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    Factors Affecting Complication Rates of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Children: Results of a Multi-Institutional Retrospective Analysis by the Turkish Pediatric Urology Society
    (2014) Onal, Bulent; Dogan, Hasan Serkan; Satar, Nihat; Bilen, Cenk Y.; Gunes, Ali; Ozden, Ender; Ozturk, Ahmet; Demirci, Deniz; Istanbulluoglu, Okan; Gurocak, Serhat; Nazli, Oktay; Tanriverdi, Orhan; Kefi, Aykut; Korgali, Esat; Silay, Mesrur Selcuk; Inci, Kubilay; Izol, Volkan; Altintas, Ramazan; Kilicarslan, Hakan; Sarikaya, Saban; Yalcin, Veli; Aygun, Cem; Gevher, Fetullah; Aridogan, Ibrahim Atilla; Tekgul, Serdar; 24095906
    Purpose: 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 nephrolithotomy at 16 Turkish centers between 1991 and 2012. Of the patients 28.3% had a history of urolithiasis. Complications were evaluated according to the Satava classification system and modified Clavien grading system. Univariate and multivariate analyses were done to determine predictive factors affecting complication rates. Results: A total of 515 females and 642 males were studied. Mean +/- SD patient age was 8.8 +/- 4.7 years (range 4 months to 17 years). Mean +/- SD stone size, operative time and postoperative hospital stay were 4.09 +/- 4.06 cm 2, 93.5 +/- 48.6 minutes and 5.1 +/- 3.3 days, respectively. Postoperative stone-free rate was 81.6%. A total of 359 complications occurred in 334 renal units (27.7%). Complications were intraoperative in 118 cases and postoperative in 241. While univariate analysis revealed that stone history, positive urine culture, operative time, length of hospitalization, treatment success, punctured calyx and location of the stone significantly affected the complication rates (p <0.05), operative time, sheath size, mid calyceal puncture and partial staghorn formation were the statistically significant parameters affecting complication rates on multivariate logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is the treatment of choice for most renal calculi in children. The technique is effective and safe in children, with a high success rate and a low rate of major complications. The significant factors identified should be considered by clinicians to decrease associated complication rates.
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    The value of serum mean platelet volume in testicular torsion
    (2015) Cicek, Tufan; Togan, Turhan; Akbaba, Kaan; Narci, Huseyin; Aygun, Cem; 25762515
    Objective To compare the serum mean platelet volume (MPV) in patients with testicular torsion and healthy control subjects. Methods This retrospective study compared clinical and demographic data from patients who underwent surgery for testicular torsion and healthy controls. Testicular torsion was diagnosed with a physical examination and Doppler ultrasonography. Age, leukocyte count, platelet count and MPV were recorded for all participants. Results A total of 50 patients with testicular torsion and 51 healthy control subjects were enrolled. There was no significant difference in age and platelet count between the two groups. Patients with testicular torsion had a significantly higher leukocyte count and MPV, compared with controls. According to receiver operating characteristic curve analysis performed for the prediction of testicular torsion, the best cut-off point for MPV was 7.7fl (sensitivity 62%, specificity 96%), and the best cut-off point for leukocyte count was 9.5x10(9)/l (sensitivity 58%, specificity 80%). Conclusions The MPV may be useful as an ancillary test for the diagnosis of testicular torsion. Further studies are needed in order to confirm these preliminary results.