Prof. Dr. Leon Saporta

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BPH..

WHAT IS THE PROSTATE GLAND? WHERE IT IS LOCATED? The prostate gland is a chestnut sized organ which is located below the urinary bladder and surrounds t..
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Prostate Cancer..

Prostate is a nut sized gland located under the urinary bladder, in front of the rectum. The prostate gland is a secondary sex organ. It creates ap..
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Prostate..

Although the term prostatitis means inflammation of the prostate, it should be perceived as a syndrome. 25% of patients who have referred with urogenita..
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Cystitis..

WHAT IS CYSTITIS? Cystitis is the infection of the urinary bladder. It is generally seen as a result of reproduction of an infection agent in the urine ..
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Urinary Bladder Cancer..

The urinary bladder is an organ which deposits the urine created by the kidneys and provides the urination. Bladder cancer is the second among ge..
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Kidney Ureter Bladder Stones..

UROLITHIASIS (URINARY SYSTEM STONES) As clinicians, we interest in diagnosis and efficient treatment of the stone disease. Howev..
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Renal Tumors..

SPACE OCCUPYING RENAL MASSES These masses may be classified within several different forms: Benign – Malign Cystic (full with water) – Solid &n..
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Ureter Cancers..

RENAL PELVIS AND URETER TUMORS They consist of 5 to 10% of renal tumors. It is more common in men, at and over 65 years and it may be bilateral in 2 to ..
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Nephritis..

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS It is an infectious and inflammatory disease that effect the renal pelvis and parenchyma. The most common infection ag..
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Uretral Strichture..

WHAT IS URETHRA ? Urethra is a tubular channel which transmits the deposited urine to outside of the body and it has a length of 18 to 20 cm in men and ..
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases..

GHONORRHEA: GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS The cause for gonococcal urethritis is Neisseria gonorrhea, a gram negative diplococcus. Although incubation period vari..
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Tuberculosis..

PATHOGENESIS Renal tuberculosis occurs by infectious agents diffusing from infected lungs or hilar lymph nodes (regional lymph nodes between the lungs) ..
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Orchitis Epididymitis..

SYMPTOMS Pain on scrotum; swelling on a single side of the scrotum in general; a heaviness sense on the scrotum. Orchitis is inflammation of the testicl..
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Female Urinary Incontinence..

Clitoris Labium minora Labium major Vagina Cervix Uterus body Fundus of the uterus Urethra Anus Rectum Colon Urinar..
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Uretral Caruncle..

Urethral caruncle is a benign disease which is detected during gyneacological examination of menopausal women frequently. While it does not cause any compl..
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Other Conditions..

Narrowness: It is generally seen in menopausal women as a result of decrease on estrogen hormone. The mainline treatment is not surgical like ..
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Physiology Causes..

There are reproduction problems in 15% of married couples! Male factor in 1/3, female factor in 1/3 and both male and female factors in 1/3 of couples refe..
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Treatment..

TREATMENT DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN INFERTILITY ACCORDING TO THE TREATMENT TREATABLE DISEASES Varicocele Obstructions (Congenital or acq..
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Description – Physiology R..

DEFINITION OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) Inability to provide and maintain required and sufficient erection for a sexual intercourse. ED is an importa..
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Varicocele..

WHAT IS VARICOCELE? Testicles are located in an organ called scrotum within the body. VARICOCELE is a varicosis disease which appears as a result of advan..
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Hydrocele Spermatocele..

Hydrocele is a condition of advanced swelling of the scrotum with excessive fluid accumulation between the membranes covering the testicle. Normally, there..
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Testicle Torsion..

Torsion of testis is a very important disease of the testicle. In this disease, spermatic cord including veins that carry blood around the testicle is twis..
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Testicle Tumors..

Testicular cancer among men between 15-35 years of age is one of the most common cancer types. This creates 1% of all cancers in men. In the past, the past..
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Diseases Of Penis..

PHIMOSIS (tight foreskin of penis) The end of the foreskin is too narrow. There is an opening up to a pinhead. The inner surface of the skin is attached t..
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Penis Anatomy..

Penis is seen to consist of three major buildings as we see on below. The top 2 of them (corpus cavernosum) are the structures who provide erection. The th..
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Peyronie’s Disease..

It occurs because of connective tissue the formation of plaque within the tunica tissue under the skin of the penis. The cause is unknown. It is thought to..
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Priapissim (spontaneously painful h..

PRIAPISIM (spontaneously painful hardening of the penis) Long-term hardening of the penis without sexual desire or can be defined as a state prevent the..
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Circumcision..

The benefits of circumcision for religious or health reasons are as follows: Foreskin inflammatory diseases aren’t seen after circumcision. Sho..
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Undescended Testicle..

It is the case one or both of the eggs (testicle) are not present in the sac after the birth. Testicle are formed in the abdomen during the development ..
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Inguinal Hernia Hydrocele..

Inguinal hernia does not occur by pressure as at adults. The babies extend from a glow finger kind of bulge from the membrane covering the abdomen while ge..
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Genital Anomalies..

GENITAL ANOMALIES AT YOUNG BOYS If the outer genital system diseases detailed examination and treatment is not made, that may affect the future psycholo..
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Eneuresis Nocturna..

One another issue often frequented during the childhood and usually underestimated problem is urination disorders. it may occur in very often various shape..
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Veziko Üreteral Reflü..

A) PRIMER VUR Normal koşullarda üreterler yoluyla mesaneye gelen idrar anti reflü mekanizma sayesinde tekrar üst sisteme kaçmaz. Bu anti reflü mekanizmanı..
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Smoking & Urology..

I believe the most significant object of us surgeons in struggling against smoking is to define the harms of smoking as clearly as possible. I wanted to..
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Healty Sexual Life..

An individual who has a healthy sex life has a well-being in terms of their physical, spiritual, social and other vital needs. In this part, conditions ..
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PRP and Ozone Treatment..

PRP (PLATELET RICH PLASMA ) PRP is a technique whereby blood is taken from the patient and the platelet rich portion is separated out and than..
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PERSONAL INFO

Dr. Leon Saporta who was born in Istanbul in 1961, has graduated from Istanbul University Medical Faculty as 4th. in 1984. Dr. Saporta has become an urologist in 1991 and has been in Israel, UK, Bulgaria and USA to participate into scientific researches on uro-oncology, endoscopic surgery and gynecological urology to improve his education. Results of these common studies have been published in internationally recognized medical journals.

His residency thesis “Testicle involvement in Lepra patients” has been awarded by TUBITAK in Turkey and in UK due to his contributions to the world literature. Also, his endoscopic stone therapy studies that he has performed while preparing for associate professorship degree has been awarded by TUBITAk again.

Leon Saporta has become an Associate Professor in 1996 and Professor in 2001 and founded Urology Department of Maltepe Medical Faculty. Prof. Dr. Leon Saporta has continued his academic carrier as head of the department in the university until 2005 and been in management board of the university and faculty boards; he has been moderator in different congresses and courses in the country and in abroad.

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Prostate..

WHAT IS PROSTATE GLAND, WHERE IS IT LOCATED AND WHAT IS ITS FUNCTION? The prostate gland is a chestnut sized organ which is located below the urinary blad..
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Urinary Bladder..

The urinary bladder is an organ which deposits the urine created by the kidneys and provides the urination. WHAT IS THE CAUSE FOR URINARY BLADDER CANCER? ..
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Kidney-Ureter..

WHAT IS SIMPLE RENAL CYST? WHAT IS ITS SYMPTOMS? Cysts are saccules filled with water. They may be monitored within different regions of the body ..
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Urethral Diseases..

Urethral stenosis is narrowness of the tract which provides excretion of the urine so that it can not function regularly. What are the causes for ureth..
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Infections..

WHAT IS THE CAUSE FOR GONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS, HOW DOES IT SPREAD, WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? The cause for gonococcal urethritis is Neisseria gonorrhea, a gram..
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Stones..

WHAT ARE TYPES OF THE URINARY SYSTEM STONES? According to their chemical structures; Ca oxalate – Ca phosphate – Struvite ( Mg- Ammonium – Phosphate) –..
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Incontinens..

WHAT DOES URINARY INCONTINENCE MEAN? WHICH TYPES DOES IT INCLUDE? Urinary incontinence can be defined as involuntary urine pass. Incontinences may be cla..
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Pediatric Urology..

WHEN SHOULD CIRCUMCISION BE APPLIED? Traditional view is circumcision should be done at an early age. It is most appropriate to apply circumcision within ..
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Penis Diseases..

WHAT IS PHIMOSIS? WHAT COMPLAINTS DOES IT CAUSE? WHAT IS THE TREATMENT? PHIMOSIS (tight foreskin of penis) The end of the foreskin is too narrow. There i..
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Testicle-Epididymis..

WHAT IS VARICOCELE? VARICOCELE is a varicosis disease which appears as a result of advanced dilatation and curve increase of veins carrying the venous blo..
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Vasectomy Unmanning..

Sperm cells are produced in testicles. Sperms mature in both testicles and go through seminal vesicles and the prostate bhind the urinary bladder via epidi..
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Erectile Dysfunction..

WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION? WHAT IS THE AGE DEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION? This problem is present in 70% of men over 40 years in Turkey with ..
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