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                                                                                    <journal-title>Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi</journal-title>
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                            <issn pub-type="ppub">1018-3655</issn>
                                        <issn pub-type="epub">3108-6667</issn>
                                                                                            <publisher>
                    <publisher-name>Erciyes University</publisher-name>
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                                        <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.34108/eujhs.1580894</article-id>
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                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="en">
                                                            <subject>Urology</subject>
                                                    </subj-group>
                                            <subj-group  xml:lang="tr">
                                                            <subject>Üroloji</subject>
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                                                                                                                        <article-title>Percutaneous Nephrostomy Experience Among Urologists in Türkiye</article-title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <trans-title-group xml:lang="tr">
                                    <trans-title>Üroloji Hekimlerinin Perkütan Nefrostomi Deneyimleri: Türkiye Verisi</trans-title>
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                                                                        <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3508-7495</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Keleş</surname>
                                    <given-names>Mevlüt</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8602-5836</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Çırakoğlu</surname>
                                    <given-names>Abdullah</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
                                                            </contrib>
                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-1424</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Benli</surname>
                                    <given-names>Erdal</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
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                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2859-6809</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Yazıcı</surname>
                                    <given-names>İbrahim</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
                                                            </contrib>
                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9594-5979</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Kadim</surname>
                                    <given-names>Nurullah</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
                                                            </contrib>
                                                    <contrib contrib-type="author">
                                                                    <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">
                                        https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7157-156X</contrib-id>
                                                                <name>
                                    <surname>Acet</surname>
                                    <given-names>Ahmet Anıl</given-names>
                                </name>
                                                                    <aff>ORDU UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF SURGICAL MEDICAL SCIENCES, THE DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY</aff>
                                                            </contrib>
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                                        <pub-date pub-type="pub" iso-8601-date="20260416">
                    <day>04</day>
                    <month>16</month>
                    <year>2026</year>
                </pub-date>
                                        <volume>35</volume>
                                        <issue>1</issue>
                                        <fpage>1</fpage>
                                        <lpage>7</lpage>
                        
                        <history>
                                    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="20241107">
                        <day>11</day>
                        <month>07</month>
                        <year>2024</year>
                    </date>
                                                    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="20260222">
                        <day>02</day>
                        <month>22</month>
                        <year>2026</year>
                    </date>
                            </history>
                                        <permissions>
                    <copyright-statement>Copyright © 1993, Journal of Health Sciences</copyright-statement>
                    <copyright-year>1993</copyright-year>
                    <copyright-holder>Journal of Health Sciences</copyright-holder>
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                                                                                                <abstract><p>Urinary tract obstruction, resulting from various etiologies, is a significant clinical condition associated with substantial morbidity, including life-threatening sepsis and acute kidney injury. Prompt intervention for decompression via ureteral stenting or percutaneous nephrostomy is paramount. This study aimed to assess the practice patterns of urologists in Türkiye concerning percutaneous nephrostomy and to highlight its integral role within urological clinical practice. A cross-sectional study was conducted between 7th May 2022 and 31st May 2023 following institutional ethics committee approval. A 13-item questionnaire was distributed to 131 urologists of various academic ranks. The data were analyzed using the chi-square test. Of the respondents, 71% (n=92) reported competency in performing percutaneous nephrostomy, while 29% (n=38) indicated they could not. Regarding the ideal provider for percutaneous nephrostomy, 31% (n=41) advocated for urologists, 11% (n=14) for interventional radiologists, and 58% (n=76) supported a collaborative approach between both specialties. When asked about institutional practice patterns, 11% (n=14) reported that percutaneous nephrostomy was not performed, 38% (n=50) noted it was performed by urologists, 24% (n=31) by interventional radiologists, and 28% (n=36) by both specialties. Notably, 55% of urologists who do not perform percutaneous nephrostomy, regardless of academic rank, cited malpractice concerns as the primary reason. Percutaneous nephrostomy remains a fundamental procedure in urological clinical practice. Our findings suggest that its inclusion in urology residency training curricula is vital to ensure urologists retain their competency in percutaneous nephrostomy management. Comprehensive training and proficiency in percutaneous nephrostomy should be a core component of urology residency programs.</p></abstract>
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                            <p>Üriner obstrüksiyon, çeşitli etiyolojilere bağlı olarak normal idrar akışının bozulması durumudur. Asemptomatik olabileceği gibi, hayatı tehdit eden sepsis ve akut böbrek hasarı gibi önemli sonuçlar da doğurabilir. Üreteral veya perkütan yollarla obstrüksiyonu gidermek için acil müdahale kritik öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye&#039;deki ürologların perkütan nefrostomi ile ilgili uygulamalarını değerlendirmek ve üroloji pratiğindeki önemini vurgulamaktır. Kurumsal etik kurul onayı ile 7 Mayıs 2022 – 31 Mayıs 2023 tarihleri arasında yürütülen bu çalışmada, farklı akademik seviyelerdeki ürologlara 13 maddelik bir anket dağıtılmış ve 131 yanıt alınmıştır. Veriler, istatistiksel anlamlılığı değerlendirmek için ki-kare testi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Ankete katılanların %71&#039;i (n=92) perkütan nefrostomi yapma konusunda yetkin olduğunu bildirirken, %29&#039;u prosedürü uygulayamayacağını belirtmiştir. Üroloji hekimleri perkütan nefrostomi için ideal uygulayıcı olarak, %31 (n=41) ürologları, %11 (n=14) girişimsel radyologları ve %58 (n=76) her iki branşı belirtmişlerdir. Kendi kurumlarındaki uygulama şekilleri sorulduğunda, %11&#039;i (n=14) perkütan nefrostomi yapılmadığını, %38&#039;i (n=50) ürologlar tarafından, %24&#039;ü (n=31) girişimsel radyologlar tarafından ve %28&#039;i (n=36) her iki uzmanlık dalı tarafından yapıldığını belirtmiştir. Akademik dereceye bakılmaksızın, perkütan nefrostomi uygulamayanların %55&#039;i isteksizliklerini malpraktis endişelerine bağlamıştır. Perkütan nefrostomi, üroloji pratiğinde çok önemli bir prosedür olmaya devam etmektedir. Üroloji uzmanlık eğitimi müfredatına dahil edilmesini sürdürmek ve ürologların perkütan nefrostomi yönetimindeki rollerini korumalarını sağlamak esastır. Üroloji asistanları, bu standardı korumak için perkütan nefrostomi gerçekleştirme konusunda kapsamlı eğitim ve yeterlilik kazanmalıdır.</p></trans-abstract>
                                                            
            
                                                            <kwd-group>
                                                    <kwd>Hydronephrosis</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  nephrostomy</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  percutaneous nephrostomy</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  urinary obstruction</kwd>
                                            </kwd-group>
                                                        
                                                                            <kwd-group xml:lang="tr">
                                                    <kwd>Hidronefroz</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  nefrostomi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  perkütan nefrostomi</kwd>
                                                    <kwd>  üriner obstrüksiyon</kwd>
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