| Yazarlar |
Levent Emir
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Mehmet Melih Sunay
Karabük Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Mümtaz DADALI
Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Yakup Karakaya
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Demokan Erol
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| Özet |
| To compare outcomes of endoscopic treatment of hydrocele with conventional open hydrocelectomy regarding complications and patient satisfaction. Patients with clinically significant hydroceles were prospectively enrolled into two treatment groups. Groups 1 and 2 consisted of patients who underwent endoscopic (n = 27) and open surgical treatments (n = 27), respectively. Outcome measures were perioperative and postoperative complications and recurrence rates. Hydrocele recurred in the first two cases in Group 1 during the initial phase of the learning curve of the technique. No recurrence was encountered in Group 2. As a complication, moderate to severe edema occurred in 4 cases in the endoscopic group. In the open surgery group, significant edema and hematoma occurred in 8 and 2 cases, respectively. On the first and tenth postoperative days, endoscopic procedure was found more cosmetically acceptable and covered a more comfortable convalescence period when compared to open surgical group (P < 0.05). In Groups 1 and 2, 88 and 70% of the patients, respectively, declared that they would recommend this procedure to their friends (P < 0.05). Endoscopic method is a viable option in the treatment of hydrocele. Outstanding feature of the endoscopic method is an earlier achievement of a better cosmetic outcome and a comfortable postoperative period when compared with the conventional treatment. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Hydrocele | Endoscopic hydrocelectomy | Open hydrocelectomy |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | INTERNATIONAL UROLOGY AND NEPHROLOGY |
| Dergi ISSN | 0301-1623 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
| Dergi Grubu | Q3 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 03-2011 |
| Cilt No | 43 |
| Sayı | 1 |
| Sayfalar | 55 / 59 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1007/s11255-010-9752-5 |
| Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11255-010-9752-5 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 6 |
