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Purpose
Pain is a common symptom that is associated with ureteral stent placement, but its degree of perception might vary among individuals. Compared with conventional stent placement (C-SP), complete intraureteral stent placement (CIU-SP) has shown promise in reducing stent-associated pain. This study aimed to investigate the effect of patient ch...
Background
This study investigated the use of ultrasound-guided extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) to break stones in the genitourinary tract and prevent genitourinary injury. Our goals were to achieve accurate focusing and minimal X-ray exposure for the benefit of the patients.
Methods
The LiteMed LM-9200 lithotripter with ultrasonograp...
Purpose
Safety in creating a preperitoneal space is crucial in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal (TEP) hernia repairs. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we compared the outcomes of balloon dissection and telescopic dissection in patients with inguinal or femoral hernias who underwent TEP hernia repair.
Methods
We searched PubMed, Emb...
Aims
Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5is) inhibit the hydrolysis of cyclic guanosine 5′-monophosphate in smooth muscle cells and are a widely known treatment for erectile dysfunction. Accumulating evidence also suggests that PDE5is exhibit potential benefits in cardiovascular and chronic kidney diseases. In this study, we examined the therapeuti...
Purpose
We compared intraureteral stent placement (CIU-SP) with conventional stent placement (C-SP) regarding the stent-related symptoms.
Methods
We randomized patients who underwent ureteroscopic lithotripsy into two groups. In CIU-SP group, a 16-cm or 18-cm stent was placed with its distal end above the ureterovesical junction. In C-SP group, a...
Purpose:
To evaluate the safety and the efficacy of a radiation-free 2-step tract dilation technique in totally ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Materials and methods:
From Oct 2018 to Mar 2020, we prospectively and consecutively enrolled 18 patients with 19 kidney units with urolithiasis. The nephrostomy tract was establis...
Background
Dysfunctional transcription machinery with associated dysregulated transcription characterizes many malignancies. Components of the mediator complex, a principal modulator of transcription, are increasingly implicated in cancer. The mediator complex subunit 10 (MED10), a vital kinase module of the mediator, plays a critical role in bladd...
Background:
Erectile dysfunction (ED) remains an emotional wrench to patients and a therapeutic challenge to urologists in andrology clinics worldwide. This is, in part, related to refraction to, or transient effect of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5i), coupled with patients' dissatisfaction with this treatment modality. Low-intensity extraco...
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Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS), affecting over 90% of patients with symptomatic prostatitis, remains a therapeutic challenge and adversely affects patients' quality of life (QoL). This study probed for likely beneficial effects of ESWT, evaluating its extent and durability.
Patients and methods:
Standardized...
Background:
prostate cancer (PCa) is a principal cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality. Castration resistance and metastasis are clinical challenges and continue to impede therapeutic success, despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances. There are reports of the oncogenic activity of genetic suppressor element (GSE)1 in breast and gastri...
Background: Testosterone plays a critical role in prostate development and pathology. However, the impact of the molecular interplay between testosterone-associated genes on therapy response and susceptibility to disease relapse in PCa patients remains underexplored. Objective: This study investigated the role of dysregulated or aberrantly expresse...
Purpose
Direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) is the most common surgical intervention for anterior urethral strictures. We evaluated the long-term outcome and success rate of optic urethrotomy in patients treated in our hospital who had recurrent anterior urethral strictures, according to different predisposing causes and stricture sites. The...
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Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is an inflammatory cytokine and plays important role in development of cancers. We conducted a meta-analysis to explore the association between IL-8 rs4073 polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer.
Methods:
PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases were searched for only case-control...
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokines that plays a role in the development of cancer. Several studies have examined the relationship between the IL-6 -174G>C polymorphism and bladder cancer, but these results are inconclusive. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to explore the association between IL-6 -174G>C polymorphism and bladde...
Background/Objective: To report the initial experience and the early outcomes of a modified U-shaped ileal neobladder, which was developed to facilitate the neobladder-urethral anastomosis by minimizing the anastomotic tension.
Patients and Methods: Between June 2015 and December 2016, two male and two female patients (median age: 65.5 years, range...
Objective: Tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) offers several advantages over standard PCNL, including a shorter hospital stay, less analgesic requirement, and less postoperative pain. Using a fibrin sealant to seal the nephrostomy tract had become a widely accepted technique at the conclusion of tubeless PCNL. Our objective is to evaluate...
