Publications by authors named "Ugur Aferin"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluated how renal tumor biopsy (RTB) impacted the success of trifecta criteria in patients who underwent open partial nephrectomy (OPN) for renal cancer from 2012 to 2023.
- Out of 167 patients, trifecta achievement rates were similar between the RTB group (53.3%) and the non-RTB group (54.76%), indicating no significant difference in surgical outcomes.
- However, the RTB group showed a higher incidence of lymphovascular invasion, suggesting that while RTB is safe, it may be associated with some negative pathology outcomes.
To evaluate by using 3D renal volumetric assessment and compare renal parenchymal preservation between patient who underwent open partial nephrectomy (OPN) and robot assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RALPN). We retrospectively reviewed the records of the patients to evaluate the effect of OPN (23 patients) or RALPN (19 patients) partial nephrectomy on renal parenchymal preservation. The CT or MRI were examined using 3D-Slicer image processing software.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAre elevated mitochondrial DNA fragments in prostatic inflammation a potential biomarker for prostate cancer?
Arch Ital Urol Androl
September 2023
Background: We sought to determine whether two soluble forms with different size of mtDNA are linked to prostatic inflammation, and whether they discriminate prostate cancer (PCa) from inflammatory prostatic conditions.
Methods: Histopathologically diagnosed prostatitis, PCa and benign prostatic hyperplasia patients (n = 93) were enrolled in this study and they were categorized as with and without prostate inflammation. Quantitative RT-PCR was used to analyze the levels of 79-bp and 230-bp fragments in urine and blood samples collected following prostate massage.
Objective: To search for independent predictors for distinguishing bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) and detrusor underactivity (DU) in female patients with voiding difficulty.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective patient file review was performed of 918 female patients with lower urinary tract symptoms. After exclusion criteria, 148 patients with voiding difficulty were eligible for the study.