2024
Assessing the safety of ureteral stent placement for obstructive urolithiasis in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
Choksi A, Lokeshwar S, Gardezi M, Hayden C, Khan A, Tran T, Singh D, Motamedinia P, Martin T. Assessing the safety of ureteral stent placement for obstructive urolithiasis in patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Translational Andrology And Urology 2024, 13: 1814822-1811822. PMID: 39434763, PMCID: PMC11491224, DOI: 10.21037/tau-24-57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProtein Intake and High Uric Acid Stone Risk
Montgomery T, Nair H, Phadke M, Morhardt E, Ludvigson A, Motamedinia P, Singh D, Dahl N. Protein Intake and High Uric Acid Stone Risk. Kidney Medicine 2024, 6: 100878. PMID: 39279882, PMCID: PMC11399574, DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2024.100878.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUric acid stone formersKidney stone formersUric acid stone formationStone formersChronic kidney diseaseStone analysisProtein intakeRetrospective studyKidney functionKidney diseaseAssociated with protein intakeUric acidStone formationLow urine citrateDietary protein intakeDiminished kidney functionProtein catabolic rateBody mass indexUrine urea nitrogenUric acid nephrolithiasisChi-square testPrevalence of uric acid nephrolithiasisUrine citrateNephrology clinicMass index
2023
Risk Factors for Common Kidney Stones Are Correlated with Kidney Function Independent of Stone Composition
Simmons K, Nair H, Phadke M, Motamedinia P, Singh D, Montgomery T, Dahl N. Risk Factors for Common Kidney Stones Are Correlated with Kidney Function Independent of Stone Composition. American Journal Of Nephrology 2023, 54: 329-336. PMID: 37253348, DOI: 10.1159/000531046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstimate glomerular filtration rateLower estimate glomerular filtration rateRisk factorsUrine chemistryUnivariable analysisMultivariable analysisStone compositionKidney stonesKidney stone risk factorsCommon stone compositionUrine risk factorsRetrospective cohort studyStone analysisStone risk factorsGlomerular filtration rateLow urine pHBody mass indexKidney stone patientsCalcium-containing stonesUric acid stonesStone composition dataUrine oxalateRenal functionCohort studyKidney functionMP16-05 A NOVEL EMR-BASED CARE PATHWAY FOR NEPHROLITHIASIS: DEVELOPMENT AND 1 YEAR UTILIZATION
Lokeshwar S, Heacock D, Choksi A, Shaheen D, Heckscher D, Rahman S, Singh D, Motamedinia P. MP16-05 A NOVEL EMR-BASED CARE PATHWAY FOR NEPHROLITHIASIS: DEVELOPMENT AND 1 YEAR UTILIZATION. Journal Of Urology 2023, 209: e203. DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000003236.05.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Access to Urologic Care at Urgent Care Centers
Hsiang WR, Yousman L, Kim D, Cavallo JA, Kenney PA, Motamedinia P, Breyer B, Leapman MS. Access to Urologic Care at Urgent Care Centers. Urology 2021, 156: 124-128. PMID: 34181971, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.06.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersUrologic careCare centerCommercial insuranceMultivariable logistic regression analysisPrimary study endpointCross-sectional studyFacility-level characteristicsLogistic regression analysisMedicaid expansion statesLogistic regression modelsState Medicaid expansionsStudy endpointMedicaid insuranceCommercial patientsEmergency departmentReferral ratesPatient insuranceMedicaid patientsUrologic conditionsUrologic emergencyGreater oddsPatientsTriage ratesClinical settingUrology Residency Training in Medically Underserved Areas Through the Integration of a Federally Qualified Health Center Rotation
Javier-DesLoges JF, Segal D, Khan A, Abello A, Motamedinia P, Hittelman AB, Rosoff J, Stroup R, Leapman MS. Urology Residency Training in Medically Underserved Areas Through the Integration of a Federally Qualified Health Center Rotation. Urology 2021, 149: 52-57. PMID: 33421443, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.11.057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth professional shortage areasMedically Underserved AreasUnderserved areasUrology residency trainingResidency trainingMajority of residentsQualified health centersRetrospective reviewUnique patientsUrologic carePatient visitsHealth centersFavorable satisfactionPatientsFQHCsShortage areasCommunity-based organizationsUrology residentsExposureResidentsCystoscopySurgeryReviewClinicMajority
2019
Urology in Undergraduate Medical Education
Casilla-Lennon M, Motamedinia P. Urology in Undergraduate Medical Education. Current Urology Reports 2019, 20: 69. PMID: 31606783, DOI: 10.1007/s11934-019-0937-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUndergraduate medical educationMedical educationEffective curriculumUrology curriculumCore curriculumMedical schoolsCurriculumGenitourinary examStudentsFoley catheter placementComplex conceptSchoolsEducationEssential topicInternal medicineAncillary modulesFundamental knowledgeTeachingEducatorsDidacticsSkillsExamWide groupSpecialtiesCurrent stateNovel Use of the Epic Electronic Medical Record Platform to Identify Lost Ureteral Stents
Javier-DesLoges J, Johnson KK, Kenney PA, Motamedinia P. Novel Use of the Epic Electronic Medical Record Platform to Identify Lost Ureteral Stents. Journal Of Endourology 2019, 33: 858-862. PMID: 31418285, DOI: 10.1089/end.2019.0382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic medical records platformUreteral stent placementUreteral stentsIndependent predictorsEmergent settingBlack raceInsurance statusStent placementMultivariate logistic regressionUreteral stent insertionRecord platformHealth care systemClinical characteristicsMalignant obstructionUreteral injuryPatient chartsSurgical urgencyStent explantationDischarge instructionsStent insertionUreteral stricturePotential complicationsRisk factorsUncertain etiologyUrologic conditionsAnalysis of Cost Variation in Endourological Procedures throughout the United States Using a National Database.
Abello A, Goland-Van Ryn M, Kenney P, Singh D, Motamedinia P. Analysis of Cost Variation in Endourological Procedures throughout the United States Using a National Database. Urology Practice 2019, 7: 174-181. PMID: 37317390, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShock wave lithotripsyPercutaneous nephrolithotomySurgery/Wave lithotripsyEndourological proceduresHospital factorsVolume institutionsDirect costsLow-volume institutionsHigh-volume institutionsNational Clinical DatabaseNephrolithotomyClinical databaseSignificant geographic variationLithotripsyAmerican Hospital DirectoryNational databaseHospital system
2018
Percutaneous Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Pan S, Motamedinia P. Percutaneous Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. 2018, 384-389. DOI: 10.1002/9781119245193.ch31.ChaptersUpper tract urothelial carcinomaUrothelial carcinomaLow-risk diseaseRare urologic malignancyStandard retrograde approachPatient risk stratificationPercutaneous tumor resectionRadical surgeryRisk stratificationTreatment algorithmAccurate stagingPercutaneous managementUrologic malignanciesTumor resectionBladder cancerRetrograde approachBiopsy capabilityPatientsCarcinomaDiseaseResectionSurgeryMalignancyCancerStagingVariation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones
Leapman MS, DeRycke E, Skanderson M, Becker WC, Makarov DV, Gross CP, Driscoll M, Motamedinia P, Bathulapalli H, Mattocks K, Brandt CA, Haskell S, Bastian LA. Variation in National Opioid Prescribing Patterns Following Surgery for Kidney Stones. Pain Medicine 2018, 19: s12-s18. PMID: 30203013, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pny125.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic stress disorderWomen Veterans Cohort StudyOpioid prescribingOpioid prescriptionsSurgical treatmentKidney stonesSignificant public health problemOpioid Prescribing PatternsPostoperative opioid prescribingDiagnosis of PTSDPublic health problemExtracorporeal shockwave lithotripsyOpioid dosingPostoperative painPrescribing patternsCohort studyDose prescribedMedian ageSurgery typeMultivariable analysisOpioid misuseSurgical interventionMedian numberPercutaneous nephrolithotomyMultivariable regression
2017
Anatomic Variations of the Ureter
Motamedinia P, Leavitt D, Zhao P, Okeke Z, Smith A. Anatomic Variations of the Ureter. 2017, 10-15. DOI: 10.1002/9781119085713.ch2.ChaptersUrinary tract infectionHorseshoe kidneyUreterovesical junctionUreteropelvic junctionUreteral stonesRisk of nephrolithiasisPoint of obstructionUrine stagnationTract infectionsEctopic ureterRenal preservationUrinary stasisRenal pelvisPediatric literaturePelvic brimUPJ obstructionAnatomic variationsIncrease riskUreteral segmentUreterHolmium laserSeminal vesiclesLaser lithotripsyObstructionHigh insertionTandem Ureteral Stents
Leavitt D, Motamedinia P, Zhao P, Okeke Z, Smith A. Tandem Ureteral Stents. 2017, 175-181. DOI: 10.1002/9781119085713.ch18.ChaptersEtiology of Ureteric Obstruction
Zhao P, Leavitt D, Motamedinia P, Okeke Z, Smith A. Etiology of Ureteric Obstruction. 2017, 48-54. DOI: 10.1002/9781119085713.ch5.ChaptersUpper tract urothelial carcinomaUreteric obstructionComplete ureteric obstructionNon-urologic malignanciesTubular cell injuryMalignant ureteric obstructionDegree of obstructionCross-sectional imagingFlank painGross hematuriaInterstitial inflammationRenal scanUrothelial carcinomaMass compressionPrincipal symptomsBreast cancerTumor bulkCell injuryEconomic burdenTreatment planObstructionLevel of blockageMalignancyIntrinsic causesHematuriaMinimally Invasive Therapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Cell Cancer
Pan S, Smith AD, Motamedinia P. Minimally Invasive Therapy for Upper Tract Urothelial Cell Cancer. Journal Of Endourology 2017, 31: 238-245. PMID: 28117602, DOI: 10.1089/end.2016.0475.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
PD13-08 A 30-YEAR 250-CASE HISTORY OF PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION FOR UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION
Zhao P, Motamedinia P, Leavitt D, Keheila M, Hoenig D, Okeke Z, Smith A. PD13-08 A 30-YEAR 250-CASE HISTORY OF PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC RESECTION FOR UPPER TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA AT A SINGLE INSTITUTION. Journal Of Urology 2016, 195: e300. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Case for Nephron Sparing Surgery in the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
Motamedinia P, Hoenig D, Okeke Z, Smith A. A Case for Nephron Sparing Surgery in the Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Journal Of Endourology 2016, 30: s-18-s-22. PMID: 26872591, DOI: 10.1089/end.2015.0822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper tract urothelial carcinomaUrothelial carcinomaLow-risk diseaseRenal function preservationFirst-line treatmentNephron sparing surgeryOncologic outcomesRadical nephroureterectomyDistal ureterectomySparing surgeryRisk diseaseFunction preservationTreatment algorithmSelect casesUTUC treatmentCarcinomaTreatmentNephroureterectomyUreterectomyManagementPatientsSurgeryCost savingsDiseaseNephron
2015
Can Activities of Daily Living Predict Complications following Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy?
Leavitt DA, Motamedinia P, Moran S, Siev M, Zhao PT, Theckumparampil N, Fakhoury M, Elsamra S, Hoenig D, Smith A, Okeke Z. Can Activities of Daily Living Predict Complications following Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy? Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 1805-1809. PMID: 26721225, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.12.076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson Comorbidity IndexDaily living activitiesPercutaneous nephrolithotomyDaily livingComorbidity indexASA classificationLiving activitiesLength of stayHospital lengthPerioperative outcomesPostoperative complicationsIndependent predictorsPreoperative assessmentFunctional statusOncological surgeryTreatment decisionsDegree of deficitComplicationsNephrolithotomyPatientsSurgeryStayRegression activityDeficitsComplete assessmentThe Expanded Use of Percutaneous Resection for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A 30-Year Comprehensive Experience
Motamedinia P, Keheila M, Leavitt DA, Rastinehad AR, Okeke Z, Smith AD. The Expanded Use of Percutaneous Resection for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A 30-Year Comprehensive Experience. Journal Of Endourology 2015, 30: 262-267. PMID: 26630130, DOI: 10.1089/end.2015.0248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBCG VaccineCarcinoma, Transitional CellDisease ProgressionEndoscopyFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsKidney PelvisMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNephrectomyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateUreterUreteral NeoplasmsConceptsUpper tract urothelial carcinomaBacillus Calmette-GuérinRadical nephroureterectomyOverall survivalUrothelial carcinomaPredictors of OSLow-risk patientsMajority of patientsRisk of deathLow-grade patientsGold standard treatmentHigh-grade patientsMonths of surveillanceResectable diseaseInitial resectionEndoscopic resectionImperative indicationsMedian timeRenal preservationTumor characteristicsAdjuvant rolePercutaneous resectionRetrospective studyPercutaneous managementStandard treatmentMP38-05 THE MODERN ERA STRUVITE STONE: PATTERNS OF URINARY INFECTION AND COLONIZATION
De Fazio A, Thummar H, Rothberg M, Motamedinia P, Badalato G, Gupta M. MP38-05 THE MODERN ERA STRUVITE STONE: PATTERNS OF URINARY INFECTION AND COLONIZATION. Journal Of Urology 2015, 193: e447. DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.02.1380.Peer-Reviewed Original Research