PURPOSE: To evaluate the success and outcomes of solo ultrasonography (US)-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for management of a singlestonepelvis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April 2008 to April 2010, the procedure was applied to 34 patients (22 men and 12 women) whose ages ranged from 25 to 55 years (mean 29.5 y) with unilateral singlestonepelvis in a moderately to markedly dilated ... Read more

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the use of penile circular skin graftversusflap as a ventral onlay for bulbo-penilestricture urethra. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 2003 and 2009, 37 patients with bulbo-penilestricture were randomized to penile methods circular skin graft (PCG = 18) or flap (PCF = 19). Inclusion criteria included postinstrumentation or idiopathic stricture. Exclusion criteria were unhealthy skin and previous urethrotomy/urethroplasty. Patients ... Read more

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the outcome of proximalhypospadiasrepair using threedifferenttechniques. PATIENTS AND METHODS:PATIENTS AND METHODS:PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study involved 194 boys with primary proximalhypospadias. The meatus was proximal penile, penoscrotal, scrotal and perineal in 98, 64, 30 and 2 patients, respectively. Tubularized incised plate (TIP) urethroplasty, onlay island flap (OIF) urethroplasty and two-stage repair were used in 96, 57 and ... Read more

OBJECTIVE: Steinstrasse is a well-known complication following extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL). The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of tamsulosin as a management of steinstrasse. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 88 patients with unilateral steinstrasse were treated between January 2005 and December 2008. The patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups. There were no significant differences between groups ... Read more