2010
Reconstruction of late‐onset transplant ureteral stricture disease
Helfand BT, Newman JP, Mongiu AK, Modi P, Meeks JJ, Gonzalez CM. Reconstruction of late‐onset transplant ureteral stricture disease. BJU International 2010, 107: 982-987. PMID: 20825404, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2010.09559.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransplant ureteral stricturesUreteral strictureGraft failureImmunosuppressive drug regimenKidney-pancreas transplantationStable allograft functionBaseline clinical characteristicsSerum creatinine levelsUrinary tract infectionLarge patient cohortUreteral stricture diseaseTime of reconstructionAllograft functionPostoperative complicationsRenal transplantationClinical characteristicsCreatinine levelsDrug regimenTract infectionsBalloon dilationMedian ageRepeat dilationStricture recurrenceSurgical managementOpen reconstruction
2008
Ureterovaginal Fistula Formation After Oocyte Retrieval
Mongiu AK, Helfand BT, Kielb SJ. Ureterovaginal Fistula Formation After Oocyte Retrieval. Urology 2008, 73: 444.e1-444.e3. PMID: 18384861, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.02.042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOocyte retrievalTransvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrievalUltrasound-guided oocyte retrievalPercutaneous nephrostomy tubeType of injuryOverall complicationsRare complicationPrompt diagnosisUreterovaginal fistulaVaginal hemorrhageFistula formationNephrostomy tubeUltrasound guidanceComplicationsFistulaInjuryHemorrhageUreterInfectionPhysiciansDiagnosis