Academic Work

Research Areas

My academic interests and areas of research are listed below. This section is updated regularly.

Pediatric Urology

Research on diagnostic and treatment approaches for urologic conditions in childhood.

Ongoing area of research

Robotic Surgery

Academic interest in the clinical applications of robot-assisted urologic surgical techniques.

Ongoing area of research

Reconstructive Urology

Complex urinary tract reconstruction and function-preserving surgical approaches.

Ongoing area of research

Endourology

Minimally invasive stone surgery and endoscopic urologic treatment methods.

Ongoing area of research

AI in Urology

Clinical decision support systems and applications of artificial intelligence in medical data assessment.

Ongoing area of research

Surgical Education

Modern methods and simulation-based teaching in urologic surgical education.

Ongoing area of research

Clinical Outcomes Research

Systematic evaluation of the outcomes of surgical and clinical practices.

Ongoing area of research

Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering

Biomaterial and tissue engineering approaches applicable to urologic reconstruction.

Ongoing area of research

Publications

My scientific work published in national and international peer-reviewed journals is listed below.

Educational value of supine versus prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy videos on YouTube: A comparative analysis

Authors: Gelmis M, Ayten A, Gunay NF, Kinik AH, Ozsoy C • Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2026;67(1):43 • Type: Original Research

Endourology Surgical Education

DOI PubMed

A new tool to predict mortality in Fournier's Gangrene: Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score

Authors: Ayten A, Gelmis M, Kinik AH, Ozlu DN, Kose MG • World Journal of Urology, 2025;43(1):277 • Type: Original Research

Clinical Research

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Chatbots' performance in premature ejaculation questions: a comparative analysis of reliability, readability, and understandability

Authors: Gonultas S, Kardas S, Gelmis M, Kinik AH, Ozalevli M, Kose MG, et al. • International Journal of Impotence Research, 2025;37(10):843–849 • Type: Original Research

AI Surgical Education

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Is the Modified Frailty Index-5 a Reliable Predictor of Postoperative Morbidity in Elderly Radical Cystectomy Patients? A Comparative Study with CCI and G8

Authors: Ayten A, Ceylan H, Kinik AH, Gelmis M, Kardas S • Actas Urológicas Españolas — English Edition • Type: Original Research

Urologic Oncology Clinical Research

DOI PubMed

Uretero-ureterostomy methods in ureteral duplication: Narrative review of the literature

Authors: Keles M, Kinik AH, Silay MS • Actas Urológicas Españolas — English Edition • Type: Narrative Review

Pediatric Urology

DOI PubMed

A Novel Integrated Biomarker for Predicting Post-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Infectious Complications: Retrospective Evaluation of the CALLY Index

Authors: Kose MG, Gelmis M, Ayten A, Kinik AH, Guler A, Kardas S, et al. • Journal of Reconstructive Urology, 2025;16(1):1–10 • Type: Original Research

Endourology Clinical Research

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LuminaURO: A comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Driven Assistant for enhancing urological diagnostics and patient care

Authors: Soylu T, Topcu I, Karaman MI, Tuzcu EM, Kinik AH, Guneren MS, et al. • Anatolian Clinic Journal of Medical Sciences, 2025;30(2):278–294 • Type: Original Research

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Predictive value of Controlling Nutritional Status score and Prognostic Nutritional Index for systemic inflammatory response syndrome/sepsis after percutaneous nephrolithotomy

Authors: Arslan B, Kinik AH, Gonultas S, Kose MG, Kardas S, Cetin B, Kecebas A, Altay D, Ozdemir E • International Urology and Nephrology, 2023;55(5):1101–1107 • Type: Original Research

Endourology Clinical Research

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Controlling nutritional status score in predicting ISUP score upgrading and biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy

Authors: Arslan B, Ekinci S, Avci MA, Ozalevli M, Bulut B, Kecebas AB, Kinik AH, Kardas S, Gonultas S, Ozdemir E • Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2023 • Type: Original Research

Urologic Oncology Clinical Research

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