980-Nm Diode Laser Vaporization versus Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: We compared the effectiveness and complications of 980-nm diode laser vaporization and transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Materials And Methods: In total, 72 consecutive patients with BPH entered the study. All patients underwent general and urological evaluations.

Glomerular hyperfiltration in hypogonadotropic hypogonadic patients: Overlooking a cache?

Purpose: To investigate renal function in idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadic (IHH) patients by measuring glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using modification of diet in renal disease formula, and determine whether there is any relationship between GFR and testosterone levels.

Methods: Thirty-three patients with IHH and 37 healthy control subjects participated in this study.

Results: The IHH group showed statistically significant higher GFR and proteinuria with respect to the control group (163.

The Investigation of Relationship between Coronary Artery Ectasia, Benign Prostatic Enlargement, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Objective: To investigate benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients with coronary artery ectasia (CAE). The relation between CAE, BPE, and LUTS has not been studied so far.

Methods: We investigated BPE and LUTS symptoms in 47 men with CAE, 45 men with coronary artery disease (CAD), and 47 male controls with normal coronary arteries.

A practice report of bladder injuries due to gunshot wounds in Syrian refugees.

Background: This study was intended to report our recent experience of bladder injuries due to gunshots in the Syrian conflict and review the literature regarding diagnosis and treatment.

Methods: Twenty-two cases with abdominal and inguinal firearm wounds and bladder ruptures sustained in the Syrian conflict were reported. Age, mechanism/location of damage, associated injuries, Revised Trauma Score (RTS), Injury Severity Score (ISS), Trauma Injury Severity Score (TRISS), and complications were analyzed.

Overactive bladder and pontine reticular formation.

Background: The etiology of overactive bladder (OAB) remains unclear. Observed neurogenic factors in the literature are limited to suprapontine or spinal pathologies. The blink reflex is a useful tool in the evaluation of brainstem functions.

Autonomic nervous system dysfunction in lifelong premature ejaculation: analysis of heart rate variability.

Objective: To identify autonomic nervous dysfunction in patients with lifelong premature ejaculation.

Methods: The study participants were 25 men with lifelong premature ejaculation and 25 healthy controls. The parameters of 24-hour heart rate variability that are influenced by the autonomic nervous system were compared between the men with lifelong premature ejaculation and the healthy controls.

The impact of urinary drainage on the development of anastomotic stricture after radical retropubic prostatectomy.

Objectives: Anastomotic stricture (AS) is a well-described complication of radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) despite all the refinements in surgical technique. We aimed to define and discuss the role of postoperative urinary drainage on AS development.

Patients And Methods: A total of 136 patients with localized prostate carcinoma underwent RRP.