9 results match your criteria: "S.B. Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital[Affiliation]"

Objective: This study aims to assess the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) on osteoarthritic rat knees.

Material And Methods: Twenty-four rats were divided into 3 groups: group 1-control (n=8), group 2-LIPUS (n=8) and group 3-ESWT (n=8). Cartilage degeneration was provided using mono-iodo-asetate (MIA).

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We report on a 29-year-old woman with severe hemolytic anemia following mitral valve annuloplasty. Although hemolysis due to mechanical prosthetic mitral valve is well recognized, hemolytic anemia associated with mitral valve repair is an uncommon condition. Reoperation may be considered if the patient has serious and persistent anemia.

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Purpose: To present the short-term results of hydrophilic dilatation catheter or steroid-coated hydrophilic dilatation catheter usage in the management of primary urethral stricture.

Patients And Methods: Forty-five male patients with a diagnosis of primary urethral stricture shorter than 1.5 cm and no comorbities were included in this study.

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Objectives: To compare the outcomes of the adjustable bulbourethral male sling and artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) in patients with recurrent postprostatectomy incontinence after previous AUS erosion.

Methods: Sixteen patients with recurrent postprostatectomy incontinence who had undergone either adjustable bulbourethral male sling placement (group 1, n = 8) or AUS implantation (group 2, n = 8) were included in the study. The preoperative evaluations included history, physical examination, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-short form, pad test, cystoscopy, and urodynamic studies.

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Aim: To analyze uroflow findings in older boys with tubularized incised-plate urethroplasty (TIPU).

Materials And Methods: 79 toilet-trained patients who had TIPU were evaluated by studying their voiding history, a physical examination, suprapubic ultrasound and uroflowmetry, both pre- and postoperatively. The obstructive urinary flow pattern (OUFP) was accepted as low maximum urinary flow rate with plateau, staccato or intermittent shape.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of transdermal electromotive administration (TEA) of verapamil and dexamethasone in treating Peyronie's disease (PD) in 51 patients.
  • The treatment consisted of 20 sessions over 2 months, with evaluations before and after therapy, revealing improvements in penile plaques, angulation, pain during erections, and erectile dysfunction.
  • Results indicated that while 55% of patients saw complete resolution of sexual activity issues and 80% of pain, the therapy was more successful in enhancing subjective symptoms rather than objective measurements.
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Perineal and penile traumas are the commonest cause of high-flow priapism. The clinical symptom of this disease is generally a prolonged, painless, and semirigid penile erection without any other urogenital symptoms. In contrast, high-flow priapism is a quite uncommon condition after transurethral surgery and it may be presented with an unusual clinical manifestation.

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Aim: To assess the role of the dysfunctional voiding and incontinence scoring system (DVAISS) in children with voiding dysfunction.

Methods: Ninety-three children were divided into three groups: those who had wetting only (group 1), recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) and wetting (group 2) and vesicoureteral reflux together with wetting and UTIs (group 3). Individualized multiple treatments modalities were applied.

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Hydatic cyst of seminal vesicles is very rarely seen. We report a case who complained of the inability to void, which developed progressively with dysuria, frequency, nocturia, and tenesmus, due to a giant retrovesical hydatid cyst that displaced the bladder and rectosigmoid region.

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