Does pre-fellowship experience alter success rates of endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux during pediatric urology fellowship?

Introduction: Learning curve is a well-known factor that affects the success rate of endoscopic injection for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Objective: To our knowledge, the significance of pre-fellowship training has not been studied. In the present study, our aim was to investigate the effect of pre-fellowship training on the endoscopic treatment success rates of pediatric urology fellows.

Urinary HSP70 can predict the indication of surgery in unilateral ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Background: Distinguishing hydronephrosis that requires surgical intervention is a clinical challenge. The aim of this study is to determine the level of urinary heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in children who required surgery for ureteropelvic junction obstruction and its potential use as a biomarker for prediction of surgery in children with isolated unilateral hydronephrosis.

Methods: The data of 43 children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction who underwent pyeloplasty, 25 patients with non-obstructive dilation (NOD) and 30 healthy children (control group) were collected prospectively for this study.

Effects of systemic androgens on late-stage urethral wound healing: An animal study.

Background: There are limited data regarding the effects of systemic androgens on late-stage urethral wound healing.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of systemic androgens on fibrosis and scar formation in late-stage urethral wound healing.

Materials And Methods: Forty-five male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups.

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.