RATIONALE Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) represents a major public health problem and although there are many treatments available, only a few can restore the anatomical background of this disorder. Injections of stem cells into the middle urethra have the possibility of restoring the contractility of the striated muscles and rhabdosphincters. The aim of stem cell therapy is to replace, repa...

AIMS To analyze the results of balloon dilatation for short segment male urethral strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was done of 120 patients undergoing urethral balloon dilatation since January 2004 to January 2012. The inclusion criteria for analysis was a short segment (less than 1.5 cm) stricture, exclusion criteria were pediatric, long (more than 1.5 cm), traumatic,...

PURPOSE To analyze the effectiveness of tamsulosin 0.2 mg once daily for 3 months according to the degree of intravesical prostatic protrusion (IPP) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 134 BPH patients over 40 years of age treated with tamsulosin 0.2 mg between January 2007 and January 2009 were enrolled retrospectively. The patients were clas...

Purpose The main objective of this study was to reveal the relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and post-void residual (PVR) urine volume. Materials and Methods Between October 2014 and February 2015, older than 40 years patients were included in this study. Volunteers filled out a questionnaire consisted of demographic characteristics, comorbidities, medications, history ...

Objective: To investigate 5-year postoperative results of photoselective vaporization of the prostate using the 120-W GreenLight High Performance System photoselective vaporization of the prostate (HPS-PVP) for treating benign prostate hyperplasia Methods: A total 208 men who underwent HPS-PVP and were followed up for five years were analyzed retrospectively. Surgical outcomes were assessed by ...

INTRODUCTION Photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate (PVP) is one of the most popular techniques of treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The aim of this study was to assess the risk of thermal damage to the external urethral sphincter during PVP at distal part of prostatic urethra. MATERIAL AND METHODS 66 men submitted to PVP with 80-W Green Light Laser were randomly ass...

INTRODUCTION We assessed the effect of different positions of voiding on uroflowmetry findings in healthy men and in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). MATERIALS AND METHODS Ten men with symptomatic BPH and 10 healthy men were enrolled in this study. Urodynamic study was done for each subject in 3 positions: standing, crouching (the position used in the Iranian style toilets), ...

Aim: We retrospectively compared and evaluated the safety, efficacy, 1-year outcomes of 200-W Thulium laser vaporization prostate (ThuVAP) GreenLight high-performance system (HPS) 120-W for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Methods: Between February 2019 December 2021, 137 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to BPH underwent ThuVAP. October 2014 April 2019, 233 HPS (HPS-PVP)....

Objective: To investigate 5-year postoperative results of photoselective vaporization of the prostate using the 120-W GreenLight High Performance System photoselective vaporization of the prostate (HPS-PVP) for treating benign prostate hyperplasia Methods: A total 208 men who underwent HPS-PVP and were followed up for five years were analyzed retrospectively. Surgical outcomes were assessed by ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the difference of voiding pattern between newborns with and those without hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). METHODS Forty hospitalized newborns aged 4-21 days were included in this study. Twenty-one were preterm newborns with HIE, and the remaining 19 preterm newborns were without HIE. The voided volume, postvoid residual (PVR) volume, consciousness at voiding, v...