2023
Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study
Kim B, Franco I, Lee Y, Han S, Kim S. Changes in Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Children With Spina Bifida: A Case-Control Study. International Neurourology Journal 2023, 27: 192-199. PMID: 37798886, PMCID: PMC10556434, DOI: 10.5213/inj.2346080.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart rate variability parametersControl groupSpina bifidaNN intervalsAutonomic nervous system dysfunctionAutonomic nervous system activityBladder filling phaseVideo-urodynamic studyNervous system dysfunctionCase-control studyNervous system activityR interval differencesLF/HF valuesVariability parametersSympathetic preponderanceNeurogenic bladderUrodynamic studiesSympathetic activityVesicoureteral refluxSystem dysfunctionParasympathetic activityPatientsSpina bifida groupBladderBifida
2016
Underactive Bladder in Children
Franco I. Underactive Bladder in Children. 2016, 189-205. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-23687-2_13.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Botulinum toxin in the treatment of neuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunction
Austin P, Franco I. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of neuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunction. 2015, 293-297. DOI: 10.1002/9781118814789.ch30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract dysfunctionUrinary tract dysfunctionBotulinum toxinOveractive bladderTract dysfunctionDysfunctional voidingNeuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunctionExternal urethral sphincterLUT dysfunctionDetrusor muscleUrethral sphincterCurrent indicationsIntact childrenTherapeutic toolDysfunctionChildrenToxinVoidingSphincterBladderPharmacotherapy of the child with functional incontinence and retention
Austin P, Franco I. Pharmacotherapy of the child with functional incontinence and retention. 2015, 153-162. DOI: 10.1002/9781118814789.ch15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract dysfunctionPediatric lower urinary tract dysfunctionUrinary tract dysfunctionFunctional urinary incontinenceFunctional incontinenceLUT dysfunctionTract dysfunctionUrinary retentionBladder storageUrinary incontinenceMedical treatmentPharmaceutical approachesCommon eventIncontinenceDysfunctionPharmacotherapyBladderEmptying
2000
RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND GENITOURINARY TRACT ABNORMALITIES IN THE IMERSLUND-GRASBECK SYNDROME
Sandoval C, Bolten P, Franco I, Freeman S, Jayabose S. RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND GENITOURINARY TRACT ABNORMALITIES IN THE IMERSLUND-GRASBECK SYNDROME. Pediatric Hematology And Oncology 2000, 17: 331-334. PMID: 10845232, DOI: 10.1080/088800100276325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionRecurrent urinary tract infectionsTract infectionsSchilling testImerslund-Grasbeck syndromePostvoid residual urineRadioactive vitamin B12Genitourinary tract abnormalitiesImerslund-Gräsbeck syndromeIncomplete bladderResidual urineAbdominal ultrasoundDistal urethraTract abnormalitiesUrinary excretionGenitourinary tractRadiological examinationPatientsMeatal openingGenitourinary abnormalitiesVitamin B12InfectionBladderSyndromeAbnormalities
1999
IBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS
HUANG A, PALMER L, HOM D, ANDERSON A, KUSHNER L, FRANCO I. IBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 1396-1398. PMID: 10492222, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)68319-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate antibiotic therapyRenal scarringAntibiotic therapyAcute pyelonephritisNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agentsRenal scar formationAnti-inflammatory agentsBladder of ratsSterile phosphate-buffered salineGroups of animalsAscending pyelonephritisCombined antibioticsRat modelPyelonephritisScar formationScarringAddition of ibuprofenAdditional groupTherapyRatsPhosphate-buffered salineAntibioticsTreatmentBladderSame treatmentIBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS
HUANG A, PALMER L, HOM D, ANDERSON A, KUSHNER L, FRANCO I. IBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 1396-1398. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199910000-00063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmediate antibiotic therapyRenal scarringAntibiotic therapyAcute pyelonephritisNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agentsRenal scar formationAnti-inflammatory agentsBladder of ratsSterile phosphate-buffered salineGroups of animalsAscending pyelonephritisRat modelPyelonephritisScar formationScarringAddition of ibuprofenAdditional groupTherapyRatsPhosphate-buffered salineTreatmentAntibioticsBladderSame treatmentHours
1995
Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders in Spina Bifida Patients
Schneidau T, Franco I, Zebold K, Kaplan W. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders in Spina Bifida Patients. Journal Of Urology 1995, 154: 766-768.. PMID: 7609174, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199508000-00116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Franco I, Kogan S, Fisher J, Rifkinson-Mann S, Reda E, Levitt S, Roseman B. Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1119-1121. PMID: 8483226, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumGenitourinary abnormalitiesUndescended testisInfrequent congenital anomalyMidline cranial defectsRenal ultrasound studiesPatients 18Male patientsPhysical examinationHypothalamic insufficiencyRenal anomaliesCongenital anomaliesBladder abnormalitiesUltrasound studyHigh incidenceAgenesisCallosumAbnormalitiesNormal populationSkeletal abnormalitiesAxis testingPatientsCranial defectsTestisBladder
1992
Contrast-Induced Central Nervous System Toxicity after Radiographic Evaluation of the Lower Urinary Tract in Myelodysplastic Patients with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts
Dalkin B, Franco I, Reda E, Mclone D, Godine L, Kaplan W. Contrast-Induced Central Nervous System Toxicity after Radiographic Evaluation of the Lower Urinary Tract in Myelodysplastic Patients with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunts. Journal Of Urology 1992, 148: 120-121. PMID: 1613849, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36530-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentriculoperitoneal shuntUpper urinary tract deteriorationCentral nervous system toxicityUrinary tract deteriorationLower Urinary TractNervous system toxicitySevere neurological insultIntraperitoneal ruptureUrological evaluationMyelodysplastic patientsCerebral ventricleRadiographic evaluationUrinary tractNeurological insultSystem toxicityContrast mediumPatientsShuntVentriculoperitonealMyelomeningoceleBladderVentricleInsultRefluxTract