2022
Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review
Esposito A, Zhang Y, Nagarkatti N, Laird W, Coppersmith N, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Hao R, Pantel H. Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 451-457. PMID: 36538708, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal abscessPercutaneous drainAntimicrobial therapyLos pacientesAbdominal abscessSingle university-affiliated institutionRetrospective medical record reviewEmpiric antibiotic regimensSolid organ transplantsMedical record reviewUniversity-affiliated institutionCulture dataAntibiotic coursesAbdominal infectionAntibiotic regimensActive smokersMedian ageActive chemotherapyRecord reviewEvidence-based practiceMedian lengthUtility of cultureFemale sexIntraoperative culturesInclusion criteria
2017
Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance
Nakhlis F, Lester S, Denison C, Wong SM, Mongiu A, Golshan M. Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance. The Breast Journal 2017, 24: 133-138. PMID: 28685897, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyRadial sclerosing lesionsCore biopsyNeedle biopsyIpsilateral cancerObservation groupSclerosing lesionsUpgrade rateFuture breast cancer riskOverall upgrade rateRate of malignancyBreast cancer riskImage-guided breast biopsyExcision groupMedian ageClinical variablesMalignancy rateUncommon diagnosisNonpalpable lesionsCancer riskExcised specimensLower riskBiopsyLow lesionsBreast biopsy
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