Effects of body mass index on urinary lithogenic factors in urinary system stone patients.

Obesity and metabolic syndrome are becoming more prevalent these days. In addition, we know that urinary stone disease is also on the rise. In this study, we wanted to examine if body mass index (BMI) had a negative effect on the stone disease by evaluating 24-hour urinalysis in stone patients and recurrence rates in our region.

Syndesmosis Injuries in Lateral Malleolar Fractures Accompanied by a Posterior Malleolar Fracture: A Nonfixed Posterior Fracture Fragment May Not Affect Postoperative Tibiofibular Joint Malreduction Rates.

Background: The fact that lateral malleolar fracture is accompanied by posterior malleolar fracture may adversely affect syndesmosis malreduction rates. We aimed to compare syndesmosis malreduction rates determined on postoperative radiographs between isolated lateral malleolar fractures and lateral malleolar fractures accompanied by posterior malleolar fractures.

Methods: We retrospectively examined 128 operative patients: 73 with isolated lateral malleolar fractures (group L) and 55 with lateral + posterior malleolar fractures (group LP).

A multicenter study of the relationship between the compulsory time spent at home and sexual functioning.

Objective: To investigate how sexual life is affected by the increase in the amount of time spent at home due to the restrictions of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and the relationships among depression, anxiety, amount of stress, and sexuality.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in two cities, Istanbul (metropolitan city) and Rize (city in a rural area). All data were collected face to face in the gynecology outpatient clinics from patients who came in for benign gynecologic reasons or a check-up.

Effect of fracture level on the residual fracture gap during tibial intramedullary nailing for tibial shaft fractures.

Introduction: The development of fracture gap during intramedullary nailing in tibial fractures is associated with poor fracture fragment contact and increased time to union and complications. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the fracture level in the development of the fracture gap and the effect of the fracture gap on pain, radiologic and functional outcomes, and complication rate.

Material And Method: A total of 45 patients who underwent reamed intramedullary nailing due to closed transverse or short oblique tibial shaft fractures were divided into the proximal fracture group and the distal fracture group.

YouTube Videos About Plantar Fasciitis and Calcaneal Spurs Are Insufficient and Poor Quality.

Background: Patients frequently use YouTube to learn about their illness. For this reason, the educational and quality of YouTube videos about various diseases has been investigated. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the accuracy and quality of YouTube videos.

Fracture line and comminution zone characteristics, and rotator cuff footprint involvement in OTA/AO 11C3-type proximal humeral fractures: complex proximal humerus fracture map.

Purpose: To identify fracture characteristics and zones of comminution as well as the relationship with anatomic landmarks and rotator cuff footprint involvement in OTA/AO 11C3-type proximal humerus fractures.

Methods: Computed tomography images of 201 OTA/AO 11C3 fractures were included. Fracture lines were superimposed to a 3D proximal humerus template, created from a healthy right humerus, after fracture fragment reduction on 3D reconstruction images.

The role of retrograde intrarenal surgery in kidney stones of upper urinary system anomalies.

Introduction: Fusion, pelvic, and duplicated urinary tract anomalies of the kidney are rarely seen. There might be some difficulties in the stone treatment, in the administration of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL), and laparoscopic pyelolithotomy procedures in these patients due to the anatomical variations in kidneys with anomalies.

Aim: To evaluate RIRS results on patients with upper urinary tract anomalies.

Buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty for bulbar urethral stricture: Outcomes andpredictive factors affecting success.

Introduction And Objective: The bulbar urethra is the location where urethral stricture is most commonly observed. The most successful method for long and recurrent urethral stenosis is graft urethroplasty. The most successful graft source is buccal mucosa, with advantages like easy adaptation to the corporeal bed, thick epithelium, thin lamina propria with rich vascular structure and easy ability to obtain the graft.

Comparison of closure versus non-closure of the intraoral buccal mucosa graft site in urethroplasties. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To assess postoperative oral morbidity through meta-analysis of comparative studies for closure or non-closure of the buccal mucosa graft harvest area in patients undergoing urethroplasty.

Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted in January 2022. Randomized controlled studies were assessed according to the Cochrane collaboration guidelines.

SARS-CoV-2 virus-induced bilateral acute iris transillumination syndrome: The first case series in literature.

Inflammatory events with highly variable clinical features have been reported with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has affected the whole world. Only one case of COVID-19-associated bilateral acute iris transillumination (BAIT) syndrome has been reported in the literature. We present a case series in which we hypothesize that the immune response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) may have a mechanism similar to the common viruses that cause BAIT, the etiology of which is still unknown.

Quantitative analysis of retinal microvascular structure and correlation with ocular parameters: A normative database of pediatric OCT angiography.

Purpose: To analyze the vascular structure of the healthy pediatric population using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), and to investigate its relationship with ocular parameters.

Materials And Method: This cross-sectional, prospective study included 142 eyes of 71 healthy subjects aged 8-18 years. All patients underwent a complete ocular assessment, biometric evaluation and OCTA analysis.

Outcomes and predictive factors for re-stricture with urethroplasty methods for anterior urethra stricture.

Objectives: We wished to compare the treatment success of urethroplasty methods (EPA and BMG) used for anterior urethra stricture after unsuccessful internal urethrotomy.

Methods: A total of 85 and 51 patients, respectively, who underwent excision and primary anastomosis (EPA) and buccal mucosal graft (BMG) urethroplasty due to recurrent strictures after direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) were evaluated retrospectively. On the uroflowmetry test, >15 ml/s urine flow and residual urine (PVR) below 50 ml were determined as success criteria.

Comparison of a modified Mogen clamp and classic dorsal slit circumcision under local anesthesia: A clinical study.

Background: Currently, although various methods are used, there is no gold standard method for circumcision. Therefore, we developed a modified circumcision clamp inspired by the Mogen clamp suitable for circumcisions performed under local anesthesia in our country. To evaluate its success and complications, we compared our modified Mogen clamp with a dorsal slit circumcision.

Non-contrast computed tomography-based factors in predicting ESWL success: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Purpose: We assessed the efficacy of some predictive factors that can be measured with non-contrast computed tomography and may affect ESWL success with a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Materials And Methods: All data sources were broadly investigated up to April 2022. Data were extracted from the relevant studies and analyzed with RevMan software.

Comparison of ring instruments and classic circumcision methods: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To determine the advantages and disadvantages of both methods by comparing classic circumcision methods with circumcision methods assisted by ring instruments.

Material-methods: Only studies that compared open procedures and ring devices for male circumcision were included. A total of 6226 patients were examined in 14 studies.

An outbreak of postoperative rapidly developing and multidrug-resistant urosepsis due to a contaminated ureteroscope.

Outbreaks caused by microorganisms contaminating the inside of rigid ureteroscopes are extremely rare. Some of these outbreaks, especially those caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) infections, can cause serious problems, even death. Among these serious infections, we have no data about Klebsiellapneumoniae outbreaks caused by rigid ureteroscopes and their management and consequences.

Mirabegron vs. solifenacin in control of endoscopically inserted ureteral stent-related symptoms.

Purpose: We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of Mirabegron vs. solifenacin to treat LUTS resulting from DJ-stent insertion.

Methods: A total of 97 patients who had DJ-stent inserted for urinary stone disease were randomly divided into three groups according to received treatment.

Medium-long-term outcomes of saphenous vein graft in Peyronie surgery: Is there a need for new graft material?

Aim: We present our results of tunical incision and saphenous graft surgery for men with short penis and who cannot have sexual relations due to curvature linked to chronic Peyronie plaques.

Introduction: Peyronie disease is a chronic process where fibrotic plaques form in the tunica albuginea. The plaques cause pain in the acute period and cause the penis to bend after inflammation ends.

Retrograde intrarenal surgery for impacted upper ureteral stone in a patient with advanced lumbar scoliosis and lower-extremity development defect: a case report.

Background: Today, retrograde intrarenal surgery is the most preferred and very successful treatment method for upper ureteral stones that do not spontaneously pass and/or do not benefit from extracorporeal wave lithotripsy. However, perioperative complications are more common in retrograde intrarenal surgery if the stone in the ureter is impacted. Moreover, urosepsis and renal dysfunction are detected more frequently in patients with impacted stones.

Effect of testicular morphology on embryo development to the blastocyst stage after round spermatid injection.

If spermatozoa cannot be found after testiculer sperm extraction (TESE) in patients followed up due to nonobstructive azospermia (NOA) and the patients do not want donor spermatozoa, performance of round spermatid injection (ROSI) with the current technology seems to be the last resort. This retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the effect of testicular morphology on the development of embryos to the blastocyst stage obtained from ROSI. Between September 2019 and March 2020, after TESE and biopsy 29 patients who had only spermatid were taken to study.

Comparative evaluation of retrograde intrarenal surgery, antegrade ureterorenoscopy and laparoscopic ureterolithotomy in the treatment of impacted proximal ureteral stones larger than 1.5 cm.

Introduction: The aim of this article was to compare retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS), antegrade ureterorenoscopy (URS), and laparoscopic ureterolithotomy (LU) for impacted proximal ureter stones larger than 1.5 cm in terms of operative data, success, complications, auxiliary treatment rates, and visual analog scale (VAS) scores.

Material And Methods: Medical records of patients undergoing RIRS, antegrade URS, or LU were retrospectively reviewed.