Changes in prostate specific antigen value in patients with COVID-19.

Objectives: To evaluate changes in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Method: Male patients who were admitted to our flu outpatient clinic with cough, fever, weakness, and bone and joint pain were evaluated. The acute phase reactants of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, ferritin, and fibrinogen were measured both at the time the patients first presented at the clinic and 1 month after recovery from COVID-19 infection.

Determination of homeodomain interacting protein kinase 2 polymorphisms rs2058265, rs6464214, and rs7456421 in patients with kidney stone.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether homeodomain interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2) polymorphism is associated with renal stone formation in a Turkish population.

Materials And Methods: A total of 129 patients with calcium nephrolithiasis and 67 sex- and age-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Blood samples were collected into EDTA tubes.

Effect of dexpanthenol on wound healing in penile fracture model: An experimental study.

Objectives: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effect of dexpanthenol on wound healing at the histopathological level on cavernous tissue.

Materials And Methods: Forty-four Wistar albino rats weighing 220-250 g were used. The rats were randomly divided into four groups as Group B, Group S, Group LD, and Group SD.

Effect of Re-TUR time on recurrence and progression in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Objective: We aimed to investigate the significance of time to re-staging transurethral resection (re-TUR) on recurrence and progression rates in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer as a prospective randomized study.

Methods: The patients were randomly separated into three groups according to Re-TUR timing. In Groups 1, 2, and 3, the time interval between initial and re-TUR was 14-28 days, 29-42 days, and 43-56 days, respectively.

Efficacy of Obturator Nerve Block During Transurethral Resection on Non-muscle invasive Intermediate and High Risk Lateral Wall Bladder Tumours: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effects of obturator nerve block (ONB) on obturator reflex, incomplete resection, perforation, progression and recurrence of tumor, presence of muscle tissue in the specimen, need for a second transurethral resection (TURBT) of bladder tumors, and postoperative complications in patients who underwent TURBT for intermediate-high risk lateral wall non-muscle invasive bladder cancers (NMIBC).

Material And Methods: Patients were assigned to one of two groups by drawing lots: ONB or none ONB. Early and late recurrence, tumor progression, obturator reflex beat, incomplete resection, perforation, presence of muscle layer in pathology, second TURBT application, operation time, postoperative hospital stay, and complications were compared between the two groups.

The Histopathological Effect of Aloe Vera on the Wound Healing Process in a Surgically Created Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty Model on Rats.

Background: Hypospadias is a common congenital anomaly which is determined as an abnormal urethral opening on the ventral face of penis. The purpose of this rat model study was to research the effect of topically applied Aloe vera after a tubularized incised plate urethroplasty (TIPU).

Methods: The TIPU model was applied to male Wistar albino rats.

Detection of human papillomavirus subtypes harbored in the foreskin of asymptomatic boys: Controlled study.

Introduction: Human papillomavirus infection (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections and can cause penile and anal cancer in men, and invasive cervical cancer in women.

Objective: To evaulate the colonization of 32 HPV subtypes in the foreskin of boys.

Study Design: A prospective analysis was made of the data of 62 healthy boys who had undergone standard circumcision.

A different perspective: Can urine pH be important in the diagnosis of prostate cancer?

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate emphasis of urinary pH in patients with prostate cancer.

Methods: Patients, who underwent 12-core prostate biopsy because of prostate-specific antigen elevation and suspicious digital rectal examination, were retrospectively reviewed. According to pathology, patients with prostate cancer were classified as group 1, and patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia were classified as group 2.

The effects of tolterodine on anterior segment and choroidal thickness in patients with overactive bladder syndrome.

Background: To evaluate the effects of tolterodine on anterior segment and choroidal thickness by using the Pentacam system and optical coherence tomography (OCT) (Pentacam).

Methods: A total of 122 eyes of 61 patients (34 female; 27 male) were included in the study. All patients underwent a regular ocular examination and intraocular pressure measurements before and after 3 months of antimuscarinic drug tolterodine treatment, in addition, pupil diameter, anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber volume, anterior chamber angle, and lens thickness were measured through Pentacam (Oculus Inc.

Core Length: An Alternative Method for Increasing Cancer Detection Rate in Patients with Prostate Cancer.

Purpose: We determine whether the lengths of benign and malignant cores affect cancer detection rates in patients with prostate cancer (PCa).

Materials And Methods: We evaluated retrospectively 512 patients in our clinic who had undergone 12 core transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies. The cores were divided into two groups: one with cancer (group 1) and one without cancer (group 2).

Can Sexual Intercourse Be an Alternative Therapy for Distal Ureteral Stones? A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study.

Objective: To investigate the effect of sexual intercourse on spontaneous passage of distal ureteral stones.

Material And Methods: The patients were randomly divided into 3 groups with random number table envelope method. Patients in group 1 were asked to have sexual intercourse at least 3-4 times a week.

Early postoperative effects of ureterorenoscopy on morbidity and renal functions in ureteral stone patients with nondialysis-requiring renal insufficiency.

In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of ureterorenoscopy (URS) on morbidity and renal functions in patients with ureteral stones and nondialysis-requiring renal insufficiency. The data of 3200 patients who had ureterorenoscopic lithotripsy and diagnostic URS were analyzed retrospectively. Age, urea and creatinine levels in the preoperative period and 4 h after surgery, the size of the stone, duration of surgery, percentage change in urea and creatinine levels [(last level-first level/first level) × 100] and postoperative complications were noted.

Effect of positive surgical margins on biochemical failure, biochemical recurrence-free survival, and overall survival after radical prostatectomy: median long-term results.

The aim of this study was to investigate the median long-term effects of positive surgical margin (PSM) and other prognostic factors on biochemical recurrence-free survival, overall survival, and biochemical failure in patients who underwent radical prostatectomy. Our study included 121 patients with pT2-3N0 disease treated between March 2006 and August 2012. The patients were divided into two groups: those with PSM and those with negative surgical margin (NSM).