[The relationship between level of injury and bladder behavior in patients with post-traumatic spinal cord injury].

Background: After the spinal shock period, suprasacral injuries classically result in detrusor hyperreflexia/overactive bladder and detrusor sphincter dyssynergia. Sacral cord injuries produce detrusor areflexia consistent with lower motor neuron injury and often increased bladder compliance. However, previous investigators have noted an inexact correlation between spinal cord injury level and urodynamic findings.

Paratesticular metastasis of malignant melanoma: a case report.

We report a case of multimetastatic malignant melanoma that was diagnosed after histopathologic examination of the excised paratesticular mass. Our patient initially visited the neurosurgery clinic due to low back pain. After preliminary evaluation, he was referred to our clinic due to a right scrotal mass.

Metabolic risk factors in pediatric and adult calcium oxalate urinary stone formers: is there any difference?

Objectives: Urolithiasis in children is recognized with an increasing frequency, while exact etiological factors remain to be determined. The aim of this study is to compare the metabolic risk factors and saturation of urine in pediatric and adult calcium oxalate (Ca-Ox) stone formers.

Methods: A total of 33 pediatric (mean age: 6.