Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a minimally invasive intervention for renal stone disease. Complications, which are rare and usually presented as case reports, are diversified as the utilization of the procedure is ...

Objective: We evaluated the outcomes and complications of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) operations performed in pediatric patients using adult-sized surgical equipment at our center. Material and Methods: The medical ...

Pain after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is well investigated, but no optimal management strategy has yet been defined. Ventilatory changes after uncomplicated PCNL remain obscure. We investigated whether pain can ...

Nocturnal enuresis can be defined as the involuntary passage of urine during sleep beyond the age of anticipated nightime bladder control, after 4-6 y of age [1,2]. It is well known that nocturnal enuresis is a common, ...

Introduction. Chronic periodontitis (CP) is characterized with inflammation of the gingival tissues, which causes endothelial dysfunction in different organs. Aim. In this study, we investigated the association of CP ...

We assessed factors affecting complication rates of percutaneous nephrolithotomy in children. Materials and Methods We retrospectively evaluated data on 1,205 renal units in 1,157 children treated with percutaneous ...

Çocukluk çağında görülen taş hastalığının sıklığı erişkinlerdekine benzer şekilde ülke ve bölgelere göre değişiklik göstermektedir. Çocuk yaş grubunda tespit edilen taşların genellikle üst üriner sistemde olduğu gösterilmiştir. ...

While the 'best pancreatic anastomosis technique' debate is going during Whipple procedure, the laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy lately began to appear more and more often in the medical literature. All the popular ...

BackgroundAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a common morbidity in neonatal intensive care units and associated with poor outcome. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of AKI and provide a demographic data and risk factors ...