2023
Is cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults?
Bortnick E, Kurtz M, Cilento B, Nelson C. Is cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults? Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 369.e1-369.e6. PMID: 37149475, PMCID: PMC10524291, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyICD-10 codesUreteral accessTract levelICD-10Neuromuscular conditionsPatient factorsPediatric patientsPre-stentingYoung adultsRenal stone locationStatistically significant differenceAssociation of CPHigher SUAClinical experiencePreoperative counselingStone locationSurgical historyStaging procedureRenal stonesSurgical planningPatientsSignificant differenceChildrenUreteroscopy
2022
Prenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy and OEIS over 20 Years
Lee T, Weiss D, Roth E, Bortnick E, Jarosz S, Eftekharzadeh S, Groth T, Shukla A, Kryger J, Lee R, Canning D, Mitchell M, Borer J. Prenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy and OEIS over 20 Years. Urology 2022, 172: 174-177. PMID: 36460061, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal diagnosis rateRate of prenatal diagnosisBladder exstrophyRate of BEPrenatal diagnosisDiagnosis ratePrenatal historyPrenatal diagnosis of bladder exstrophyTreating institutionDiagnosis of bladder exstrophyDiagnosis of BECohort of patientsMulti-institutional databaseMultivariate logistic regressionPostnatal diagnosisFetal imagingPrimary closureDefect syndromePatientsLogistic regressionExstrophyDiagnosisStudy periodEvolving techniqueSex