OBJECTIVE To study the serial changes of serum AMH to determine ovarian reserve recovery after laparoscopic cystectomy of endometrioma. MATERIAL AND METHOD Forty-three endometrioma patients who underwent laparoscopic cystectomy of endometrioma were tested for levels of serum AMH at preoperation, 1 week, and 3 months postoperation. RESULTS Median serum AMH was 2.11 ng/mL (range = 0.22 to 9.2...

The standard of care in the management of invasive urothelial cancer of the bladder is radical cystectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. Although uncommon, recurrence of disease in the retained urethra following cystectomy carries a poor prognosis. The need for assessment of risk of recurrence is greater now than ever with wider adoption of orthotopic bladder substitution. This review will address...

Cancer can significantly have ruining effects on very high of human beings, social, and economic condition. Bladder cancer has been reported as one of the most common cancers and the incidence rates of this cancer is increasing across the world. Cystectomy is a surgery to remove the urinary bladder. In the present study a part of the ileum is used instead of bladder. This study deals with mucos...

OBJECTIVE To present an efficient technique for simple cystectomy. Urinary diversion for benign indications is a relatively rare procedure. However, diversion alone without accompanying cystectomy results in a significant risk of complications, such as pyocystis, hematuria, pain, and secondary carcinoma. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed our institutional experience with this simple cystect...

PURPOSE To investigate the preferences and practice patterns of urooncologic surgeons in Turkey on bowel preparation and peri-operative management for radical cystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was conducted by Turkish Urooncology Association as a multicenter survey. Participants were asked to fill in questionnaires dispensed at annual oncologic meeting or using internet access to t...

Prior work documented that surgical removal of approximately 70% of the bladder (subtotal cystectomy) in 12-week-old female rats induced complete functional regeneration of the bladder within 8 weeks. To determine whether animal age affects bladder regeneration, female F344 rats aged 12 weeks (young) and 12 months (old) underwent subtotal cystectomy, and then were evaluated from 1 to 26 weeks a...

OBJECTIVE To assess the impact of prior unilateral or bilateral endometrioma cystectomy on controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcome. DESIGN Retrospective case-control study. SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. PATIENT(S) Fifty-seven consecutive infertile patients wer...

OBJECTIVES We reviewed our experience with partial cystectomy to assess local control and survival rates, and to identify pathologic predictors for recurrence. METHODS From 1995 to 2005, 25 patients with urothelial carcinoma underwent partial cystectomy with curative intent. As protocol, patients with primary solitary muscle-invasive bladder tumors underwent preoperative localized radiotherap...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate precystectomy prediction of pT and pN stages at cystectomy. METHODS Multivariate logistic regression analyses modelled variables of 726 evaluable patients treated with radical cystectomy and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy. The first set of models predicted pT(3-4) stage at cystectomy, and the second set predicted pN(1-3) stages at cystectomy. Transurethral resection (T...