2024
Erectile Dysfunction in Adolescents and Young Adults
Pantazis A, Franco I, Gitlin J. Erectile Dysfunction in Adolescents and Young Adults. Current Urology Reports 2024, 25: 225-232. PMID: 38922362, DOI: 10.1007/s11934-024-01213-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic etiologyCognitive behavioral therapyYoung adultsErectile dysfunctionBehavioral therapyPornography consumptionCortisol levelsAdolescent malesNormal testosterone levelsPediatric urology practiceAnxietyDepressionOnline pornography consumptionFindingsThe latest researchAdolescentsPediatric urologistsVascular resistanceUrological practiceTreatment recommendationsTestosterone levelsWork-upReviewThe goalDysfunctionAdultsErectile
2023
Initial outcomes using a novel bedwetting alarm (Gogoband®) that utilizes real time artificial intelligence to wake users prior to wetting
Franco I, Coble J. Initial outcomes using a novel bedwetting alarm (Gogoband®) that utilizes real time artificial intelligence to wake users prior to wetting. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 557.e1-557.e8. PMID: 37217414, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Imipramine for refractory daytime incontinence in the pediatric population
Franco I, Arlen AM, Collett-Gardere T, Zelkovic PF. Imipramine for refractory daytime incontinence in the pediatric population. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2017, 14: 58.e1-58.e5. PMID: 29100969, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2017.08.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualDiurnal EnuresisDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansImipramineLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUrinary IncontinenceUrodynamicsConceptsVancouver Symptom ScorePercutaneous tibial nerve stimulationTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulationInternational Children's Continence SocietyLower urinary tractSide effectsAlpha blockersDaytime incontinenceNerve stimulationTreatment responseParasacral transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationNon-selective alpha blockersPartial response groupTreat response rateSubsequent clinic visitsTibial nerve stimulationElectrical nerve stimulationAdditional treatment modalitiesComplete treatment responseHalf of childrenYears of ageBowel programRefractory incontinenceUrology referralClinic visits
2016
Can a simple question predict prolonged uroflow lag times in children?
Franco I, Grantham EC, Cubillos J, Franco J, Collett-Gardere T, Zelkovic P. Can a simple question predict prolonged uroflow lag times in children? Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2016, 12: 157.e1-157.e8. PMID: 26875871, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder neck dysfunctionNeck dysfunctionAutonomic dysfunctionPsychiatric problemsPrevalence of dizzinessTilt table testingBlood pressure dropFamily membersExperienced syncopeUroflowmetry findingsBladder dysfunctionInstitute Review BoardMale patientsMedian ageFemale patientsQuestionnaire groupDizzinessNew patientsPsychiatric historyNeuropsychiatric problemsPatientsDysfunctionUrology officeReliable markerSignificant association
1998
SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE
LINDGREN B, REDA E, LEVITT S, BROCK W, FRANCO I. SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1128-1130. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62715-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal plicationPenile curvatureDermal graftSecond stage repairMajority of patientsSevere penile curvatureExstrophy-epispadias complexMajority of casesPatient underwentResidual chordeeMean agePrimary diagnosisSevere chordeeChordee correctionPenile lengthDistal hypospadiasNesbit plicationStraight phallusStage repairMid shaftUrethral reconstructionDermal graftingSkin foldsPatientsGraftSINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE
LINDGREN B, REDA E, LEVITT S, BROCK W, FRANCO I. SINGLE AND MULTIPLE DERMAL GRAFTS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE PENILE CURVATURE. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1128-1130.. PMID: 9719291, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199809020-00043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal plicationPenile curvatureDermal graftSecond stage repairMajority of patientsSevere penile curvatureExstrophy-epispadias complexMajority of casesPatient underwentResidual chordeeMean ageChordee correctionPrimary diagnosisSevere chordeePenile lengthStraight phallusDistal hypospadiasNesbit plicationStage repairMid shaftUrethral reconstructionDermal graftingSkin foldsGraftPatients
1996
Is contralateral exploration of the kidney necessary in patients with Wilms tumor?
Kessler O, Franco I, Jayabose S, Reda E, Levitt S, Brock W. Is contralateral exploration of the kidney necessary in patients with Wilms tumor? Journal Of Urology 1996, 156: 693-5. PMID: 8683762, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199608001-00034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContralateral kidneyModern imaging techniquesWilms tumorExcretory urographyPreoperative radiological findingsMajor postoperative complicationsSmall bowel obstructionYears of followupPreoperative radiological investigationsPreoperative excretory urographyBilateral Wilms tumorMagnetic resonance imagingRenal explorationBowel obstructionExplorative laparotomyPatients 15Postoperative complicationsContralateral explorationOperative explorationRadiological findingsSurgical explorationRadiological investigationsMedical CenterAdditional pathological conditionsImaging techniques
1995
Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders in Spina Bifida Patients
Schneidau T, Franco I, Zebold K, Kaplan W. Selective Sacral Rhizotomy for the Management of Neurogenic Bladders in Spina Bifida Patients. Journal Of Urology 1995, 154: 766-768.. PMID: 7609174, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199508000-00116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntraoperative Spermatic Venography Reconsidered
Palmer L, Cohen S, Reda E, Gill B, Franco I, Kogan S, Levitt S. Intraoperative Spermatic Venography Reconsidered. Journal Of Urology 1995, 154: 225-227. PMID: 7776435, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)67282-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyOpen vesicolithotomyBladder calculiEndoscopic approachBladder of childrenComplete stone extractionSingle endoscopic treatmentReconstructed bladder neckLarge stone burdenBladder neckEndoscopic treatmentVoiding patternEndoscopic managementStone burdenStone extractionElectrohydraulic lithotripsyCystoplastyVesicolithotomyPatientsPrevalent problemChildrenComplicationsStrictureOptimal 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 IThe Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure
Franco I, Kolligian M, Reda E, Levitt S. The Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure. Journal Of Urology 1994, 152: 710-712. PMID: 8022001, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32687-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung-DeesLeadbetter procedureUrinary continenceAverage patient ageUrinary tract reconstructionContinent dayDiurnal continencePatients 25Bladder capacityNocturnal continencePatient ageUrinary incontinenceAugmentation cystoplastyTract reconstructionContinencePatientsCatheter sizeTubularizationFollowupCatheterAgeAugment capacityIncontinenceCystoplastyVoiding
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
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 ResearchConceptsHigh-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 ResearchConceptsProximal 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