2023
Association between lower limb spasticity and cryptorchidism in males with cerebral palsy
Bortnick E, Logvinenko T, Wang H, Fogelman D, Shore B, Nelson C, Kurtz M. Association between lower limb spasticity and cryptorchidism in males with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2023, 66: 82-86. PMID: 37282840, DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower limb spasticityCerebral palsyLimb spasticityOrchidopexy ratesSevere lower limb spasticityPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseSpastic typeInformation System databaseSpasticityLogistic regressionMann-Whitney U testPalsyComparative statisticsSystem databaseCompare groupsContinuous variablesAssociationMann-WhitneyU testRiskPatientsPeopleMaleProvidersIs cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults?
Bortnick E, Kurtz M, Cilento B, Nelson C. Is cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults? Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 369.e1-369.e6. PMID: 37149475, PMCID: PMC10524291, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyICD-10 codesUreteral accessTract levelICD-10Neuromuscular conditionsPatient factorsPediatric patientsPre-stentingYoung adultsRenal stone locationStatistically significant differenceAssociation of CPHigher SUAClinical experiencePreoperative counselingStone locationSurgical historyStaging procedureRenal stonesSurgical planningPatientsSignificant differenceChildrenUreteroscopy
2020
Testicular Appendage Torsion – To Explore the Other Side or Not?
Sljivich M, Bortnick E, Stock J. Testicular Appendage Torsion – To Explore the Other Side or Not? Urology 2020, 143: 271-272. PMID: 32533964, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research