Assessments of ReDo buccal mucosal urethroplasty in terms of functional outcomes.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the success rates and functional outcomes of ReDo buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty (BMGU) following failed primary BMGU and evaluate the oral morbidity and changes in quality of life (QoL) after this surgery.

Materials And Methods: Data of the patients with recurrent anterior urethral stricture who underwent ReDo BMGU after failed primary BMGU were retrospectively reviewed. The collected data included the results of the urethral stricture surgery patient-reported outcome measure-lower urinary tract symptoms (USS-PROM-LUTS) and euro-quality of life visual analog scale (EQ-VAS) questionnaires performed preoperatively before and one year after surgery.

Is RIRS Safe and Efficient In Patients With Kidney Stones Who Had Previous Open, Endoscopic, or Percutaneous Kidney Stone Surgery? One Center Retrospective Study.

Purpose: In our study, we assessed the efficiency and reliability of retrograde intrarenal surgery secondary to open surgery for kidney stone treatment. Moreover, we compared the efficiency and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery for the patients with previous history of open surgery, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, secondary retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and primary RIRS.

Materials And Methods: Data was retrospectively reviewed.

Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Methods For Management of Big- Sized Kidney Stones(? 4 cm): Single Center Retrospective Study.

Unlabelled: Purpose: Management of ? 4 cm sized kidney stone is a rarely seen problem in urology. Few studies are present about this issue. Percutaneous nephrolithotomy(PNL), Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery(RIRS) and open surgery are the methods used in stone management.

Primary Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Rare Case Report.

Primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma is a rare form of cancer with a poor prognosis, which is generally treated with a traditional prostate adenocarcinoma therapy. This case report presents a 70-year-old diagnosed with primary prostatic signet ring cell carcinoma, treated with a combination of radiotherapy and hormone therapy and a 16 month survival without an evidence of the disease at follow up.

The Association of Encrustation and Ureteral Stent Indwelling Time in Urolithiasis and KUB Grading System.

Purpose: To evaluate the management of prolonged indwelling ureteral stents and the newly developed KUB (kidney, ureter, and bladder) grading system for the classification of encrusted stents in urolithiasis.

Method: This study involved 69 patients that had indwelling and forgotten ureteral stents for more than 6 months after urolithiasis treatment. They were categorized into 4 groups based on indwelling time and were reviewed retrospectively.

Does Tadalafil Increase The Uptake of Finasteride into Prostate Tissue? A Biochemical and Histological Evaluation in Rats.

Purpose: To histopathologically and biochemically evaluate the hypothesis that tadalafil increases the uptake of a second medication into the prostate tissue by increasing the blood supply in the prostate.

Methods: Forty 12-week-old Sprague Dawley male rats were equally divided into 5 groups and were administered drugs orally as follows: Group 1 - no drugs, Group 2 - 10 days of finasteride, Group 3 - 10 days of finasteride + tadalafil, Group 4 - 30 days of finasteride, and Group 5 - 30 days of finasteride + tadalafil. At the end of 10 days of drug administration in Group1, 2, and 3, and at the end of 30 days of drug administration in Group 4 and 5,blood samples were collected from rats and analyzed for serum androgen levels.

The Association of a Number of Anatomical Factors with the Success of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Lower Calyceal Stones.

Purpose: To determine anatomical factors affecting Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS) success in the treatment of renal lower calyx stones.

Materials And Methods: The results of patients were evaluated retrospectively. The patients who have preoperative intravenous urography (IVU) and computed tomography (CT) were divided into two groups as successful (S)(N=103) and unsuccessful(U) (N=29).

A New Method for Fragmented Ureteral Stent Extraction: Flexible Renoscopy.

Usage of ureteral DJ stent is very common in urology practise. There are some complications according to the increased usage of ureteral DJ stent in the literature. Stent fragmentation is a rare complication of ureteral DJ stent.

Malfunctioned and Fractured Penile Prosthesis Caused by Cross Placement: Case Report.

Penile prosthesis is a functional option for patients who have erectile dysfunction after failed medical and intracavernosal treatments. Malleable penile prosthesis is a good alternative. Penile prosthesis implantation is a surgical process.

A comparison of antegrade percutaneous and laparoscopic approaches in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones.

Purpose: To compare the effectiveness and safety of retroperitoneal laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (RLU) and percutaneous antegrade ureteroscopy (PAU) in which we use semirigid ureteroscopy in the treatment of proximal ureteral stones.

Methods: Fifty-eight patients with large, impacted stones who had a history of failed shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and, retrograde ureterorenoscopy (URS) were included in the study between April 2007 and April 2014. Thirty-seven PAU and twenty-one RLU procedures were applied.

Single early instillation of mitomycin C and urinary alkalinization in low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a preliminary study.

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a single early instillation of mitomycin C (MMC) after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) together with urinary alkalinization in patients with low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Methods: Between February 2006 and November 2010, patients diagnosed as having a primary bladder tumor were randomized into standard and optimized treatment groups. The treatment groups were formed prospectively from patients with NMIBC according to results of pathological examination postoperatively, whereas the control group was formed retrospectively.

The preventive role of transurethral antibiotic delivery in a rat model.

Purpose: There is currently an emerging need for developing improved approaches for preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs) occurring during diagnostic or interventional procedures of the lower urinary tract. We aimed to establish a rat model to assess the use of transurethral antibiotic administration and to provide evidence that this could be used as a preventive therapy.

Methods: Animals received fosfomycin trometamol (FOF) either urethrally or orally prior to the procedure.

Prognostic significance of neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate adenocarcinoma.

Much progress has been made toward an understanding of the development and progression of prostate cancer (PC) and the factors that drive the development of androgen independence. Neuroendocrine (NE) cells may provide an intriguing link between NE cell differentiation (NED) and tumor progression in PC. NED in PC generally confers a more aggressive clinical behavior and less favorable prognosis than conventional PC.

A comparison of metal telescopic dilators and Amplatz dilators for nephrostomy tract dilation in percutaneous nephrolithotomy.

Background And Purpose: Nephrostomy tract dilation is one of the important steps in percutaneous renal surgery. We present our experiences with using Amplatz and metal telescopic dilators (Alken) to create a percutaneous tract and compare the advantages and risk factors of both procedures.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 173 patients who had undergone 188 percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedures between April 2007 and December 2010.

Diagnostic value of a urine-based tumor marker for screening lower urinary tract in low-risk patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria.

Background: To evaluate the use of NMP22 BladderChek® (NMP22BC) as an initial test in comparison to voided urine cytology for screening subjects with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH); those who are <40 years of age and have a low risk for bladder cancer based on a non-smoking history, and by discussing the guidelines on this subject.

Methods: From October 2005 to September 2007, 164 patients (56 male, 108 female) were evaluated. Patients with risk factors according to AUA Best Practice Policy Recommendations on AMH were strictly excluded from the study.

The efficiency of a sedative or analgesic supplement to periprostatic nerve blockage for pain control during transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy - a prospective, randomized, controlled, double blind study.

Introduction: The aim was to examine the effect of a sedative or analgesic supplement to periprostatic nerve blockage (PNB) on pain reduction during probe insertion and needle penetration in patients undergoing transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy. We also investigated the effects of this procedure on the positive response rate in re-biopsy.

Material And Methods: One hundred TRUS-guided prostate biopsy patients due to prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels higher than 2.

Comparison of three different chemotherapy regimens containing epirubicin in hormone-refractory prostate cancer patients.

We compared three different chemotherapy regimens containing epirubicin in hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC) patients. Sixty-nine patients with HRPC were randomized into three groups. The first group (22 patients) received 30 mg/m2/week i.

Skip metastase on the left neck lymph nodes of the prostatic adenocarcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation and accompanying thyroid micropapillary carcinoma.

We discuss here the thyroid micropapillary carcinoma that was detected incidentally when investigating the primary focus of the left neck multiple lymph node metastases occurring 8 months later in a patient of ours, whose pathological examination of radical prostatectomy and bilateral inguinal lymph node dissection was reported to be pT3N0 and whole body scanning for metastases, was negative.