The Effect of Glutathione on Development and Prognosis in Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Glutathione, along with its related enzymes, constitutes a key antioxidant defense mechanism against oxidative stress and cancer formation in the body. Among urological malignancies, bladder cancer ranks second following prostate cancer. Oxidative stress has significant involvement in the development and prognosis of bladder cancer.

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Male Andropause Symptoms Self-Assessment Questionnaire.

Objective: This study was planned to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Male Andropause Symptoms Self-Assessment Questionnaire (MASS-Q).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and twenty-five men with a mean age of 54.24 ± 6.

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.

A Retroperitoneal Calcified Mass: Synovial Sarcoma.

Retroperitoneal synovial sarcoma is an extremely rare and aggressive tumor. Although it does not have a typical radiological appearance, it can sometimes appear as a calcified mass. The most important step in the treatment of synovial sarcoma is complete resection.

Comparison of the Conventional PNL with Ecirs in the Treatment of Complete Staghorn Kidney Stones.

Objective:  To analyse the results of conventional percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) and endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) in treating complete staghorn kidney calculi.

Study Design:  A comparative study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Urology, University of Health Sciences, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, between January 2007 and January 2022.

Does Post-COVID-19 Erectile Dysfunction Improve over Time?

Background: Some studies have shown that there may be an increase in the frequency of erectile dysfunction after COVID-19. However, no long-term study has investigated whether this is permanent or temporary. In this study, we aimed to examine whether there was an increase in the frequency of erectile dysfunction among individuals with a history of COVID-19, and, if there was, whether their condition improved over time.

Biopsy with Ureterorenoscopy Before Radical Nephroureterectomy is Associated with Increased Intravesical Recurrence in Urothelial Cancer Located in the Kidney.

Objective: Diagnostic ureterorenoscopy is used to identify upper tract urothelial cancer before radical nephro ureterectomy, especially for uncertain lesions in imaging modalities or urine cytology. However, diagnostic ureterorenoscopy can potentially cause intravesical tumor spillage and can increase intravesical recurrence rates. We aimed to investigate the impact of diagnostic ureterorenoscopy before radical nephroureterectomy, with and without biopsy, on intravesical recurrence rates of patients with upper tract urothelial cancer.

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.

Is Thiol/Disulphide homeostasis important in prostate cancer diagnosis?

Objectives: To assess the relationship between prostate cancer and thiol/disulphide homeostasisas an important indicator of oxidative stress.

Methods: After ethics committee approval (546/2015); 388 patients aged between 46-75 years who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostatebiopsy in three different centers between July 2015-2016 owing to serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels ≥2.5 ng/ml and/or abnormal digital rectal examination were involved in this study.

Effect of histopathologic characteristics on pseudocapsular invasion in the case of partial nephrectomy for renal tumours.

Objective: It is aimed to define the existence of pseudocapsular structure on renal tumours, illuminate the relation between pseudocapsular invasion and Fuhrman grade histological type that are among histopathologic prognostic risk factors and determine the relation between surgical margin positivity and existence of pseudocapsular invasion. Sequential partial nephrectomy series and relevant pathological preparations were retrospectively reviewed in order to evaluate these issues.

Methods: The study includes 123 patients diagnosed with T1 renal tumour and treated with partial nephrectomy in between January 2007 and June 2016.

Do the etiological factors in artificial urinary sphincter reimplantation cases affect success and complications?

Background/aim: The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is still one of the best options for incontinence treatment. It may also have an advantage for revision or reimplantation in the management of complications. In this study we aimed to discuss the etiological factors for AUS reimplantation and effects of these etiological factors on success rates, patient satisfaction rates, time to reimplantation surgery, and complications

Materials And Methods: Data from 30 patients for whom AUS reimplantation was performed were analyzed retrospectively.

Does Previous Failed Shockwave Lithotripsy Treatment Have an Influence on Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery Outcome?

The prevalence of urolithiasis is nearly 20% and patients with urolithiasis constitute an essential part of the patients referred to the urology clinic. Many parameters should be considered for the management of renal stones and authors recommend extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL), retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), and percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL), as treatment options. Among these techniques, SWL does not require general anesthesia, has 89% success rate for renal pelvic stones: 83% for upper caliceal stones, 84% for middle caliceal stones, and 68% for lower caliceal stones.

Does Tadalafil Increase The Uptake of Finasteride into Prostate Tissue? A Biochemical and Histological Evaluation in Rats.

Purpose: To histopathologically and biochemically evaluate the hypothesis that tadalafil increases the uptake of a second medication into the prostate tissue by increasing the blood supply in the prostate.

Methods: Forty 12-week-old Sprague Dawley male rats were equally divided into 5 groups and were administered drugs orally as follows: Group 1 - no drugs, Group 2 - 10 days of finasteride, Group 3 - 10 days of finasteride + tadalafil, Group 4 - 30 days of finasteride, and Group 5 - 30 days of finasteride + tadalafil. At the end of 10 days of drug administration in Group1, 2, and 3, and at the end of 30 days of drug administration in Group 4 and 5,blood samples were collected from rats and analyzed for serum androgen levels.

Posttraumatic High-Flow Nonischemic Priapism.

Priapism is an uncommon disorder, and nonischemic priapism is seen less frequently in children, generally after trauma. Although it seems to be an advantage that urgent intervention is not required because of no cavernous ischemia, it is likely to be misdiagnosed because of the asymptomatic potential. We aimed to present a case of posttraumatic nonischemic priapism.

Assessment of therapeutic effect of human choriogonadotropin in a chemical cystitis model.

In this study, female rats induced with chemical cystitis were administered the hormone human choriogonadotropin (HCG), and it was aimed to reveal the usefulness of HCG in the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. The materials for this study were 32 Wistar albino female rats. The study groups were formed as follows: the cystitis group (Group 1), the cystitis + HCG protection group (Group 2), the cystitis + HCG treatment group (Group 3), and the control group (Group 4), with eight rats in each group.

Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Methods in Treatment of Upper Calyceal Stones of 10-20 mm.

Objective: To compare the success and complication rates and advantages and disadvantages of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) methods for the upper calyceal renal stones between 10 and 20 mm.

Materials And Methods: The files of 124 patients who had upper calyceal renal stones in diameter 10-20 mm were analyzed retrospectively. Sixty-one patients were randomized as Group 1 and 63 as Group 2.

Comparison of Dilation Methods in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: Which One Is More Successful?

Objective: Creation of the access tract is an important step in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL). In this study, we compared the efficiency and safety of Amplatz, Alken, and balloon dilation methods in the creation of the access tract.

Materials And Methods: Data from 487 PNL patients admitted to 517 renal units in 3 centers were analyzed.

Comparison of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Laparoscopic Ureterolithotomy Methods for Proximal Ureteric Stones Greater Than 10 mm.

Objective: To examine the outcomes and to compare the effectiveness of laparoscopic ureterolithotomy and flexible URS in patients with proximal ureteral stones greater than 10 mm in diameter.

Material And Methods: A total of 150 patients who were performed laparoscopic ureterolithotomy and flexible URS because of uretral stones in our urology clinic between January 2010 and June 2015, were analyzed retrospectively. We constituted two groups; 70 patients who were performed laparoscopic ureterolithotomy were included in group I while flexible URS-performed 80 patients in group II.

Cardiac factors affecting the success of vardenafil in erectile dysfunction.

Background/aim: To evaluate the predictability of vardenafil success in patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) by using cardiological tests.

Materials And Methods: Patients diagnosed with ED who did not benefit from lifestyle changes (n = 68) were evaluated with an abridged 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). The pretreatment and posttreatment IIEF-5 scores were compared with pretreatment data obtained from cardiological examinations.

The Effect of Metabolic Syndrome on the Success and Complications of Percutaneous Nephrolitotomy.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) on the success and complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL).

Methods: Two hundred ten patients who had undergone PNL for kidney stones in our clinic between May 2012 and May 2014 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups based on whether they had diagnostic criteria for MetS.

Incidence of renal carcinoma in non-functioning kidney due to renal pelvic stone disease.

The objective of This study was to report our pathological findings in nephrectomy specimens from patients treated for non-functioning hydronephrotic kidney due to renal pelvic stone disease. A total of 97 patients who underwent nephrectomy for non-functioning hydronephrotic kidneys between January, 2011 and June, 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. A non-functioning kidney was defined as one having paper-thin parenchyma on urinary ultrasound or computed tomography, exhibiting no contrast visualization in the collecting duct system on intravenous urography and having a split renal function of <10% on nuclear renal function studies.

Vitamin B12, folate and iron levels in primary nocturnal enuresis.

Objective: Folate, vitamin B12 and iron are important vitamin and minerals which play role in the development of nervous system. The aim of this study was looking at the presence of folate, vitamin B12 and iron deficiency among patients with Primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) and possible relation between the delay of central nervous system (CNS) development, PNE and folate, vitamin B12 and iron states.

Methods: Consecutively applied forty patients with PNE (23 girls and 17 boys) and otherwise normal thirty control subjects (17 girls and 13 boys) were included in the study.

Hair coil penile tourniquet syndrome in an unusual age.

Penile tourniquet syndrome (PTS), a rare urologic emergency, may lead to undesirable results including necrosis and amputation of penis, if not diagnosed and treated appropriately. Sometimes these injuries may be accepted as a forensic case. Miscellaneous objects used for strangulation can be metallic or nonmetallic.