2009
Pediatric Urolithiasis: Medical Treatment and Outcomes
Wong J, Weiss R, Friedman S, Pagala M, Franco I. Pediatric Urolithiasis: Medical Treatment and Outcomes. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2009, 5: s34. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotassium citrateFull metabolic evaluationPotassium citrate groupsMainstay of treatmentResultsThe mean ageUntreated controlsMethodsBetween 2002Standard therapyRetrospective studyMean ageCombination therapyMetabolic evaluationUrine testsUrolithiasis patientsPatientsExcretion rateThiazidesTherapySignificant riskCitrate groupUric acidT-testCalcium oxalateSignificant improvementHypocitraturia
1993
Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Kogan S, Reda E, Gill B, Levitt S. Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty. Journal Of Urology 1993, 150: 726-729. PMID: 8326634, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35598-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyUrinary tract infectionSignificant risk factorsUpper tract calculiMajority of casesTract infectionsMedian intervalBladder calculiRisk factorsAbsorbable staplesCystoplastyLower tractYoung adultsIntestinal mucusAmmonium urateUrinary calculiChildrenCalculi compositionHypocitraturiaComplicationsSurgeryUrolithiasisInfectionTract