Factors affect progressive sperm motility.

Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the effects of age, body mass index, and diet factors on sperm parameters and developing a novel index (Artuklu Sperm Quality Index [ASQI]).

Method: The study incorporated a total of 115 patients who sought medical attention due to infertility and underwent semen analysis (spermiogram). The ASQI score was developed.

Evolving Approach in Nephron-Sparing Surgery: Has Anything Changed from Open Surgery to Laparoscopy?

Objective: This study aimed to provide valuable insights into the comparative efficacy of different surgical approaches for nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) and contribute to the existing literature in this field.

Materials And Methods: This study included patients who underwent NSS for small renal masses between January 2016 and March 2024. A total of 97 patients (41 in the open approach group, 56 in the laparoscopic approach group) with demographic, radiological, intraoperative, renal functional, and oncological follow-up data were included.

Prognostic and predictive value of tertiary lymphoid structures in TURBT materials: Should it be seated in the routine pathological examination, and can it be used in deciding on the treatment method?

Objective: This study aims to reveal the importance of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) materials with a practical and applicable method in which the effect of a certain threshold value on survival and treatment response can be implicated.

Methods: TURBT materials that had not previously received any treatment (chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy) and were diagnosed for the first time at Mardin Training and Research Hospital between 2014 and 2022 were included in the study. The maximum TLS per 4× magnification field (field diameter: 4.

Peroxinitrite and Malondialdehyde as Biomarkers for Overactive Bladder.

Objective: To measure urine malondialdehyde (MDA) and urine peroxynitrite (ONOO) levels in patients with overactive bladder (OAB), and compare them with healthy individuals; to determine the change of those markers in OAB patients prescribed antimuscarinic drugs.

Study Design: An observational study.

Place And Duration Of Study: The Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey, between August 2021 and February 2022.

Effects of Nigella sativa oil and thymoquinone on radiation-induced oxidative stress in kidney tissue of rats.

Ionizing radiation leads to release of free radicals into the systemic circulation from irradiated tissues. These free radicals cause oxidative stress in distant organs. Oxidative status may be reversed by naturally occurring antioxidant agents.

Correlation between the NGF levels and questionnaire forms in patients receiving antimuscarinic treatment and those receiving onabotulinum toxin-A injection.

Objective: To compare nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in patients who received antimuscarinic, versus onabotulinum toxin-A (onaBoNT-A) injection, as well as to investigate whether there is a correlation between NGF levels, and 8-item overactive bladder questionnaire(OAB-V8), urogenital distress inventory (UDI)-6, and incontinence impact questionnaire (IIQ)-7 forms.

Material And Methods: Fourty adult patients with OAB were enrolled in this prospective study. An antimuscarinic was prescribed to 20 naive patients, and onaBoNT-A injection was administered to 20 patients, who were refractory to antimuscarinics.

Outcomes of miniaturized percutaneous nephrolitotomy in infants: single centre experience.

Objectives: The present study was aim to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Mini-PNL to treat kidney stones in patients aged <3 years. This is the one of the largest series in the literature in this age group of patients.

Material And Methods: From May 2012 to April 2016, the medical records of 74 infant patients who underwent mini-PNL for renal stones were reviewed retrospectively.