Can Benlioglu

Relationship between mean platelet volume, platelet distribution width, plateletcrit and varicocele

Increases in platelet count and platelet indices such as mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (RDW) and plateletcrit (PCT) have been reported in a wide range of pathological settings. The aetiology of varicocele, a vascular disease, is poorly defined. In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship between varicocele, platelet count and a series of platelet indices. A total of 69 patients with varicocele and 56 patients without varicocele were enrolled in the study. Patient sperm parameters, platelet, MPV, PDW and PCT values were analysed. There were semen abnormalities in 37 (53.6%) patients in the varicocele group and 19 (33.9%) patients in nonvaricocele group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in platelet count or platelet indices (MPV, PDW and PCT) between the patients with and without varicocele (P < 0.05). There was no statistically significant difference in platelet count or MPV, PDW and PCT between patients with varicocele and the control subjects.

Management of Forgotten Ureteral Stents: Relationship between Indwelling Time and Required Treatment Approaches

Background: Double-J stents are widely used in urology practice, and removal of these stents can sometimes be forgotten. Aims: To investigate whether indwelling time of double-J stent can predict which treatment modality is required for removal of the stent from the body. Study Design: A multicentre, retrospective observational study. Methods: The data of 57 patients who were treated for forgotten ureteral stents between January 2007 and December 2014 were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were classified into four groups according to indwelling time of the stents: 6-12 months, 13-24 months, 25-36 months, and >36 months. Encrustation and associated stone burden of the stents were evaluated with non-contrast stone protocol computerised tomography. Results: Patients were classified according to their duration of the stent indwelling time. Simple cystoscopic stent retrieval was performed in 71.4% of patients in the 6-12 months group, 44% of patients in the 13-24 months group, 6.2% of patients in the 25-36 months group, and 11.1% of patients in the >36 months group. A percutaneous or open surgery was required in no patients with an indwelling time of double-J stent shorter than 30 months. Conclusion: Transurethral and/or percutaneous combined endo-urological approaches are usually sufficient for the removal of forgotten double-J stents. Transurethral procedures are sufficient for the treatment of patients with double-J stent indwelling times less than 30 months.

The Damage of Penile Doppler Ultrasonoghraphy in Diagnosis of Penile Mondor's Disease: A Report of Two Cases.

Penile Mondors disease is a thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis. It is a rare clinical diagnosis and generally resolves spontaneously. A simple physical examination is sufficient for diagnosis but color Doppler ultrasonography is often carried out as a further investigation. We describe two patients who developed priapism due to penile Doppler ultrasonography which was used for diagnosis of these patients. Now, in our opinion this examination was unnecessary.

Can Hounsfield Unit Value Predict Type of Urinary Stones

1 Alper Gök1, Ali Çift1, Bahri Gök2, Kemal Ener3, Mehmet Özgür Yücel1, Hacı Polat1, Can Benlioğlu1, Bedreddin Kalyenci1, Zeki Ender Güneş4 1Adıyaman Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Üroloji, Adıyaman, 225 Aralık Devlet Hastanesi, Üroloji, Gaziantep, 3Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Üroloji, Ankara, 4Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Üroloji, Ankara, Türkiye Böbrek Taş Cinsleri / Type of Urinary Stones Can Hounsfield Unit Value Predict Type of Urinary Stones?

Self Mutilation of Genitalia-Using Teeth

Genital self-mutilation (GSM) is an uncommon self-inflicted injury, and rarely do self-mutilations have a serious nature. GSM is not a single clinical entity, and it can occur in any psychiatric state or condition. The instruments that are used for self-mutilation can vary, and treatment of these injuries requires a detailed clinical evaluation and multi disciplinary approach. We report here a case report about a 22-year-old mentally retarded man who referred to our emergency service for bloody vomitting by his family members. To our knowledge this is the first such case reported in literature as of injury technique.

Perkütan Nefrolitotomide Başarıyı Etkileyen Faktörler

Community mental health centers are centers where patients with heavy mental disorders are provided with not only treatments in order to develop individual functioning, but also psychosocial support services and follow-up and treatment services as well in their own residence integrated with their primary healthcare in accordance with community-based mental health model. In order to provide an efficient mental health care service in a country, first the citizens of that country should be protected in terms of mental health, then the risky groups should be determined, and early diagnosis and treatment methods should be provided and in order to increase the quality of healthy life mental health and rehabilitation services which are composed of education and consultancy steps, should be offered. This study has been conducted in order to compile the research results for the development of nursing services in community-based mental health services in our country, which are still in development stage. In the study, in order to assess the development of community-based mental health services, the founding and functioning of community health service centers and the efficiency of community mental health nurses in those centers, PsychINFO, PsychARTICLES, MEDLINE, PubMED, The COCHRANE LIBRARY, CINAHL databases have been scanned for articles published between the years 1999 and 2014.