2009
Ureteral Fibrin Sealant Injection of the Distal Ureter During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy—A Novel and Simple Modification of the Pluck Technique
Mueller T, DaJusta D, Cha D, Kim I, Ankem M. Ureteral Fibrin Sealant Injection of the Distal Ureter During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy—A Novel and Simple Modification of the Pluck Technique. Urology 2009, 75: 187-192. PMID: 19913884, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrin sealant injectionDistal ureterLaparoscopic nephroureterectomyPostoperative dayUreteral orificeUpper tract transitional cell carcinomaTract transitional cell carcinomaAverage operative timeTransitional cell carcinomaCollins knifeIntravesical recurrenceMean cancerNormal cystogramPluck techniqueUreteral blockageTumor spillageMinor complicationsBlood lossMedian ageOperative timeFoley catheterUreteral obstructionBladder tumorsCell carcinomaSpecimen margins
1998
Telomerase: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes.
Lee D, Yang S, Hong S, Chung B, Kim I. Telomerase: a potential marker of bladder transitional cell carcinoma in bladder washes. Clinical Cancer Research 1998, 4: 535-8. PMID: 9533519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransitional cell carcinomaBladder transitional cell carcinomaBladder washesCell carcinomaCytological diagnosisTelomerase activityGrade 1 transitional cell carcinomaCancer tissuesNormal tissuesHuman bladder cancer tissuesBladder wash samplesPositive telomerase activityFinal pathological diagnosisLow-grade tumorsBladder cancer tissuesTelomeric repeat amplificationPositive cytologyTransurethral resectionBladder tumorsBladder cancerPathological diagnosisWash samplesCytological specimensPatientsPotential marker