2009
Pediatric Urolithiasis: Medical Treatment and Outcomes
Wong J, Weiss R, Friedman S, Pagala M, Franco I. Pediatric Urolithiasis: Medical Treatment and Outcomes. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2009, 5: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotassium citrateFull metabolic evaluationPotassium citrate groupsMainstay of treatmentResultsThe mean ageUntreated controlsMethodsBetween 2002Standard therapyRetrospective studyMean ageCombination therapyMetabolic evaluationUrine testsUrolithiasis patientsPatientsExcretion rateThiazidesTherapySignificant riskCitrate groupUric acidT-testCalcium oxalateSignificant improvementHypocitraturia
2007
Is Refractory Urgency/Frequency Syndrome Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders?
Franco I, Cagliostro S, Collett T, Dyer L, Zelkovic P, Reda E. Is Refractory Urgency/Frequency Syndrome Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders? Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2007, 3: s35. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.01.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgency/frequency syndromeBowel programNeuropsychiatric disordersAlpha blockersMajority of ptsDiagnosis of anxietyAbove regimensRefractory patientsAb therapyNon respondersFrequency syndromeSyndrome AssociatedTreatment regimensConventional therapyNeuropsychiatric evaluationADD/ADHDPatientsConventional treatmentAnticholinergicsAnxiety disordersTherapyDisordersRegimensDiagnosisFamily members
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