2023
Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease
Sterling J, Rahman S, Varghese A, Angulo J, Nikolavsky D. Complications after Prostate Cancer Treatment: Pathophysiology and Repair of Post-Radiation Urethral Stricture Disease. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2023, 12: 3950. PMID: 37373644, PMCID: PMC10299043, DOI: 10.3390/jcm12123950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrethral stricture diseaseStricture diseaseBuccal graftRadiation therapyReconstructive optionsRobotic reconstructionLong-term success rateProstate cancer treatmentLimited long-term successPrimary reconstructive optionPelvic cancerVascular insultUrethral strictureEndoscopic approachClinical challengeClinical practiceMultiple interventionsSuccessful outcomeCancer treatmentDiseaseGraftLong-term successSuccess rateUrethroplastyUrologistsChapter 23 Vaginal remnants, strictures, and fistula after masculinizing surgery
Sterling J, Schardein J, Nikolavsky D. Chapter 23 Vaginal remnants, strictures, and fistula after masculinizing surgery. 2023, 381-398. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-98377-8.00023-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender affirmation surgeryGenital reconstructive surgeryIndividual patient goalsVaginal remnantCommon complicationComplication rateConservative managementPreoperative workupSurgical revisionUrethrocutaneous fistulaTreatment optionsUrethral strictureEndoscopic repairPatient goalsTransmasculine patientsSurgical techniqueReconstructive surgerySurgical reconstructionSurgeryClinical decisionComplicationsPatientsVaginal cavityGenital surgeryFistula
2022
Chapter 4 Biology of buccal mucosa in urological reconstruction
Sterling J, Policastro C, Nikolavsky D. Chapter 4 Biology of buccal mucosa in urological reconstruction. 2022, 81-104. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91199-3.00005-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBuccal mucosaBM graftsMucosa graftBuccal mucosa graftOral mucosa graftMultitude of injuriesComplex urethral stricturesOral mucosal tissuesSize of graftReconstructive urological surgeryLong stricturesUrethral strictureOral mucosaStandardized treatmentUrological surgeryMucosal tissuesUrological reconstructionGraftMucosal substituteSource of tissueRemarkable regenerative capacityMucosaGold standardHistochemical studiesRegenerative capacityChapter 3 Pathophysiology of radiation-induced urethral strictures and therapeutic strategies optimizing outcomes of surgical repair
Sterling J, Policastro C, Nikolavsky D. Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of radiation-induced urethral strictures and therapeutic strategies optimizing outcomes of surgical repair. 2022, 51-80. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-91199-3.00008-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation-induced urethral stricturesUrethral strictureReconstructive urologistsLong-term sequelaeRate of recurrenceGynecologic malignanciesMale patientsOncologic treatmentPelvic cancerRectal cancerSurgical repairUrologic issuesBladder cancerStricture diseaseRadiation therapyTherapeutic strategiesChapter 3 PathophysiologyStrictureUrologistsCancerRadiation-induced changesTreatmentTissueComplicationsSequelae