2001
Laparoscopic orchidopexy: a review of a large clinical series
Chang B, Palmer L, Franco I. Laparoscopic orchidopexy: a review of a large clinical series. BJU International 2001, 87: 490-493. PMID: 11298040, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.00100.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall success rateTesticular atrophyLaparoscopic proceduresPrevious testicular surgeryTesticular surgeryImpalpable testesSuccess rateAdditional dissectionLarge clinical seriesHigh overall success rateIntra-abdominal testesTwo-stage FPrevious surgeryMedian ageClinical seriesExtensive dissectionTesticular locationHigh riskPatientsAtrophySurgeryScrotumOrchidopexyInternal ringDissection
2000
CORRECTION OF PENOSCROTAL TRANSPOSITION: A NOVEL APPROACH
KOLLIGIAN M, FRANCO I, REDA E. CORRECTION OF PENOSCROTAL TRANSPOSITION: A NOVEL APPROACH. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 994-997. PMID: 10958726, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200009020-00019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCORRECTION OF PENOSCROTAL TRANSPOSITION: A NOVEL APPROACH
KOLLIGIAN M, FRANCO I, REDA E. CORRECTION OF PENOSCROTAL TRANSPOSITION: A NOVEL APPROACH. Journal Of Urology 2000, 164: 994-997. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67235-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND GENITOURINARY TRACT ABNORMALITIES IN THE IMERSLUND-GRASBECK SYNDROME
Sandoval C, Bolten P, Franco I, Freeman S, Jayabose S. RECURRENT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS AND GENITOURINARY TRACT ABNORMALITIES IN THE IMERSLUND-GRASBECK SYNDROME. Pediatric Hematology And Oncology 2000, 17: 331-334. PMID: 10845232, DOI: 10.1080/088800100276325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionRecurrent urinary tract infectionsTract infectionsSchilling testImerslund-Grasbeck syndromePostvoid residual urineRadioactive vitamin B12Genitourinary tract abnormalitiesImerslund-Gräsbeck syndromeIncomplete bladderResidual urineAbdominal ultrasoundDistal urethraTract abnormalitiesUrinary excretionGenitourinary tractRadiological examinationPatientsMeatal openingGenitourinary abnormalitiesVitamin B12InfectionBladderSyndromeAbnormalities
1998
SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE
LINDGREN B, REDA E, LEVITT S, BROCK W, FRANCO I. SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1128-1130. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62715-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal plicationPenile curvatureDermal graftSecond stage repairMajority of patientsSevere penile curvatureExstrophy-epispadias complexMajority of casesPatient underwentResidual chordeeMean agePrimary diagnosisSevere chordeeChordee correctionPenile lengthDistal hypospadiasNesbit plicationStraight phallusStage repairMid shaftUrethral reconstructionDermal graftingSkin foldsPatientsGraftTHE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME: A NEW AND SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE OF ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION
FURNESS P, CHENG E, FRANCO I, FIRLIT C. THE PRUNE-BELLY SYNDROME: A NEW AND SIMPLIFIED TECHNIQUE OF ABDOMINAL WALL RECONSTRUCTION. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1195-1197. PMID: 9719308, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62738-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrune belly syndromeAbdominal wall reconstructionWall reconstructionFascial incisionPeritoneal cavityTenckhoff catheter placementPatients 9 monthsIntra-abdominal proceduresAbdominal wall laxityAge 2.5 yearsFowler-Stephens orchiopexyTechnique of reconstructionReduction cystoplastyConcomitant proceduresUrachal diverticulumCatheter placementCosmetic resultsFunctional statusArea of repairDurable resultsExtraperitoneal procedureAbdominal wallAnatomical advantagesPlication techniquePatientsSINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE
LINDGREN B, REDA E, LEVITT S, BROCK W, FRANCO I. SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1128-1130.. PMID: 9719291, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199809020-00043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal plicationPenile curvatureDermal graftSecond stage repairMajority of patientsSevere penile curvatureExstrophy-epispadias complexMajority of casesPatient underwentResidual chordeeMean ageChordee correctionPrimary diagnosisSevere chordeePenile lengthStraight phallusDistal hypospadiasNesbit plicationStage repairMid shaftUrethral reconstructionDermal graftingSkin foldsGraftPatientsLAPAROSCOPIC ORCHIOPEXY: PROCEDURE OF CHOICE FOR THE NONPALPABLE TESTIS?
LINDGREN B, DARBY E, FAIELLA L, BROCK W, REDA E, LEVITT S, FRANCO I. LAPAROSCOPIC ORCHIOPEXY: PROCEDURE OF CHOICE FOR THE NONPALPABLE TESTIS? Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 2132-2135. PMID: 9598558, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63294-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic orchiopexyProcedure of choiceNonpalpable testisDiagnostic laparoscopyAcceptable scrotal positionMedical recordsSurgical techniqueLower incidenceScrotal positionLeft testisPatientsOrchiopexyStephens orchiopexySpermatic vesselsInternal ringSuccess rateLaparoscopyTestisTreatmentFollowupOrchiectomyComplicationsAtrophyScrotum
1996
Is contralateral exploration of the kidney necessary in patients with Wilms tumor?
Kessler O, Franco I, Jayabose S, Reda E, Levitt S, Brock W. Is contralateral exploration of the kidney necessary in patients with Wilms tumor? Journal Of Urology 1996, 156: 693-5. PMID: 8683762, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199608001-00034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral kidneyModern imaging techniquesWilms tumorExcretory urographyPreoperative radiological findingsMajor postoperative complicationsSmall bowel obstructionYears of followupPreoperative radiological investigationsPreoperative excretory urographyBilateral Wilms tumorMagnetic resonance imagingRenal explorationBowel obstructionExplorative laparotomyPatients 15Postoperative complicationsContralateral explorationOperative explorationRadiological findingsSurgical explorationRadiological investigationsMedical CenterAdditional pathological conditionsImaging techniques
1993
Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Franco I, Kogan S, Fisher J, Rifkinson-Mann S, Reda E, Levitt S, Roseman B. Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1119-1121. PMID: 8483226, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumGenitourinary abnormalitiesUndescended testisInfrequent congenital anomalyMidline cranial defectsRenal ultrasound studiesPatients 18Male patientsPhysical examinationHypothalamic insufficiencyRenal anomaliesCongenital anomaliesBladder abnormalitiesUltrasound studyHigh incidenceAgenesisCallosumAbnormalitiesNormal populationSkeletal abnormalitiesAxis testingPatientsCranial defectsTestisBladder