1994
Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Reda E, Kogan S, Levitt S. Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty. Urology 1994, 44: 902-904. PMID: 7985320, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(94)80179-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolCystoscopyFemaleHumansLithotripsyMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder CalculiConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyOpen vesicolithotomyBladder calculiEndoscopic approachBladder of childrenComplete stone extractionSingle endoscopic treatmentReconstructed bladder neckLarge stone burdenBladder neckEndoscopic treatmentVoiding patternEndoscopic managementStone burdenStone extractionElectrohydraulic lithotripsyCystoplastyVesicolithotomyPatientsPrevalent problemChildrenComplicationsStricture
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansIntestinesMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesStomachUrinary BladderUrinary CalculiConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyUrinary tract infectionSignificant risk factorsUpper tract calculiMajority of casesTract infectionsMedian intervalBladder calculiRisk factorsAbsorbable staplesCystoplastyLower tractYoung adultsIntestinal mucusAmmonium urateUrinary calculiChildrenCalculi compositionHypocitraturiaComplicationsSurgeryUrolithiasisInfectionTract
1992
Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Children with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladders: Preliminary Results
Franco I, Storrs B, Firlit C, Zebold K, Richards I, Kaplan W. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy in Children with High Pressure Neurogenic Bladders: Preliminary Results. Journal Of Urology 1992, 148: 648-650. PMID: 1640538, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36681-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildComplianceFemaleHumansMaleMethodsNeural Tube DefectsPostoperative ComplicationsPressureSpinal Nerve RootsUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder, NeurogenicUrodynamicsConceptsHigh-pressure neurogenic bladderSelective sacral rhizotomySacral rhizotomyNeurogenic bladderUrinary diversionSelective rhizotomyBladder capacity increasesIncontinent of urineUninhibited bladder contractionsLower extremity spasticityUrodynamic followupBladder capacityBladder contractionsPostoperative followupBladder functionMyelodysplastic patientsPatient ageCystometric studiesFurther followupPatients 4Sacral rootsBladder augmentationNerve rootsStool continenceWater cystometry
1988
Value of proximal diversion and ureteral stenting in management of penetrating ureteral trauma
Franco I, Eshghi M, Schutte H, Park T, Fernandez R, Choudhury M, Addonizio J. Value of proximal diversion and ureteral stenting in management of penetrating ureteral trauma. Urology 1988, 32: 99-102. PMID: 3400148, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90306-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultHumansIntubationMaleNephrostomy, PercutaneousPostoperative ComplicationsUreterUrinary DiversionWounds, GunshotWounds, PenetratingWounds, StabConceptsProximal ureteral injuryUreteral injuryUrologic complicationsProximal diversionUreteral traumaDistal ureteral injuriesEarly urologic complicationsNephrostomy tube drainageNew York City hospitalsPercent complication ratePercent of patientsMajor vascular injuryWater-tight closureSimilar beneficial effectsGenerous debridementProximal injuriesUnstented repairTube drainageComplication rateNephrostomy drainageNephrostomy tubeUreteral stentingVascular injuryVascular repairCity Hospital