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.

Comparison of standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy and total tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the supine position.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy, safety and advantages of the total tubeless (TT) percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and standard PCNL in the supine position.

Methods: This study was carried out at İzmir Tepecik Health Application and Research Center. A total of 87 patients were examined.

Predictors of Metastasis in 68GA-Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Pet-CT in the Primary Staging of Prostate Cancer.

: The objective of this study was to investigate factors influencing Gallium 68 Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography (Ga68 PSMA PET-CT) uptake for primary staging in prostate cancer. : Retrospective analysis was conducted on 499 non-metastatic and 243 de novo metastatic prostate cancer cases undergoing Ga68 PSMA PET-CT. Demographic, clinical, and imaging data were collected and analyzed.

The Impact of Histological Variants on Oncological Outcomes in Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Radical Cystectomy.

Objective: Bladder cancer is a heterogeneous entity characterized by a wide range of different morphologies. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic effect of bladder tumor with variant histology that is treated with radical cystectomy on oncological outcomes.

Methods: One hundred eighty-six patients who underwent radical cystectomy between September 2001 and June 2020 were included in the study.

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.

The effect of bioelectric impedance analysis on the success of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) is a non-invasive method that can show the distribution of fatty and lean mass of the body. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of BIA on extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) success. Our secondary aim was to determine the factors predicting transition from a single SWL session to multiple sessions.

Comparison of safety and efficacy of one shot dilation vs. gradual dilation technique in supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of gradual dilation (GD) and one-shot dilation (OSD) techniques in patients who underwent supine percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).

Methods: The data of 176 patients who underwent supine PCNL were reviewed. Eighty-seven patients who underwent OSD were defined as group 1, and 89 patients who underwent GD were defined as group 2.

Comparison of Biparametric and Multiparametric Prostate Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Predicting Oncologic Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the difference in predicting the pathological stage of retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) and biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS) scores of 3 and 4 on biparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging (bpMRI) compared to patients who upgraded from PIRADS 3 to PIRADS 4 based on the contrast-enhanced PIRADS version 2.1.

Methods: This study evaluated 107 patients who underwent RRP and had preoperative multiparametric prostate magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and were followed regularly.

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.

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.

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.

Evaluation of the role of thiol / disulfide homeostasis in the etiology of idiopathic male infertility with a novel and automated assay.

Idiopathic male infertility (IMI) is the absence of a reason to explain a patient's infertility, and it occurs at a frequency of %31. In this study we aimed to investigate the oxidant/antioxidant status of patients with IMI and compare their results to those of healthy controls.A total of 79 patients with IMI (group 1) and 90 healthy individuals (group 2) were included in the study.

Thermal intravesical chemotherapy in adjuvant treatment of high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Objectives: To evaluate the oncological results of hyperthermic Mitomycin C (MMC) in adjuvant treatment of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer and to assess its side-effect profile.

Methods: Patients who were followed up in two reference university hospitals due to high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder tumors were included in the study. High-risk patients according to the EAU non-muscle invasive bladder cancer guideline, patients who were rejected early cystectomy, patients who could not be treated with BCG due to a shortage, and patients for whom the cystectomy would be too risky due to their comorbidities were included in the study.

A risk grouping algorithm for predicting factors of persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen in patients following robot-assisted radical prostatectomy.

Objective: After radical prostatectomy, prostate-specific antigen(PSA) value measuring ≥0.1 ng/mL is defined as persistent PSA(pPSA) and in many studies, it was found to be associated with aggressive disease and poor prognosis. Our aim in this study is to point out the pathological and clinical factors affecting pPSA among the patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy(RARP) in an experienced academic centre and to make a useful risk grouping algorithm that can predict pPSA value based on operative data.

The effect of renal localization on the fate of clinically insignificant residual fragments after retrograde intrarenal surgery: A prospective 1-year follow-up study.

Objectives: Even after a successful retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), clinically insignificant residual fragments (CIRF) could not pass from the kidney. We aimed to find out the differences on the fate of CIRF according to being in the lower pole or other renal localizations.

Methods: 81 patients whose stones were fragmented completely by RIRS were subdivided into two groups as group 1 (lower pole with 41 patients) and group 2 (upper pole, midpole, and renal pelvis with 40 patients).

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.

Efficacy of various laser devices on lithotripsy in retrograde intrarenal surgery used to treat 1-2 cm kidney stones: A prospective randomized study.

Aims: To compare the efficacy of different laser devices and power ranges on lithotripsy in retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for 1-2 cm kidney stones.

Methods: A total of 223 participants undergoing RIRS for 1-2 cm kidney stones at our clinic between January 2015 and January 2017 were recruited for this prospective study (NCT02451319). Two hundred and four participants included in our study were randomly allocated into either ≤20 W with 20 W laser device (group 1) or ≤20 W with 30 W laser device (group 2) or >20 W with 30 W laser device (group 3).

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.

The effect of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on urology practice and anxiety scores of patients awaiting surgery.

Objective: We aimed to determine the effect COVID-19 pandemic on the daily urology practice of the level 3 centre located in one of the most affected regions in Turkey. We also aimed to assess anxiety and depression levels of patients whose procedures and surgeries had to be postponed due to COVID-19-related restrictions.

Methods: The number of patients admitted to the outpatient clinic, outpatient procedures, emergency consultation requests, hospitalised patients and the total number of surgeries between March 10, 2020 and June 15, 2020 were evaluated.

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.

The clinical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily urological practice: first 3-month multicenter results from İstanbul.

Background/aim: The aim of this paper was to determine the general tendencies of urology patients and effect of COVID-19 pandemic on daily urological practice at tertiary centers located in the most affected area in Turkey.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 39,677 patients (group 1) that applied to 6 different large-volume tertiary centers in İstanbul for outpatient consultation, surgery, or other procedures in the 3-month period between March 16 and June 14, 2020. The distribution of the number of patients who applied to subspecialty sections of urology outpatient clinics and inpatient services were recorded by weeks.

Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy in a child with multiple urogenital anomalies and a solitary duplex kidney.

Purpose:: To report a case of successful removal of right staghorn renal calculi in a 3-year-old girl with Arnold-Chiari malformation and multiple urogenital anomalies.

Case Report:: A 3-year-old female child with the diagnosis of Arnold-Chiari type 2 malformation was referred to our clinic due to presence of 9 kidney stones with a total volume of 10743mm3. The total of the longest diameters of all stones was calculated as 11.