2017
Association of subcutaneous testosterone pellet therapy with developing secondary polycythemia
Rotker KL, Alavian M, Nelson B, Baird GL, Miner MM, Sigman M, Hwang K. Association of subcutaneous testosterone pellet therapy with developing secondary polycythemia. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2017, 20: 195-199. PMID: 29205178, PMCID: PMC5858107, DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_51_17.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTestosterone replacement therapyDevelopment of polycythemiaSecondary polycythemiaRetrospective chart reviewChart reviewMedian timeTestosterone pelletsReplacement therapyAdministration modalitiesExogenous testosteroneInstitutional reviewPolycythemiaTherapyMonthsMean numberHigh ratePotential riskRiskT pelletsPatientsReviewTestosterone
2013
The Impact of Obesity on Benign and Malignant Urologic Conditions
Chu KF, Rotker K, Ellsworth P. The Impact of Obesity on Benign and Malignant Urologic Conditions. Postgraduate Medicine 2013, 125: 53-69. PMID: 23933894, DOI: 10.3810/pgm.2013.07.2679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant urologic conditionsObesity/MetSUrologic conditionsLower urinary tract symptomsUnfavorable lipid levelsCardiac risk factorsUrinary tract symptomsEffect of obesityImpact of obesityPrevalence of obesityBody mass indexRenal cell cancerBenign prostatic hyperplasiaMale sexual functionUrologic disease processesAtherogenic dyslipidemiaLifestyle modificationTract symptomsVisceral obesityEndothelial dysfunctionMale hypogonadismObese patientsSystemic inflammationMetabolic syndromeCell cancer