2001
Laparoscopic orchidopexy: a review of a large clinical series
Chang B, Palmer L, Franco I. Laparoscopic orchidopexy: a review of a large clinical series. BJU International 2001, 87: 490-493. PMID: 11298040, DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2001.00100.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall success rateTesticular atrophyLaparoscopic proceduresPrevious testicular surgeryTesticular surgeryImpalpable testesSuccess rateAdditional dissectionLarge clinical seriesHigh overall success rateIntra-abdominal testesTwo-stage FPrevious surgeryMedian ageClinical seriesExtensive dissectionTesticular locationHigh riskPatientsAtrophySurgeryScrotumOrchidopexyInternal ringDissection
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