2017
Percutaneous Management of Stone Containing Calyceal Diverticula: Associated Factors and Outcomes
Parkhomenko E, Tran T, Thai J, Blum K, Gupta M. Percutaneous Management of Stone Containing Calyceal Diverticula: Associated Factors and Outcomes. Journal Of Urology 2017, 198: 864-868. PMID: 28483573, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalyceal diverticulumPercutaneous treatmentRenal stonesLower body mass indexBody mass indexChi-square testDiverticular sizeComplication rateMetabolic abnormalitiesMetabolic derangementsStone recurrenceDiverticular neckMass indexPercutaneous managementMetabolic evaluationNeck dilationAssociated FactorsStone burdenUpper polePatientsDiverticulumStatistical differenceComplete dataT-testSignificant proportion
2016
Calculated insulin resistance correlates with stone-forming urinary metabolic changes and greater stone burden in high-risk stone patients.
Tran TY, Flynn M, O'Bell J, Pareek G. Calculated insulin resistance correlates with stone-forming urinary metabolic changes and greater stone burden in high-risk stone patients. Clinical Nephrology 2016, 85: 316-20. PMID: 27125629, DOI: 10.5414/cn108832.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGreater stone burdenLow urine pHInsulin resistanceStone burdenUrinary metabolic changesMetabolic syndromeInsulin levelsUrine pHUrine samplesMetabolic changesHigh urine calciumInsulin resistance correlatesInsulin resistance valuesHomeostasis model assessmentLithogenic changesUrine calciumHOMA-IRMetabolic workupStone patientsMetabolic therapyPatientsMaximal diameterModel assessmentDisease preventionBurden
2014
PD32-10 INSULIN LEVELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED AND CORRELATE WITH STONE BURDEN IN NON-DIABETIC HIGH RISK STONE FORMERS
Tran T, Flynn M, Richman K, O'Bell J, Pareek G. PD32-10 INSULIN LEVELS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED AND CORRELATE WITH STONE BURDEN IN NON-DIABETIC HIGH RISK STONE FORMERS. Journal Of Urology 2014, 191: e839. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2014.02.2281.Peer-Reviewed Original Research