Prof. Dr. İlter Tüfek
Urology
About İlter Tüfek
Prof. İlter Tüfek is a urology specialist with a medical degree from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine (1998). He has extensive clinical experience, including work with Acıbadem Health Group since 2010. He is an active member of several national and international professional societies: Turkish Urology Association, Endourology Association, Turkish Andrology Association, Urooncology Association, European Association of Urology, World Society of Endourology, and the American Urological Association. His practice focuses on contemporary urological care, with interests spanning endourology, andrology, and uro-oncology.
Subspecialties
- Localized prostate cancer
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Small kidney tumors
- Lower calyceal stones
- Prostate biopsy
- Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
- Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Holmium laser surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Laparoscopic nephrectomy
- Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy
- Retrograde intrarenal surgery
- Radiofrequency ablation of kidney tumors
- Cryoablation of kidney tumors
Education
- 1998 Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine Urology
- 1994 Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine
Experience
- 2010 Acibadem Health Group
- 1998 – 2010 Sisli Florence Nightingale Hospital / Urology Specialist
- 1994 – 1998 Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine / Research Assistant
Professional Memberships
- Turkish Urology Association
- Endourology Association
- Turkish Andrology Association
- Urooncology Association
- European Urological Association
- World Society of Endourology
- American Urological Association
Selected Publications
- The Impact of local Anesthetic Volume and Concentration on Pain during Prostate Biopsy: A Prospective Randomized Trial J Endourol. 2011 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 22092389 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]. Tufek I, Akpinar H, Atug F, Obek C, Esen HE, Keskin MS, Kural AR.
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment Methods for Small Kidney Tumors (RF-Cryo-HIFU) Türkiye Klinikleri J Urology-Special Topics, 4(1):48-54, (2011). Akpinar H. Tufek I., Kural A.R.
- Anterior and Posterior Reconstruction Technique and its Impact on Early Return of Continence after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Operations J Endourol. 2011 Nov 8. [Epub ahead of print], PMID:22059698 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]. Atug F, Kural AR, Tufek I, Srivastav S, Akpinar H.
- Primary left upper quadrant (Palmer’s point) access for laparoscopic radical prostatectomy Urol J, 7, 152-156 (2010). Tufek I, Akpinar H, Sevinc C, Kural AR.
- Holmium Laser Surgery in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Journal of Turkish Clinics, Special Issue on Laser Applications in Urology, 3:34-39, (2010). Kural A.R., Akpinar H., Tufek I.
- Conversion to hand assistance may prevent conversion to an open procedure in standard laparoscopic nephrectomy J Endourol, 24, 1297-1300 (2010). Kural AR, Obek C, Tuna MB, Akpinar H, Demirkesen O, Atug F, Tufek I.
- Partial Nephrectomy: Which Surgical Approach for Whom? Urooncology Bulletin, September 3:21-26, (2010). Tufek I. and Akpinar H.
- Surgical Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer Türkiye Klinikleri J Med Oncol-Special Topics, 3(3):16-22 (2010). Kural A.R. and Tüfek İ.
- Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in the Treatment of Lower Calyceal Stones Turkish Journal of Urology 35:108-112, (2009). Akpinar H., Tufek I., Atug F., Sevinç C., Kural A.R.
- Robot-Assisted Partial Nephrectomy Versus Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Comparison of Outcomes J Endourol, 23, 1491-1497 (2009). Kural AR, Atug F, Tufek I, Akpinar H.
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