Publications by authors named "M Hakan Dinckal"
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.
Surgical Ablative Therapies in Patients With Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer.
Cancer Control
September 2024
Management of recurrent prostate cancer following radiotherapy and subsequent radical prostatectomy poses considerable challenges due to potential complications for patients. Focal therapies have emerged as a burgeoning approach in prostate cancer treatment. Research indicates that ablative therapies exhibit encouraging oncological efficacy while maintaining acceptable functional outcomes in salvage interventions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Ureteroscopic lithotripsy and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy methods are commonly used in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones. There are no adequate studies showing which method is more effective in children. In our study, we aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy of two treatment methods, commonly used for proximal ureteral stones in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Correlation of increased copeptin levels with various cardiovascular diseases has been described. The clinical use of copeptin levels in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) has not been investigated before.
Hypothesis: In this study, we aimed to investigate the prognostic value of copeptin levels in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).