2024
Impact of luteoma during pregnancy on fetal development and its long-term effects into adulthood
Mavrantoni I, Borneman R, Hittelman A, Vash-Margita A. Impact of luteoma during pregnancy on fetal development and its long-term effects into adulthood. BMJ Case Reports 2024, 17: e259373. PMID: 39117365, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-259373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal stenosisClinical follow-upTime of birthDilator usePosterior vaginoplastyAcademic medical centreTertiary care academic medical centreFetal developmentElevated androgensFollow-upMedical historyPenetrative intercourseMedical CentreLong-term effectsLuteomaLaboratory investigationsVaginoplastyPregnancyVaginaStenosisPatientsPsychosocial implicationsVirilisationCystoscopyIntroitus
2022
Feasibility of establishing a multi-center research database using the electronic health record: The PURSUIT network
Vemulakonda VM, Janzen N, Hittelman AB, Deakyne Davies S, Sevick C, Richardson AC, Schissel J, Dash D, Hintz R, Grider R, Adams P, Buck M, King J, Ewing E, Beltran G, Corbett S, Chiang G. Feasibility of establishing a multi-center research database using the electronic health record: The PURSUIT network. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2022, 18: 788.e1-788.e8. PMID: 35644792, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManual chart reviewChart reviewMulti-centre researchEligible patientsClinic visitsStructured data elementsRadiology resultsElectronic health record toolsInitial clinic visitPediatric urology practiceElectronic health recordsActive medicationClinic encountersRenal ultrasoundVesicoureteral refluxCongenital hydronephrosisStudy criteriaOperative notesUrology practicePrior historyEpic EHRPhysician documentationResearch DatabasePhysician utilizationPatients
2021
Urology 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
2020
Ureteric Duplications and Ureterocoeles
Kisa P, Joseph V, Sloan K, Hittelman A. Ureteric Duplications and Ureterocoeles. 2020, 925-932. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41724-6_90.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract infectionEctopic ureteral insertionRenal functionSymptomatic patientsTract infectionsVesicoureteric refluxUreteric duplicationUreteral obstructionUrinary tractTreatment aimUreteral insertionPostmortem examinationCommon anomalyInfection rateInfectionIncontinenceHydronephrosisPatientsUreterBladderObstructionRefluxPathologyRepresent oneTractAntireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals.
Johnson EK, Chalmers DJ, Nelson CP, Li I, Iwaniuk M, Grant C, Byrd C, Rangel SJ, Saito JM, Barnhart DC, Hall BL, Vemulakonda VM, Groth TW, Ellison JS, Janzen NK, Hittelman AB, DiCarlo HN, Merguerian PA, Tanaka ST, Prasad MM. Antireflux Surgery at National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric Hospitals. Journal Of Urology 2020, 205: 1189-1198. PMID: 33207139, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000001439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department visitsProcedure-specific variablesAntireflux surgeryEndoscopic injectionDepartment visitsUnplanned proceduresNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Pediatric dataNational Surgical Quality Improvement Program-PediatricStandardized perioperative pathwayHalf of patientsShort-term complicationsUrinary tract infectionShort-term outcomesContemporary practice patternsHigher reflux gradePerioperative pathwayPostoperative occurrenceReflux gradeTract infectionsAntireflux procedureUrine culturePractice patternsProcedure distributionPatientsHospital