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
1994
Optimal renal preservation with timely percutaneous intervention: a changing concept in the management of blunt renal trauma in children in the 1990s
GILL B, PALMER L, REDA E, FRANCO I, KOGAN S, LEVITT S. Optimal renal preservation with timely percutaneous intervention: a changing concept in the management of blunt renal trauma in children in the 1990s. BJU International 1994, 74: 370-374. PMID: 7953270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1994.tb16629.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt renal traumaGrade II injuriesRenal traumaRenal preservationPercutaneous interventionMajor blunt renal injuriesBlunt renal injuriesMajor blunt injuriesMajor renal lacerationsResults of treatmentRenal lacerationsConservative therapyConservative managementRenal injuryBlunt injuryPercutaneous drainageSignificant morbidityPedicle injurySecondary complicationsGrade IIIRenal lossComplete resolutionPartial nephrectomyTreatment recommendationsGrade I