2023
Is it time to reconsider how we document pediatric uroflow studies?: A study from the SPU Voiding Dysfunction task force
Van Batavia J, Pohl H, Farhat W, Chiang G, BaniHani A, Collett-Gardere T, Franco I. Is it time to reconsider how we document pediatric uroflow studies?: A study from the SPU Voiding Dysfunction task force. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 546-554. PMID: 37302925, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildElectromyographyHumansReproducibility of ResultsUrinary BladderUrination DisordersUrodynamics
1994
Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Reda E, Kogan S, Levitt S. Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty. Urology 1994, 44: 902-904. PMID: 7985320, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(94)80179-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyOpen vesicolithotomyBladder calculiEndoscopic approachBladder of childrenComplete stone extractionSingle endoscopic treatmentReconstructed bladder neckLarge stone burdenBladder neckEndoscopic treatmentVoiding patternEndoscopic managementStone burdenStone extractionElectrohydraulic lithotripsyCystoplastyVesicolithotomyPatientsPrevalent problemChildrenComplicationsStrictureThe Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure
Franco I, Kolligian M, Reda E, Levitt S. The Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure. Journal Of Urology 1994, 152: 710-712. PMID: 8022001, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32687-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung-DeesLeadbetter procedureUrinary continenceAverage patient ageUrinary tract reconstructionContinent dayDiurnal continencePatients 25Bladder capacityNocturnal continencePatient ageUrinary incontinenceAugmentation cystoplastyTract reconstructionContinencePatientsCatheter sizeTubularizationFollowupCatheterAgeAugment capacityIncontinenceCystoplastyVoiding
1993
Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Kogan S, Reda E, Gill B, Levitt S. Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty. Journal Of Urology 1993, 150: 726-729. PMID: 8326634, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35598-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyUrinary tract infectionSignificant risk factorsUpper tract calculiMajority of casesTract infectionsMedian intervalBladder calculiRisk factorsAbsorbable staplesCystoplastyLower tractYoung adultsIntestinal mucusAmmonium urateUrinary calculiChildrenCalculi compositionHypocitraturiaComplicationsSurgeryUrolithiasisInfectionTract
1992
Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Children with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladders: Preliminary Results
Franco I, Storrs B, Firlit C, Zebold K, Richards I, Kaplan W. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Children with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladders: Preliminary Results. Journal Of Urology 1992, 148: 648-650. PMID: 1640538, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36681-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-pressure neurogenic bladderSelective sacral rhizotomySacral rhizotomyNeurogenic bladderUrinary diversionSelective rhizotomyBladder capacity increasesIncontinent of urineUninhibited bladder contractionsLower extremity spasticityUrodynamic followupBladder capacityBladder contractionsPostoperative followupBladder functionMyelodysplastic patientsPatient ageCystometric studiesFurther followupPatients 4Sacral rootsBladder augmentationNerve rootsStool continenceWater cystometryContrast-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
1990
Expanding the Role of the Ureteroscope
Schwalb D, Eshghi M, Franco I, Fernandez R, Addonizio J. Expanding the Role of the Ureteroscope. Journal Of Urology 1990, 143: 485-488. PMID: 2106040, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)39997-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1988
Bladder Neck Obstruction Secondary to Brunn’s Cyst
Franco I, Eshghi M, Schutte H, Srinivasan K, Addonizio J. Bladder Neck Obstruction Secondary to Brunn’s Cyst. Journal Of Urology 1988, 139: 126-127. PMID: 3336077, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42316-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCystsHumansMaleUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder DiseasesUrinary Bladder Neck ObstructionUrography