Hypermetropia and presbyopia are eye disorders that cause difficulty in seeing up close. Hypermetropia occurs from birth and is caused by the lens having too little curvature or the eye being too short. Presbyopia, on the other hand, results from the aging lens losing its ability to accommodate with age. Glasses or contact lenses can be used for both vision impairments. For those who do not want to use glasses or contact lenses, laser treatment can be an option for hypermetropia. Smart lens trea...

What is a drug-eluting balloon? Traditional balloons are used to open blockages in the blood vessels of the heart. However, the risk of the vessel reoccluding after balloon application is quite high. Therefore, after the traditional balloon procedure, a stent is usually applied. In drug-eluting balloons, drugs that prevent reocclusion are placed on the balloon using various techniques. When the balloon is inflated inside the vessel, this drug passes onto the vessel surface and prevents vessel bl...

Advanced insufficiency in the right heart valve, for which there is no surgical chance, can be addressed by entering through the groin vessel using an angiographic method, and reducing the risk of enlargement in the heart by implanting a new biological valve. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Bozbaş, a faculty member in the Department of Cardiology at the Turkey Chambers and Stock Exchanges Union (TOBB) Faculty of Medicine Hospital, stated that heart and vascular diseases rank first among causes of death worl...

After natural disasters, we all witness an increase in heart attacks and sudden deaths. We follow news about various types of natural disasters occurring in different parts of the world through written and visual media. Why are heart attacks increasing, and by how much? What happens during and after an earthquake? What kind of changes in the human body trigger a heart attack? Looking at the medical literature, we see that data related to earthquakes is mainly published from Japan. Japan is known...

What is aortic stenosis, what symptoms are observed in aortic stenosis, and how is it treated? As age advances, the aortic valve undergoes calcification, leading to stiffness (calcification) of the valve. As the calcification increases, the movement of the valve is restricted, causing stenosis. When the stenosis becomes severe, the blood pumped by the heart cannot reach the body adequately. Patients may experience symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations, and easy fatigue d...

PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT TREATMENT WITH ‘GREENLIGHT’ In aging men, while most organs experience cellular, tissue, and physical shrinkage, the prostate is the only organ that expands. Prostate, responsible for creating the necessary conditions for sperm since adolescence, starts to enlarge around the age of 40, narrowing the surrounding urethra and causing bothersome urinary symptoms such as difficulty urinating, increased frequency of urination at night and/or during the day. Currently,...

Prostate Enlargement Treatment with ‘GREENLIGHT’ As men age, the prostate is the only organ that does not experience a decrease in cellular, tissue, and physical size. Responsible for creating conditions necessary for sperm since adolescence, the prostate begins to enlarge after the age of 40, causing bothersome urinary symptoms such as difficulty urinating due to narrowing of the urethra it surrounds, increased frequency of urination both during the day and at night. Currently, medi...

Focal Ablation Therapies in Prostate Cancer Prostat Kanserinde Fokal Ablasyon Tedavileri Department of Urology, TOBB ETU, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Cite as: Adsan O. Focal ablation therapies in prostate cancer. Grand J Urol 2021, DOI: 10.5222/GJU.2021.87597 Submission date: 15 February 2021 Acceptance date: 06 April 2021 Online First: 19 April 2021 Publication date:   Corresponding Author: Oztug Adsan/ TOBB ETU, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology, Ankara, Turkey...

Non-Surgical Prostate Cancer Treatment...