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The Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer: Case Series of Single Center
Objective: Up to 80% of prostate cancer cases are indolentthat pose a minimal risk for morbidity and mortality throughoutthe life of the patient. Cancer-specific survival of the patients justfollowed up and those who ... -
Active surveillance perspectives of radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and urologists in the treatment of prostate cancer
Türkkan, Görkem; Alkan, Ali; Akarken, İlker; Tanrıverdi, Özgür; Şahin, Hayrettin (Turkish Society for Radiation Oncology, 2021)OBJECTIVE To evaluate the perspectives of radiation oncologists (ROs), medical oncologists (MOs) and urologists (UROs) towards active surveillance (AS) in the management of prostate cancer (PCa). METHODS A questionnaire ... -
Bladder Carcinoma in a 24-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Akarken, İlker; Şahin, Hayrettin; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Deliktaş, Hasan; Çetinkaya, Mehmet (Galenos Yayincilik, 2018)Urothelial bladder carcinoma is a rare condition in young patients. Clinicians have less inclination to perform cystoscopy in this age group because benign causes of hematuria are more common. Thus, diagnostic delays of ... -
Can Aortic and Renal Arteries Calcium Scores Be New Factors to Predict Post-Operative Renal Function After Nephron Sparing Surgery?
Akarken, İlker; Bieln, Cenk Yücel; Özden, Ender; Gülşen, Murat; Üçer, Oktay; Şahin, Hayrettin (CIG MEDIA GROUP, 2022)Several nonmodifiable factors are associated with worse postoperative renal function in patients that have undergone nephron sparing surgery. Also, a positive correlation between renal disease and the calcification of renal ... -
Can Epstein-Barr virus play a role in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas?
Dere, Yelda; Ekmekci, S; Akarken, İlker; Küçük, U (Royal Coll Surgeons England, 2020)INTRODUCTION Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinomas are very rare tumours with different biological behaviours. The Epstein-Barr virus, which is the first known oncogenic virus, is being investigated for various malignant ... -
CAN PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY BE SAFELY PERFORMED ON OCTOGENARIANS?
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Karaöz, Fatih; Deliktaş, Hasan; Şahin, Hayrettin (GUNES KITABEVI LTD STI, 2021)Introduction: This study aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of the percutaneous nephrolithotomy procedure in octogenarians and compare them with the outcomes in a young patient group. Materials and Methods: Patients ... -
Can we predict vesicoureteral reflux resolution in patients with non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction?
Çakmak, Özgür; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Akarken, İlker; Doğan, Hasan Serkan; Yavaşcan, Önder; Şahin, Hayrettin; Tekgül, Serdar (Wiley, 2019)Objective To analyze factors influencing reflux resolution in patients with the coexistence of non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction and vesicoureteral reflux. Methods The data of 153 children who were diagnosed ... -
Correlation of the Proximal Urethra Diameter in Voiding Cystourethrography with the Severity of the Disease, Vesicoureteral Reflux and the Uroflowmetry Parameters in Children with Voiding Dysfunction
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Karakuş, Süleyman Cüneyt; Cengiz, Nurcan; Şahin, Hayrettin (GALENOS PUBL HOUSE, 2023)Objective: Voiding dysfunction is a commonly encountered problem in children. If a patient has a history of urinary tract infection (UTI) and presents with fever, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) is frequently used. ... -
Could trop-2 overexpression indicate tumor aggressiveness among prostatic adenocarcinomas?
Akarken, İlker; Dere, Yelda (Elsevier, 2021)Background TROP-2, a novel marker of trophoblastic cells, is being widely analyzed for its possible role in carcinogenesis and clinical behavior of various carcinomas. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship ... -
Gender-related Differences in Surgically Treated Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma
Akarken, İlker; Dere, Yelda; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Deliktaş, Hasan; Şahin, Hayrettin (Galenos Yayincilik, 2018)Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate gender-specific differences in the Turkish patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) undergoing radical or nephron-sparing nephrectomy and compare the results with those ... -
How Did The Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Audience’s Attitudes in Webinars?
Tanıdır, Yılören; Gökalp, Fatih; Akdoğan, Nebil; Batur, Ali Furkan; Şekerci, Çağrı Akın; Eğriboyun, Sedat; Değer, Mutlu; Şahin, Bahadır; Akarken, İlker; Aydın, Cemil; Altan,Mesut; Özman, Oktay; Uçar, Murat; Güdeloğlu, Ahmet; Ongun, Şakir; Akbal, Cem; Esen, Adil (Wiley, 2021)Introduction: Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the face-to-face meetings are delayed to a future date , which is still not clear. However, seminars, meetings, and conferences are necessary for updating our knowledge and ... -
Is endothelial glycocalyx damage a cause of renal scarring in vesicoureteral reflux with febrile urinary tract infection?
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Arslan, Fatma Demet; Sarıtaş, Serdar; Yavaşcan, Önder; Şahin, Hayrettin; Tekgül, Serdar (Elsevier Masson s.r.l., 2021)Introduction: Endothelial glycocalyx is a luminal layer which can be damaged by inflammatory agents or pathogens. The endothelial glycocalyx damage is thought to have a role in the formation of renal scars in children who ... -
Is there a difference in fecal microbiota of children with and without voiding dysfunction?
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Şener, Gamze; Deliktaş, Hasan; Cengiz, Nurcan; Şahin, Hayrettin (PAGEPress, 2022)Objective: Voiding dysfunction (VD), which encompasses many urinary symptoms that are not caused by neurological or anatomical anomalies, is a frequently encountered functional urinary bladder disorder in children. It was ... -
Kombine Açık Radikal Prostatektomi: Fonksiyonel ve Onkolojik Değerlendirme
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Erdoğan, Ömer; Kestel, Mustafa; Deliktaş, Hasan; Çetinkaya, Mehmet; Şahin, Hayrettin (2020)biridir. Prostat spesifik antijen (PSA) taramasıyla birlikte hastalar daha erken dönemde tanı almakta ve daha fazla sayıda hasta radikal prostatektomi (RP) operasyonu geçirmektedir. RP açık, laparoskopik ve robot yardımlı ... -
Listening to music during shock wave lithotripsy decreases anxiety, pain, and dissatisfaction A randomized controlled study
Çakmak, Özgür; Çimen, Sertaç; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Ekin, Rahmi Gökhan; Akarken, İlker; Ülker, Volkan; Kozacıoğlu, Zafer (Springer Wien, 2017)We analyzed the effects of music on pain, anxiety, and overall satisfaction in patients undergoing a shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) procedure. A total of 200 patients scheduled to undergo SWL were included in this study. ... -
Mikroskobik idrar analizini öngörmede idrar strip testinin performansı
Zorbozan, Nergiz; Akarken, İlker; Zorbozan, Orçun (Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency (RSNPHA), 2021)Amaç: Çalışmanın amacı, manuel mikroskopik idrar analizi öngörmek için idrar strip analizinin performansını değerlendirmektir. Yöntem: İdrar yolu enfeksiyonu (İYE) şüphesi olan hastalardan alınan ve hem mikroskopik hem ... -
Mysterious visitor in the bladder: Ureteral fibroepithelial polyp
Akarken, İlker; Tarhan, Hüseyin; Dere, Yelda; Deliktaş, Hasan; Şahin, Hayrettin (Iniestares S.A.U., 2021)We present a unique case with a ureteral fibroepithelial tumor originating from the ureter, which could be confused with a bladder tumor on ultrasound examination due to its movement in and out of the bladder. METHODS: In ... -
Nation-wide analysis of the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on daily urology practice in Turkey
Bozkurt, Ozan; Sen, Volkan; Irer, Bora; Sagnak, Levent; Onal, Bulent; Tanidir, Yiloren; Demir, Omer; Akarken, İlker (Wiley, 2020)Objective To present a nation-wide analysis of the workload of urology departments in Turkey week-by-week during Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology The centres participating in the study were divided into three groups as ... -
Primer malignant giant cell tumour of kidney: a case report
Akarken, İlker; Bal, Harun; Dere, Yelda; Alkan, Ali; Deliktaş, Hasan; Şahin, Hayrettin (The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2021)Osteoclast-like giant cell tumours of the kidney are extremely rare and usually accompanied by a conventional urothelial neoplasm such as papillary, transitional renal cell, or sarcomatoid carcinoma. Although they have ...
