Comparison of Retzius-sparing versus standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer.

Introduction And Objectives: We aim to compare the first year oncological and functional outcomes of Retzius-sparing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (Rs-RARP) and standard robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).

Materials And Methods: Eighty-eight patients who underwent robotic radical prostatectomy between 2018-2019 were included. We compared the minimum one-year follow-up results of patients who underwent Rs-RARP or RARP in terms of oncological and functional outcomes.

Surfactant replacement therapy in a pediatric near-drowning case in manure.

Drowning is defined as suffocation by submersion especially in water and is a leading cause of injury-related death in children. Age groups at greatest risk are toddlers and male adolescents. It is the second most common cause of accidental death in children after road accidents.

Asymptomatic diaphragmatic rupture with retroperitoneal opening as a result of blunt trauma.

Blunt traumas of the abdomen and thorax are important clinical problems in pediatric ages. Severity of trauma may not always be compatible with the patients' clinical situation. A 2-year-old male child was admitted to our emergency clinic as a result of tractor crash accident.

Cross ectopic multicystic dysplastic kidney with ureterocele in nonectopic site.

Crossed renal ectopy (CRE) is the second most common fusion anomaly of the kidney, with an incidence of 1 in 7000 autopsies; it comes in second after horseshoe kidney. Crossed renal ectopy is associated with an ectopic ureter and generally an ectopic kidney fused with a normal kidney. A 7-month-old boy who had left-to-right crossed non-fused renal ectopy and multicystic renal dysplasia with ureterocele in nonectopic kidney was reported in English language literature.

Do children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have lower IGF-1 and ghrelin levels than the normal children?

Objectives: We aimed to determine serum IGF-1 levels and plasma ghrelin levels in male children with adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy and compare with healthy controls.

Methods: Forty-four male children with obstructive adenotonsillar hypertrophy between the ages of 8 and 11.9 years (mean 9.

The relationship between P-wave dispersion and diastolic functions in diabetic children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relations between the P-wave dispersion and diastolic functions in type 1 diabetic children.

Patients: A total of 33 diabetic patients without any cardiovascular disease, with a mean age of 12.3 plus or minus 4.

Do children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy have lower IGF-1 and ghrelin levels than the normal children?

Objective: This study was designed to determine serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and plasma ghrelin levels in male children with adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy and compare them with healthy controls.

Methods: This study included 29 male prepubertal children between the ages of 6.5 and 10 years (mean age 8.

Fascia, muscle and peritoneal rupture without any skin lesion as a result of blunt abdominal trauma--a case report.

Background: Blunt abdominal trauma is one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Rapid and correct diagnosis is critical for blunt abdominal trauma cases.

Methods: A twelve-year-old male was admitted to our emergency service following a bicycle accident.

Analysis of familial Mediterranean fever gene mutations in 202 patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive disorder, caused by mutations in MEFV gene that encodes pyrin protein. In this study, we analyzed the most common five mutations in MEFV gene of 202 patients who were diagnosed formerly as FMF according to Tel-Hashomer criteria. The results of genetical analysis, clinical symptoms, and demographical aspects of those patients were evaluated retrospectively.

An unusual cause of gastric perforation in childhood: trichobezoar (Rapunzel syndrome). A case report.

Trichobezoars are hair balls found in the stomach and formed following trichitillomania and trichopaghia. Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition in which the presence of giant trichobezoars causes mechanical obstruction. To date, only two cases of stomach perforation caused by trichobezoars have been reported among pediatric patients.

Osteocalcin. A biochemical marker of bone turnover during puberty.

During bone remodelling, osteocalcin is produced by osteoblasts and its level increases during the events characterized by rapid bone turnover. Osteocalcin is a bone matrix protein, which is specific for bone metabolism and it is not influenced by metabolic bone disorders. Osteocalcin is an important marker of bone turnover in physiological and pathological conditions.