2017
The Iowa Voiding Improvement Partnership experience: Early observations with a collaborative pediatric uro-psychologic clinic
Bonnett K, Fuller L, Cooper C, Arlen A, Storm D. The Iowa Voiding Improvement Partnership experience: Early observations with a collaborative pediatric uro-psychologic clinic. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2017, 13: 391.e1-391.e6. PMID: 28729177, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.05.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBBD symptomsClinic visitsQuestionnaire scoresPsychiatric issuesBowel Dysfunction QuestionnaireFurther psychological evaluationRecent clinic visitInstitutional review boardPsychologic diagnosesUrology referralBladder dysfunctionBowel dysfunctionPatient demographicsTreat patientsClinical outcomesClinic patientsMean agePediatric bladderPsychologic conditionsVIP treatmentSpecialized clinicsTreatment decisionsUrological conditionsPatientsClinic
2016
Inter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR
Swanton A, Arlen A, Alexander S, Kieran K, Storm D, Cooper C. Inter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2016, 13: 207.e1-207.e5. PMID: 28089295, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral diameter ratioDistal ureteral diameter ratioVesicoureteral refluxVUR gradeInter-rater reliabilityReflux gradePediatric urologistsGrade of VURGrading of VURLargest ureteral diameterHigh grade refluxImportant prognostic factorPrimary vesicoureteral refluxConfidence intervalsSignificant inter-rater variabilityGood inter-rater reliabilityPrognostic factorsClinical courseClinical outcomesPredictive factorsRenal unitsUreteral diameterInter-rater agreementSpontaneous resolutionBlinded fashion