Ventral-approach augmented nontransected anastomotic (vANTA) urethroplasty for bulbar urethral strictures: a single-center experience.

Background/aim: This study describes ventral-approach augmented nontransected anastomotic (vANTA) urethroplasty and presents the preliminary functional results of patients treated with this technique.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-three patients who underwent vANTA urethroplasty were included in the study. Stricture location, stricture length, preoperative uroflowmetry parameters (maximum flow rate (Qmax) and mean flow rate (Qmean)), preoperative International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 scores, operation time, postoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and follow-up periods were recorded.

Quality and Reliability Analysis of Videos About Thulium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate on YouTube.

Objective: To assess the reliability and quality analyses of thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP) videos on YouTube, as a source of public information.

Materials And Methods: In this study, a YouTube search with the keyword "ThuLEP" was performed on November 15, 2022 and 142 videos were listed according to relevance. Video features and source of upload were recorded.

A different way to diagnosis acute appendicitis: machine learning.

<b><br>Indroduction:</b> Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence based on the idea that systems can learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions with minimal human intervention.</br> <b><br>Aim:</b> Our aim is to predict acute appendicitis, which is the most common indication for emergency surgery, using machine learning algorithms with an easy and inexpensive method.</br> <b><br>Materials and methods:</b> Patients who were treated surgically with a prediagnosis of acute appendicitis in a single center between 2011 and 2021 were analyzed.

Elevating healthcare through artificial intelligence: analyzing the abdominal emergencies data set (TR_ABDOMEN_RAD_EMERGENCY) at TEKNOFEST-2022.

Objectives: The artificial intelligence competition in healthcare at TEKNOFEST-2022 provided a platform to address the complex multi-class classification challenge of abdominal emergencies using computer vision techniques. This manuscript aimed to comprehensively present the methodologies for data preparation, annotation procedures, and rigorous evaluation metrics. Moreover, it was conducted to introduce a meticulously curated abdominal emergencies data set to the researchers.

YouTube as a Source of Information on Pilonidal Sinus Disease: A Reliability and Quality Analysis.

Aim This study aimed to assess the quality and reliability of the information in YouTube videos regarding pilonidal sinus disease (PSD). Methods A total of 100 most-viewed videos on PSD were included in the analysis by two general surgeons. Video duration and content, date of upload, qualification of the video uploaders, and number of daily and total view, like, and comment counts were analyzed.

Double peptic ulcer perforation in a Covid-19 patient, extremely rare entity.

Peptic ulcer perforation is one of the leading causes of acute abdomen, presenting with acute abdominal pain and severe distress for the patient. In one-third of patients, the presentation is less dramatic, resulting in significant delays in diagnosis. Herein, we present a very rarest case operated on for diffuse purulent peritonitis with double perforation of the stomach in a COVID-19-positive patient, which had a depressing outcome.

The prognostic and predictive values of differential expression of exosomal receptor tyrosine kinases and associated with the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Purpose: Cancer cell-derived exosomes are the mediator of the tumor microenvironment and the molecular content of exosomes presents a promising prognostic or predictive marker in tumor progression and the treatment response of cancer patients. The aim of this study was to identify the expression levels of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and AKT1 and mTOR before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in the exosomes of BC patients compared with healthy females.

Methods: After isolating exosomes in the serum of 25 BC patients and characterization by flow cytometry, the mRNA levels of FGFR2, FGFR3, PDGFRB, AKT1 and mTOR in the exosomes were analyzed by RT-PCR.

Viral nucleic acid analysis with PCR in lacrimal tissue and nasal swab samples of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction cases.

Purpose: To evaluate the role of viral infections in the pathogenesis of primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction.

Methods: The study included 48 patients diagnosed with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction undergoing dacryocystorhinostomy surgery. Prior to dacryocystorhinostomy surgery, nasal swab sample was taken from the inferior meatus at the same side.

Prospective evaluation of preoperative and postoperative sleep quality in carpal tunnel release.

Sleep disturbance is a frequent symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of median nerve decompression on sleep quality of patients with this condition. The study sample consisted of 41 patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome who were admitted to our clinic and treated with open median nerve decompression.

Mucosal cysts of the maxillary sinus in solid organ transplant population: computerised tomography follow-up results.

Background: The clinical significance of maxillary sinus mucosal cysts in liver and kidney transplant recipients remains unclear.

Aim: To investigate the course of maxillary mucosal cysts in liver and kidney transplantation patients.

Study Design: Retrospective clinical study.