1994
Optimal renal preservation with timely percutaneous intervention: a changing concept in the management of blunt renal trauma in children in the 1990s
GILL B, PALMER L, REDA E, FRANCO I, KOGAN S, LEVITT S. Optimal renal preservation with timely percutaneous intervention: a changing concept in the management of blunt renal trauma in children in the 1990s. BJU International 1994, 74: 370-374. PMID: 7953270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb16629.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt renal traumaGrade II injuriesRenal traumaRenal preservationPercutaneous interventionMajor blunt renal injuriesBlunt renal injuriesMajor blunt injuriesMajor renal lacerationsResults of treatmentRenal lacerationsConservative therapyConservative managementRenal injuryBlunt injuryPercutaneous drainageSignificant morbidityPedicle injurySecondary complicationsGrade IIIRenal lossComplete resolutionPartial nephrectomyTreatment recommendationsGrade I
1993
Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study
Schwalb D, Eshghi M, Ian M, Franco I. Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1576-1585. PMID: 8501816, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36456-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal pelvic pressureUreteral dilationPelvic pressureContinuous bladder drainageEnded ureteral catheterUretheral catheterBladder drainageMucosal bleedingRenal histologyColumnar metaplasiaRadiographic evidenceNephrostomy catheterSubmucosal edemaFocal scarringRenoureteral unitsRenal pelvisExtensive scarringUreteral catheterLong-term effectsHg increaseHigh incidenceRigid ureteroscopyHydraulic dilationMarked vacuolizationUreter
1992
Accessory and ectopic scrotum with VATER association
Spears T, Franco I, Reda E, Hernandez-Graulau J, Levitt S. Accessory and ectopic scrotum with VATER association. Urology 1992, 40: 343-345. PMID: 1413353, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(92)90385-a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research