Comparison of athletic performance of Turkish ice hockey players with ACE I/D (rs1799752), ACTN3 (rs1815739), PPARA (rs4253778) and HIF1A (rs11549465) polymorphisms.

Our study is aimed at examining the Ice Hockey National Team players with regard to ACE I/D (rs1799752), ACTN3 (rs1815739), PPARA (rs4253778) and HIF1A (rs11549465) polymorphisms and physical tests. This study was participated by 21 players from ice hockey national team. While ACE I/D (rs1799752) polymorphism was obtained using conventional polymerase chain reaction method (PCR), ACTN3 (rs1815739), PPARA (rs4253778) and HIF1A (rs11549465) polymorphisms were produced by real time polymerase chain reaction method (qPCR).

Association of hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet (HALP) score with testicular tumor aggressiveness and prognosis.

Background: The hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte and platelet (HALP) score integrates readily available blood markers that reflect systemic inflammation, nutritional status, and immune response, all of which can influence cancer progression. This study investigated the association between the HALP score and clinicopathological characteristics in patients with testicular tumor.

Methods: Data of patients who underwent radical orchiectomy for testicular tumors between January 2020 and January 2024 were reviewed.

Can atherogenic indices and the triglyceride-glucose index be used to predict erectile dysfunction?

Background: Atherosclerosis and insulin resistance play an important role in the development of erectile dysfunction (ED), and few studies have comprehensively evaluated more specific indicators like atherogenic indices and the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in the assessment of ED.

Aim: This study aimed to reveal the role of atherogenic indices (atherogenic index of plasma [AIP], Castelli risk index-1/2 [CRI-1/2], and atherogenic coefficient [AC]) based on plasma lipid ratios, which have been used as more sensitive indicators of atherosclerosis in recent years, and the TyG index, a practical indicator of insulin resistance, in predicting vasculogenic ED.

Methods: The study included a total of 199 patients who met the inclusion criteria and a total of 51 control subjects without ED complaints according to the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) scores (>21) between May 2021 and October 2022.

Carotid artery intima media thickness can predict the response to phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors in patients with moderate erectile dysfunction.

Background: Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness (CIMT) has been shown to be associated with erectile dysfunction (ED), but studies evaluating the efficacy of CIMT in predicting drug response are lacking in the literature.

Aim: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of CIMT in predicting the response to phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5-I).

Methods: A total of 274 subjects were divided into two groups: ED patients ( = 150) and controls ( = 124).

The effect of anesthesia type on the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in elderly males.

To compare the anaesthesia methods in percutaneous nephrolithotomy in terms of safety and effectiveness in elderly men. Elderly male patients who had undergone percutaneous nephrolithotomy were screened retrospectively and divided into 2 groups: percutaneous nephrolithotomy under combined spino-epidural anaesthesia (Group CSEA,  = 70) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy under general anaesthesia (Group GA,  = 114). Preoperative, perioperative and postoperative outcome measures were examined.

Facet Inclinations and Interfacet Angle of the Distal Radius on Posteroanterior Radiographs: Clinical Associations With 3 Carpal Pathologies.

Purpose: The radiographic interfacet angle (IFA), scaphoid facet inclination (SFI), and lunate facet inclination (LFI) of the distal radius were measured in patients with 3 distinct wrist pathologies to determine whether there is an association between these radiographic measurements and these conditions.

Methods: Posteroanterior wrist radiographs were compiled from patients with 3 types of common wrist pathologies (scaphoid waist fracture [n = 54], scapholunate [SL] dissociation [n = 23], and dorsal ganglion [n = 51]). The patients were all Caucasians aged 20 to 45 years who met strict radiographic criteria.

Importance of the Hounsfield Unit Value Measured by Computed Tomography in the Differentiation of Hydronephrosis and Pyonephrosis.

Objectives To evaluate the efficacy of the non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography (NCECT) renal pelvis Hounsfield unit (HU) values in differentiating between the hydronephrosis and pyonephrosis in dilated urinary systems. Materials and methods Patients who underwent percutaneous nephrostomy (PN) due to urinary system obstruction in the last three years were retrospectively evaluated. Pyonephrosis and hydronephrosis groups were differentiated according to the clarity of percutaneous needle aspiration.

Investigation of Factors Related to Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Failure in Horseshoe Kidneys and Comparison of Three Stone Scoring Systems in Prediction of Outcomes.

Introduction: We aimed to identify factors affecting percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) outcomes among patients with horseshoe kidney (HSK) and assess the predictive accuracy of the Clinical Research Office of the Endourological Society (CROES), Guy's Stone Score (GSS), and S.T.O.

Comparison of a Visual Prostate Symptom Score and International Prostate Symptom Score: A Prospective Multicenter Study and Literature Review.

Objective: To evaluate the correlation between Visual Prostate Symptom Score (VPSS) and the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and uroflowmetry parameters in men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with literature review.

Methods: Patients were pooled from 4 different urology clinics in Turkey and divided into 3 groups according to their educational level. The scores of IPSS and the VPSS questionnaire, assistance requirement, and completion time of the questionnaires were recorded.

How can we predict the active surveillance candidates meeting all Epstein criteria prior to prostate biopsy to avoid overdiagnosis?

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of PSA, prostate volume (PV) and free-to-total PSA ratio (fPSA%) in predicting patients meeting all active surveillance criteria, including Epstein criteria.

Method: Retrospective analysis was made of the data of 1901 men who underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy in our clinic between January 2015 and December 2019. The active surveillance criteria were determined as Gleason score ≤6, when specified ≤2 positive cores with <50% cancer involvement in every positive core, a clinical T1c, a PSA <10ng/mL and a PSA density <0.

Free prostate-specific antigen outperforms total prostate-specific antigen as a predictor of prostate volume in patients without prostate cancer.

Objective: In the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), urology guide- lines recommend medical or surgical treatments according to different prostate volumes (PV). The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between PV and age, total and free prostate specific antigen (tPSA, fPSA) and fPSA/tPSA ratio in patients without histologically proven prostate cancer.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of the data of 1334 patients who underwent transrectal ultra- sound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy between January 2016 and October 2018.

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy via a Middle Calyx Access Is Effective in the Treatment of Lower Pole Kidney Stones: A Single-Center Study.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of the middle calyx access (MCA) and lower calyx access (LCA) in the treatment of lower pole kidney stones.

Materials And Methods: The data of patients with isolated lower pole kidney stones who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy via MCA or LCA between 2009 and 2019 were evaluated retrospectively. Pre-, peri-, and postoperative parameters of the groups (LCA group and MCA group) were compared.

Comparison of Guy's Stone Score and clinical research of the endourological society nomogram for predicting surgical outcomes after pediatric percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a single center study.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of Guy's Stone Score (GSS) and Clinical Research of the Endourological Society (CROES) Nomogram in predicting PCNL outcomes in the pediatric patients with kidney stone.

Methods: A retrospective review of the clinical data of 120 pediatric patients who underwent PCNL between August 2004 and February 2016 was performed. Patients were grouped according to stone-free (SF) status and complication status.

Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio is a valuable marker to predict prostate cancer in patients with prostate specific antigen between 4 and 10 ng/dl.

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum inflammation markers derived from complete blood count in diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa).

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 621 patients who underwent prostate biopsy between March 2013 and April 2018. Age, prostate specific antigen (PSA), free PSA, platelet count, neutrophil count, lymphocyte count, monocyte count, prostate volume (PV) and pathology result of the patients were recorded.

Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in solitary kidneys: effective, safe and improves renal functions.

Background: To evaluate success and complication rates of endourological stone treatments and to evaluate effects of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) on renal functions, in patients with solitary kidneys.

Methods: In our center, 3150 patients underwent PCNL between 2003 and 2017 and 142 patients underwent retrograd intrarenal surgery (RIRS) between 2013 and 2017. We retrospectively analysed the data of 82 patients with solitary kidney who underwent PCNL and of 8 patients with solitary kidney who underwent RIRS.

Factors Influencing Complications of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Single-Center Study.

Purpose: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) is a minimally invasive procedure used for successful treatment of renal calculi. However, it is associated with various complications. We assessed the complications and their potential influencing factors in patients who had undergone PNL.

[The reliability of somatosensory evoked potentials in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome].

Objectives: We assessed the role of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) in the diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome.

Methods: Somatosensory evoked potentials were recorded in provocative and decompressing positions in 30 patients (28 females, 2 males; mean age 32 years; range 20 to 52 years) with a diagnosis of thoracic outlet syndrome and in 30 healthy subjects showing a similar age and sex distribution.

Results: All recordings yielded normal ranges in both groups.

An extremely uncommon infection: Candida glabrata arthritis after total knee arthroplasty.

Prosthetic arthritis caused by Candida species is extremely rare. Of 30 such cases reported in the English literature, only 3 were due to Candida glabrata. We present herein a fourth case; to the best of our knowledge this is the first example of knee arthroplasty infection caused by C.

Comparison of nonsurgical treatment measures for de Quervain's disease of pregnancy and lactation.

de Quervain's disease of pregnancy and lactation is usually self-limited and responds well to nonsurgical treatment. We conducted a randomized prospective study on 19 wrists of 18 patients with de Quervain's disease who were either pregnant or breast-feeding. One group had a cortisone injection into the tendon sheath and the other group used thumb spica splints.