2018
Utility of Urodynamics in Children with Dysfunctional Voiding
Franco I. Utility of Urodynamics in Children with Dysfunctional Voiding. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 2018, 13: 178-190. DOI: 10.1007/s11884-018-0466-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysfunctional voidingFunctional voiding problemsUtility of urodynamicsFirst-line evaluationRecent FindingsThe literatureNeurogenic causesUrge syndromeVUD studiesUrge incontinenceUrodynamic testingInvasive urodynamicsVoiding problemsVoiding abnormalitiesInvasive testsIntact childrenReviewThis reviewIncontinenceUnnecessary useRoutine useJudicious useUrodynamicsChildrenVoidingVoiding issuesCause
2015
Botulinum toxin in the treatment of neuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunction
Austin P, Franco I. Botulinum toxin in the treatment of neuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunction. 2015, 293-297. DOI: 10.1002/9781118814789.ch30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract dysfunctionUrinary tract dysfunctionBotulinum toxinOveractive bladderTract dysfunctionDysfunctional voidingNeuropathic lower urinary tract dysfunctionExternal urethral sphincterLUT dysfunctionDetrusor muscleUrethral sphincterCurrent indicationsIntact childrenTherapeutic toolDysfunctionChildrenToxinVoidingSphincterBladder
2002
Biofeedback Therapy Expedites the Resolution of Reflux In Older Children
PALMER L, FRANCO I, ROTARIO P, REDA E, FRIEDMAN S, KOLLIGIAN M, BROCK W, LEVITT S. Biofeedback Therapy Expedites the Resolution of Reflux In Older Children. Journal Of Urology 2002, 168: 1699-1703. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-200210020-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetrusor-sphincter dyssynergiaExternal detrusor-sphincter dyssynergiaLow grade vesicoureteral refluxPost-void residual urineGrade vesicoureteral refluxVesicoureteral refluxBiofeedback therapyResolution rateResidual urineBreakthrough infectionsGrade IOlder childrenIntact childrenDiscontinuation of chemoprophylaxisFollowup voiding cystourethrographyPersistence of refluxResolution of refluxSpontaneous resolution rateSymptoms of urgencyUrinary tract infectionSessions of biofeedbackUnderwent reimplantationBladder dysfunctionNeurogenic bladderDysfunctional voiding