Grand Journal of Urology
E-ISSN : 2757-7163

Editorial
Editorial
Dear Colleagues, Our journal titled Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol), whose foundation studies were completed by the end of 2020 was published in January 2021 by publishing its first issue and took its place among scientific journals in the field of urology. The journal aims to publish original scientific urological articles. It is an open access, peer-reviewed journal and will be published online three times a year (January, May and September) in English. Our primary goal is to carefully evaluate the works of domestic and foreign authors, to take place in national and international reputable indexes with original and scientific articles, and to announce its name and content on scientific platforms. One of the most important criteria in the long journey to an academic career in our country is the production of scientific articles. I believe that the recently applied associate professorship criteria and the subsequent professorship criteria will increase the production of scientific articles in our country. This increase will increase the demand for distinguished, rigorous and scientific journals. In this process, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) will play an important role in delivering written and visual scientific publications to academic platforms and contributing to urology. GJU will add a new impetus to academic activities with its unique style. I am honored to present you the first issue of the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) journal with the contributions of valuable researchers and scientists in a period when branch activities have decreased considerably due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of this journey of our journal, I would like to express my wholehearted gratitude to the very valuable members of the Urology Community, my colleagues, my friends and my dear wife, who always supported us, our authors who contribute to our journal with orginal articles, review articles, case reports, clinical images and letters to the editor, our reviewers who meticulously evaluate the articles and present their support, our designers, and our publisher. January 2021 Editor-in-Chief Assoc. Prof. Ekrem Guner
Dear Colleagues, I am honored to share with you the second issue of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of valuable researchers and scientists. The journal is an open access, peer-reviewed journal and is published online in English three times a year (January, May and September). The Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) brings written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and makes significant contributions to the science of urology. In addition, GJU adds a new momentum to academic activities with its unique style. After the first issue of our journal, valuable academicians from Autria, Germany, France, Italy and China joined the article review and advisory boards. In the meantime, I would proudly like to state that our journal has started to be indexed in the SCILIT database (an open-access scholarly database, Basel, Switzerland) and ScienceGate. In this second issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Genitourinary Radiology, Urological Oncology, General Urology, Andrology and Pediatric Urology. I hope these articles will provide important contributions to our dear readers and researchers. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles, to our designers and to our publisher. Respectfully yours May 2021 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief
Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the third issue of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Our journal has been indexed in Index Copernicus International (ICI), EuroPub and SciLit international databases since the second issue. Our applications to Ebsco Host and J Gate databases were also accepted and license agreements were signed mutually. The journal and its content will soon be included in the relevant databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by international databases. With this result, GJU was entitled to be included in the journals in category 1b defined in the application criteria for associate professorship. In this third issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Female Urology, General Urology, Urolithiasis, Urological Oncology, Renal Transplantation, Andrology, Functional Urology, Neurourology and Genitourinary Radiology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles, to our designers and to our publisher. Respectfully yours September 2021 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief
Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the first issue of 2022 of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Our journal has been indexed in EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International ICI World of Journals, EuroPub and SciLit international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by international databases. With this result, GJU was entitled to be included in the journals in category 1b defined in the application criteria for associate professorship. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, Endourology, General Urology, Genitourinary Radiology, and Urological Oncology. There are three original articles related to COVID-19 and Urology, which reflect the ongoing pandemic process under the sub-title of General Urology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours January 2022 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief
Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the second issue of 2022 of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in J-Gate, Index Copernicus International ICI World of Journals, EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by international databases. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, General Urology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Pediatric Urology, Renal Transplantation and Urological Oncology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours May 2022 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the third issue of 2022 of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International (World of Journals List), EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by international databases. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, General Urology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Female Urology, and Urological Oncology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours September 2022 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the first issue of 2023 (volume 3, issue 1) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International, EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Urological Oncology, Neurourology, Urolithiasis and General Urology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours January 2023 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the second issue of 2023 (volume 3, issue 2) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in Tubitak Ulakbim TR Index, DOAJ, EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International, EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by national and international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, Urological Oncology, Endourology, Urolithiasis, Pediatric Urology and General Urology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours May 2023 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the third issue of 2023 (volume 3, issue 3) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in Tubitak Ulakbim TR Index, DOAJ, EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International, EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by national and international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, rological Oncology, Endourology, Urolithiasis, Pediatric Urology, Functional Urology and General Urology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours September 2023 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the third issue of 2023 (volume 3, issue 3) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visual scientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in Tubitak Ulakbim TR Index, DOAJ, EBSCOhost, J-Gate, Index Copernicus International, EuroPub, SciLit, ResearchGate, ScienceGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by national and international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of General Urology, Neurourology, Urolithiasis and Urological Oncology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours January 2024 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the second issue of 2024 (volume 4, issue 2) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aimsto carry written and visualscientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in Tubitak Ulakbim TR Index, DOAJ, EBSCOhost, J-Gate, SciLit, ResearchGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by national and international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Andrology, Endourology, General Urology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery, Pediatric Urology and Urological Oncology. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles.

Dear colleagues, I am honored to share with you the second issue of 2024 (volume 4, issue 3) of the Grand Journal of Urology (Grand J Urol) with the contributions of many respected researchers and authors. Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) aims to carry written and visualscientific urology studies to academic platforms and to make significant contributions to the science of urology. Our journal has been abstracted/indexed in Tubitak Ulakbim TR Index, EBSCOhost, J-Gate, SciLit, ResearchGate and Google Scholar international databases. As of these achievements, the Grand Journal of Urology (GJU) has taken its place among the journals indexed by national and international databases. In this issue of our journal, there are many valuable articles under the subheadings of Functional Urology, General Urology, Urological Oncology and Urolithiasis. I hope that these carefully prepared articles will make important contributions to valuable readers, researchers and the urology literature. On this occasion, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our authors who have contributed to our journal with their articles, to our reviewers who have meticulously evaluate the articles. Respectfully yours September 2024 Assoc. Prof. Ekrem GUNER, MD Editor-in-Chief