2018
A contemporary lower pole approach for complete staghorn calculi: outcomes and efficacy
Blum KA, Parkhomenko E, Thai J, Tran T, Gupta M. A contemporary lower pole approach for complete staghorn calculi: outcomes and efficacy. World Journal Of Urology 2018, 36: 1461-1467. PMID: 29616297, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-018-2284-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaghorn stonesLower pole approachPeri-operative outcomesPreferred surgical treatmentComplete staghorn stonesStone-free rateSurgical treatmentResultsA totalInstitutional experiencePCNL proceduresMultiple tractsPatientsSingle tractTractOutcomesBetter accessSurgeryNephrolithotomyMethodsDataStones
2017
Emergency Ureteral Stone Treatment Score Predicts Outcomes of Ureteroscopic Intervention in Acute Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Urolithiasis
Tran TY, Bustos N, Kambadakone A, Eisner B, Pareek G. Emergency Ureteral Stone Treatment Score Predicts Outcomes of Ureteroscopic Intervention in Acute Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Urolithiasis. Journal Of Endourology 2017, 31: 829-834. PMID: 28637368, DOI: 10.1089/end.2017.0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPercutaneous Management of Stone Containing Calyceal Diverticula: Associated Factors and Outcomes
Parkhomenko E, Tran T, Thai J, Blum K, Gupta M. Percutaneous Management of Stone Containing Calyceal Diverticula: Associated Factors and Outcomes. Journal Of Urology 2017, 198: 864-868. PMID: 28483573, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalyceal diverticulumPercutaneous treatmentRenal stonesLower body mass indexBody mass indexChi-square testDiverticular sizeComplication rateMetabolic abnormalitiesMetabolic derangementsStone recurrenceDiverticular neckMass indexPercutaneous managementMetabolic evaluationNeck dilationAssociated FactorsStone burdenUpper polePatientsDiverticulumStatistical differenceComplete dataT-testSignificant proportion