Should haematological inflammatory markers be included as an adjuvant in the differential diagnosis of acute scrotal pathologies?

The aim of this study was to determine discriminative role of haematological inflammatories between acute scrotal pathologies and malignancies. In addition, it was aimed to search for a predictive marker of testicular survival in the TT group. Medical data of 141 patients with acute scrotal pathology and 63 TTm patients who presented to our clinic between January 2015 and July 2019 were retrospectively reviewed and compared in terms of haematological values and demographic parameters following the inclusion of 92 healthy controls.

Tissue neutrophil elastase contributes to extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy-induced kidney damage and the neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, attenuates kidney damage with gratifying immunohistopathological and biochemical findings: an experimental study.

Although the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) has been well established within the literature, debate continues on the safety of the procedure while focusing on cellular injury and its long-term consequences. Here, we describe the role of neutrophil elastase (NE) in ESWL-related rat kidney damage and investigate the protective effects of sivelestat, an inhibitor of NE, during the early and late phases. Four groups including control, ESWL alone, ESWL with sivelestat 50 mg/kg and ESWL with treatment of 100 mg/kg, each consisting of ten rats were created.

The Use of Three Different Hemostatic Agents during Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: A Comparison of Surgical and Early Renal Functional Outcomes.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effects of three different hemostatic agents on surgical and early renal functional outcomes after laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN).

Materials And Methods: A total of 126 cases of LPN performed between November 2008 and September 2016 were enrolled in this study. Spongostan™ Absorbable Hemostatic Gelatin Sponge (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA) or Surgicel Original Absorbable Hemostat (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA), or a total of 5 mL of Floseal Hemostatic Matrix (Baxter Healthcare, Deerfield, IL) was used for additional hemostasis.