Predictive value of hematologic parameters and HALP score for testicular viability in adults with testicular torsion: A multicentric study.

Objectives: To evaluate the predictivity of haematologic parameters and HALP score on testicular viability in adults with testicular torsion.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 139 men ≥18 years of age who underwent testicular detorsion with fixation (n = 90) or orchiectomy (n = 49) due to testicular torsion in five different tertiary centers between May 2019 and August 2023. Demographic, pre-, peri- and postoperative data were analyzed.

Ventral-approach augmented nontransected anastomotic (vANTA) urethroplasty for bulbar urethral strictures: a single-center experience.

Background/aim: This study describes ventral-approach augmented nontransected anastomotic (vANTA) urethroplasty and presents the preliminary functional results of patients treated with this technique.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-three patients who underwent vANTA urethroplasty were included in the study. Stricture location, stricture length, preoperative uroflowmetry parameters (maximum flow rate (Qmax) and mean flow rate (Qmean)), preoperative International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 scores, operation time, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and follow-up periods were recorded.

Is testosterone deficiency a predictive factor for recurrence of urethral stricture?

Background: Testosterone plays a vital role in maintaining tissue homeostasis, and testosterone deficiency may potentially influence the likelihood of urethral stricture recurrence.

Objectives: To evaluate the prognostic value of testosterone levels in the recurrence after direct visual internal urethrotomy in primary short segment bulbar urethral strictures and its clinical reflections.

Materials And Methods: A total of 723 patients who underwent direct vision internal urethrotomy between January 2000 and October 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.

Long-term results of clam enterocystoplasty in non-neurogenic refractory urge incontinence.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the efficacy of Clam enterocystoplasty (CECP) surgery for the treatment of non-neurogenic refractory urgency urinary incontinence (UUI).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective evaluation of 17 female patients who underwent CECP for non-neurogenic refractory UUI between May 2010 and November 2022.

Results: The median of ICIQ-SF was 19 (15-21) before treatment, which decreased to a median of 0 (0-5) after treatment ( = 0.

A possible mechanism of erectile dysfunction in coronavirus disease-19: Cavernosal smooth muscle damage: A pilot study.

Introduction: Studies have reported that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may cause erectile dysfunction (ED), however, its role in the pathophysiology of ED has not yet been fully elucidated. We aimed to elucidate COVID-19's effects on cavernosal smooth muscle, which has a pretty important role in erection physiology, by corpus cavernosum electromyography (cc-EMG).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-nine male patients aged 20-50 years who applied to the urology outpatient clinic due to ED were included in the study.

Predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index in recurrent urethral strictures.

Purpose: To investigate the predictive value of systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) in recurrence of urethral stricture in patients undergoing internal urethrotomy.

Methods: In this two-center, retrospective study, 703 patients who had internal urethrotomy for urethral stricture were included. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics and operative data were obtained.

Effect of endoscopic urethral procedures applied after robotic radical prostatectomy on urinary incontinence: A prospective cohort pilot study.

Objectives: The most common complications after radical prostatectomy (RP) are erectile dysfunction (ED) and urinary incontinence (UI). After RP, patients may require endoscopic urethral procedures (EUP) for other urological diseases such as hematuria, urinary system stone disease, and suspicion of bladder tumor. In clinical practice we observed that EUP performed after robot assisted RP (RARP) can cause an increase in the UI level.

Predictive Value of Preoperative High-Sensitive C-reactive Protein (hs-CRP)/Albumin Ratio in Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) After Semi-rigid Ureteroscopy.

Objective: To determine the predictive value of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)/albumin ratio in systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after semi-rigid ureteroscopy (URS).

Material And Methods: Between April 2021 and October 2021, 148 patients who had ureteral stone treatment with a ureteroscope in our hospital were included. Preoperative hs-CRP/albumin ratio was obtained by dividing the hs-CRP level by the albumin level.

Predictive features of pre-operative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for advanced disease in renal cell carcinoma.

Objective: We evaluated predictive features of pre-operative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging for advanced disease in renal cell carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: 92 patients with pathologically confirmed diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma were included in our study. Patients were divided into two groups according to preoperative imaging as computed tomography (CT) (55 patients) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (37 patients).

Evaluation of four pre-operative models for prediction of biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy in localised prostate cancer.

Background: Biochemical recurrence (BCR) can be seen in the early or late period after radical prostatectomy (RP). Various models have been developed to predict BCR.

Objective: In our study, we evaluated the accuracy of four pre-operative models (GP score, PRIX, D'Amico risk classification, CAPRA) in predicting BCR after RP in Turkish patients.

Renoprotective effect of platelet-rich plasma in obstructive uropathy.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in reducing renal injury in ureteral obstruction.

Methods: Twenty-four Wistar Albino rats were randomized and divided into four groups as the donor (n = 6), sham (n = 6), saline (n = 6), and PRP (n = 6). Blood was obtained from the donor group by cardiac puncture and PRP was prepared.

Assessment of clinical features and renal functions in Coronavirus disease-19: A retrospective analysis of 96 patients.

Background: The most common extra pulmonary organ dysfunction in acute respiratory distress syndrome is acute kidney injury. Current data so far indicate low incidence of AKI in Covid-19 disease.

Objective: In this retrospective study, we analysed the clinical features of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and investigated the effect of Covid-19 on kidney function.

Effects of platelet-rich plasma on spermatogenesis and hormone production in an experimental testicular torsion model.

Background: Platelet-rich plasma is a biological instrument rich in growth factors and cytokines.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of platelet-rich plasma on spermatogenesis and hormone production in an experimental testicular torsion model.

Materials And Methods: The rats were randomly divided into three groups, including six rats in each group as follows: the first group as the sham group; the second group as the ischemia/reperfusion + Saline group and the third group as the ischemia/reperfusion + platelet-rich plasma group.

Protective Effect of Udenafil Against Ischemia Reperfusion Injury Due to Testicular Torsion/Detorsion in Rat Model.

Objective: Testicular torsion causes migration of neutrophils to the ischemic region and formation of free oxygen radicals that have a critical effect on ischemic reperfusion (I/R) injury. Udenafil is a selective, strong, and reversible inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type enzyme. In our study, we evaluate the protective effect of udenafil against reperfusion injury due to I/R.

Acute effect of microdissection testicular sperm extraction on blood total testosterone and luteinising hormone levels.

Testicular sperm extraction is a common surgical procedure to retrieve spermatozoa from men with azoospermia which may affect the tissue and cause hypogonadism (Human Reproduction Update, 24, 2018, 442). We aimed to evaluate the acute effect of micro-TESE on blood total testosterone (TT) and luteinising hormone (LH) levels. Between April 2018 and September 2019, 60 selected NOA (i.

How reliable are imaging techniques in aging males with bladder cancer?

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate consistency between clinical lymph node positivity and pathological lymph node positivity in patients undergoing open radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection due to bladder cancer.

Material And Method: A total of 135 patients who had open radical cystectomy, extended lymph node dissection, and clear preoperative contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images were included in the study. Positive clinical lymph nodes and positive pathological lymph nodeswere recorded.

The relationship between anogenital distance and benign prostate hyperplasia-related lower urinary tract symptoms.

Anogenital distance (AGD) is the length between the genitals and anus which shows an androgenic activity in the evolution of the reproductive system in the uterine life. For prostatic evolution and development during the embryological stage, androgen exposure is required. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between AGD and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)-related lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Can second to fourth finger ratio play a role in determining the risk of benign prostatic enlargement.

Benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) is a disease that testosterone plays a role in its aetiology. Second to fourth finger ratio is a marker of prenatal androgenic exposure and may be a risk factor for several androgen-related diseases such as BPE. In this study, we investigated the relationship between the second to fourth finger ratio and BPE.

Is neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio a predictive factor for recurrence of urethral stricture?

Introduction: Due to spongiofibrosis and inflammatory processes underlying the pathogenesis of urethral stricture, it is possible that the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may give essential information about the course of the disease and recurrence possibilities. Our study aims to evaluate the correlation between NLR and recurrence rates.

Methods: A total of 512 patients who underwent direct visual internal urethrotomy (DVIU) due to urethral stricture in our clinic between February 2010 and January 2018 were evaluated retrospectively.

Evaluation of dynamic thiol-disulphide homeostasis in obstructive uropathy.

Purpose: To evaluate the ability of thiol-disulphide homeostasis to predict renal injury in ureteral obstruction by matching renal scintigraphy and pathological findings in an experimental rat model.

Methods: 24 rats were randomized and divided into 3 groups as sham, partial and complete. Blood samples for biochemical evaluations and dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scintigraphy were performed at the beginning and on the 7th day postoperatively.

Does duration of stenting increase the risk of clinical infection?

Objective: We investigated when an indwelling ureteral catheter should be withdrawn for infection and evaluated the importance of urinary cultures in identifying colonized microorganisms and define the bacterial flora encountered in the study. Moreover, this study tried to determine the clinical role of stent culture in clinical practice.

Materials And Methods: The study was conducted between June 2018 and February 2019.

Predictive value of ischaemia-modified albumin in spermatogenesis in an experimental testicular torsion model.

Our aim was to measure the ability of ischaemia-modified albumin (IMA) to predict testicular histopathological damage in the testes of rats with short- and long-term ischaemia using experimental testicular torsion and subsequent reperfusion via detorsion.21 Wistar Albino rats were randomized into three groups. The sham group was subjected to a mid-scrotal incision only.

Results of purified micronized flavonoid fraction in the treatment of categorized type III chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: The management of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is controversial because of the unclear pathogenesis of this disease. In one theory, prostatitis has been proposed to be associated with pelvic venous diseases such as varicocele and hemorrhoids, dilatation of the Santorini plexus. In this study, we investigated the effect of micronized flavonoid fraction (an agent used in venous insufficiency) in the treatment of type III CPPS.