quantitatively determine testicular tissue stiffness values using shear wave elastography (SWE) in males that have sickle cell anemia (SCA) and to evaluate the relationship between elastography results and semen analysis parameters and hormone levels. Fifty patients diagnosed with SCA and followed up in the hematology outpatient clinic were evaluated in the urology outpatient clinic as the study group. In addition, there were 88 patients without any SCA-related complaints in the control group.

A novel enema method can prevent infectious complications of transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: A single-centre experience.

Background: TRUS biopsy is the preferred method for diagnosing prostate cancer, but it can cause infectious complications that arise with the contribution of fluoroquinolone resistance. We aimed to explore the potential protective effect of a second rectal enema before biopsy.

Methods: From January 2015 to December 2020, 419 patients were assessed retrospectively.

Does Access Location Influence Outcome of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Staghorn Stones?

Objective: To assess the effect of lower and middle calyceal accesses on the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in staghorn stones.

Study Design: Observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, from April 2012 to January 2019.

External validation of the T.O.HO. score and derivation of the modified T.O.HO. score for predicting stone-free status after flexible ureteroscopy in ureteral and renal stones.

Objective: The T.O.HO.

Retrospective Analysis of the Factors Affecting Intraoperative and Immediate Postoperative Complications of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Classified by the Clavien and Satava Grading Systems.

To classify intraoperative and postoperative complications using the modified Clavien classification system (MCCS) and modified Satava classification system (SCS) and to evaluate the parameters associated with complications in patients undergoing retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for renal and proximal ureteral stones. We performed a retrospective analysis of 949 patients who underwent RIRS for renal stones and proximal ureteral stones at two institutions between March 2015 and June 2020. Intraoperative complications were assessed using the SCS, and postoperative complications were graded according to the MCCS.

Safety and Efficacy of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy Surgery in Different Age Groups.

Objective: To comparatively investigate the efficacy, safety and complications of flexible ureterorenoscopy (f-URS) in the treatment of patients of different age groups (<60, 60-74 and ≥75 years) with proximal ureteral and kidney stones.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Urology, HSU Izmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, HSU Ankara Diskapi Training, Research Hospital, and Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, between March 2014 and June 2020.

The comparison of perioperative outcomes between percutaneous nephrolithotomy and retrograde intrarenal surgery in elderly patients.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to compare the outcomes and complication rates of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in elderly patients.

Materials And Methods: Between April 2011 and January 2020, patients who underwent PCNL and RIRS for renal stone in elderly patients were retrospectively evaluated. The two groups' perioperative values, stone-free rates and complication rates were compared.

Comparison of Guy's, S.T.O.N.E. and CROES Scoring Systems for Predicting Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Outcomes in Eldery Patients.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and reliability of Guy's (GSS), S.T.O.

Bariatric surgery has positive effects on patients' and their partners' sexual function: A prospective study.

Background: Obesity has been associated with severe conditions and sexual dysfunction. Bariatric surgery has effects positively patients' sexual function.

Objectives: To assess the effect of bariatric surgery on sexual functions of couples.

External validation and comparison of current scoring systems in retrograde intrarenal surgery: Multi-institutional study with 949 patients.

Objectives: To externally validate and compare Resorlu-Unsal stone score (RUSS), modified Seoul National University Renal Stone Complexity Score(S-ReSC), Ito's nomogram, and Retrograde Intra-Renal Surgery (R.I.R.

Comparison of a Visual Prostate Symptom Score and International Prostate Symptom Score: A Prospective Multicenter Study and Literature Review.

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and uroflowmetry parameters in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with literature review.

Methods: Patients were pooled from 4 different urology clinics in Turkey and divided into 3 groups according to their educational level. The scores of IPSS and the VPSS questionnaire, assistance requirement, and completion time of the questionnaires were recorded.

Effect of health literacy on help-seeking behavior: A comparison of patients accepting surgery and refusing surgery for urinary incontinence.

Objective(s): To compare the health literacy (HL) of the adult females with SUI complaints in terms of their acceptance or non-acceptance of surgery.

Methods: In this cohort study, the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU- Q47) scores as a measure of health literacy were compared among the two groups of patients who accepted to undergo surgery for SUI and the ones who did not. Demographic features, weight and BMI values, comorbidity, menopausal status, duration and type of UI, socioeconomic characteristics (marital status, educational level, level of income) and HLS-EU- Q47 survey results of the two groups were compared.

Synchronous penoscrotal implantation of penile prosthesis and artificial urinary sphincter after radical prostatectomy.

Objectives: To evaluate the results of synchronous dual implantation of penile (PP) and artificial urinary sphincter prosthesis (AUSP) in patients with severe erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP).

Methods: Between January 2006 and March 2015, patients who underwent synchronous dual implantation of PP for severe post-RP ED and AUSP for moderate to severe post-RP UI in our clinic were screened retrospectively. The erectile function and the continence status were evaluated by the questionnaires of IIEF-5 and ICIQ-SF.

Significance of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio on predicting postoperative sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

We evaluated the usefulness of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte count ratio (NLCR) in predicting postoperative sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). In total, 487 patients who underwent PCNL for renal stones were included in the present retrospective study. The stone burden, number of tracts and location, operation time, fluoroscopy time, presence of residual stones, and blood transfusion rates were postoperatively recorded in all patients.

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal masses: Is it really more complicated?

Laparoscopic treatment of large adrenal tumors is still questionable due to concern over the risk of malignancy as well as the technical difficulties. No exact dimensional cut-off has been described for laparoscopic adrenalectomy (LA). In this study, we reviewed our experience with LA for masses ≥ 8 cm and tried to determine the limitations of this surgery in this group of patients.

Predictive Value of Leukocytosis for Infectious Complications After Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Objective: To investigate the natural history of white blood cell (WBC) values and incidence of leukocytosis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), factors associated with development of postoperative leukocytosis, and predictive value of WBC count for infection.

Methods: A total of 303 patients who underwent PCNL for renal stones were included in the recent study. Electronic medical records of the patients were reviewed retrospectively to collect daily serum leukocyte counts and perioperative cultures.

Minimally invasive surgical treatment for large impacted upper ureteral stones: Ureteroscopic lithotripsy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy?

Introduction: The management of patients with large impacted upper ureteral stones is difficult; there is no standard treatment. We compared the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureteroscopic lithotripsy (UL) to treat large (≥1.5 cm), impacted, upper ureteral stones.

Supracostal Approach for PCNL: Is 10th and 11th Intercostal Space Safe According to Clavien Classification System?

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the success and morbidity of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) performed through the 11th and 10th intercostal space. Between March 2005 and February 2012, 612 patients underwent PCNL, 243 of whom had a supracostal access. The interspace between the 11th and 12th rib was used in 204 cases (group 1) and between the 10th and 11th interspaces in 39 cases (group 2).

Risk factors for postoperative infectious complications following percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a prospective clinical study.

The aim of the study was to assess the preoperative and intraoperative potential risk factors for infectious complications after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). A total of 303 patients who underwent PCNL for renal stones were included in the recent study. A detailed history including past renal surgery, nephrostomy insertion and recurrent urinary infection were obtained from all patients.

Does concomitant vaginal prolapse repair affect the outcomes of the transobturator tape procedure in the long term?

Introduction And Hypothesis: Little information is available on the effects of concomitant vaginal prolapse repair on the outcomes of the transobturator tape (TOT) procedure. The purpose of this study is to assess the results and complications of TOT when combined with vaginal prolapse repair with a long-term follow-up.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 232 female patients who underwent the TOT procedure at two institutions.