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Blunt trauma is the most common mechanism of injury to the scrotum and testicle. Surgical exploration with primary repair, hematoma evacuation, and de-torsion are common surgical interventions. A 20-year-old male with no previous medical history presented after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. Ultrasonography demonstrated heterogeneous changes...
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Fungal colonization or infection of the urinary tract system is relatively common in patients with diabetes or a compromised immune system. However, fungal intravesical bezoars are extremely rare. We present a unique case with multiple, gas-holding fungals bezoars and emphysematous cystitis caused by Candida tropicalis.
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Purpose: We intended to assess the readability of the German versions of commonly used urological questionnaires and identify questions that are potentially demanding for patients. Materials and Methods: The Guidelines of the European Association of Urology were analyzed for recommended questionnaires. Readability of the German versions of these qu...
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Objectives: To generate an algorithm for systematic development and validation of written patient information in accordance with well-established and validated psychometric and statistical methods that can be applied to different fields of medicine. Methods: A literature search was carried out in PubMed and Google Scholar. Methods were selected and...
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Objective: To study the associations between serum testosterone and risk factors for atherosclerosis in 119 men from general population. Methods: Systolic pressure, body mass index (BMI), testosterone, fasting glucose, glucose tolerance test, apolipoprotein A-1 (ApoA-1), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), and ApoB/ApoA-1 ratio were assessed. Subjects classif...
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To quantitatively compare the functional renal volume loss, following nephron sparing surgery (NSS) between patients in whom tumor bed closure was done by biological tissue adhesive and those who were managed by standard suture technique. Methods: From our institutional NSS database we retrospectively collected patients who had two sequential quant...
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Background and Objectives: Our aim is to identify uropathogens that cause urinary tract infections (UTIs) that necessitate hospitalization, and analyze outcomes of gestational UTIs. Methods: This study consisted of 30 pregnant women who necessitate hospitalization because of UTI (7.8% of gestational UTIs during the same period of time). UTI that ne...
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Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common disorder, which affects at least 50% of males aged 50-70 years. According to EAU Guidelines on male sexual dysfunction, implantation of an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) is a valid, third-line therapeutic option for treatment of ED. Objective: We conducted a retrospective single centre study to ...
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The treatment landscape for advanced prostate cancer is evolving rapidly, with new agents and strategies, and more optimal use of existing therapies under constant development. Efforts were focused on better understanding of the biology of the disease.This effort has paved the way for a more contemporary and effective therapies to be developed. The...
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Introduction: Near-infrared fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green is a useful tool during partial nephrectomy. Because an accurate method for judging hasn't been established yet, the success rate may be slightly different and inconsistent. Materials and Methods: A total of 21 cases with suspected renal cancers who had undergone a partial neph...
