2015
The Expanded Use of Percutaneous Resection for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A 30-Year Comprehensive Experience
Motamedinia P, Keheila M, Leavitt DA, Rastinehad AR, Okeke Z, Smith AD. The Expanded Use of Percutaneous Resection for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A 30-Year Comprehensive Experience. Journal Of Endourology 2015, 30: 262-267. PMID: 26630130, DOI: 10.1089/end.2015.0248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdjuvants, ImmunologicAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBCG VaccineCarcinoma, Transitional CellDisease ProgressionEndoscopyFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsKidney PelvisMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingNephrectomyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateUreterUreteral NeoplasmsConceptsUpper tract urothelial carcinomaBacillus Calmette-GuérinRadical nephroureterectomyOverall survivalUrothelial carcinomaPredictors of OSLow-risk patientsMajority of patientsRisk of deathLow-grade patientsGold standard treatmentHigh-grade patientsMonths of surveillanceResectable diseaseInitial resectionEndoscopic resectionImperative indicationsMedian timeRenal preservationTumor characteristicsAdjuvant rolePercutaneous resectionRetrospective studyPercutaneous managementStandard treatment
2012
The impact of regional anesthesia on bladder cancer outcomes.
RiChard J, Lipsky M, Whalen M, Motamedinia P, Finkelstein J, Hruby G, DeCastro G, Curry S, Benson M, McKiernan J. The impact of regional anesthesia on bladder cancer outcomes. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2012, 30: e15021-e15021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.e15021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadical cystectomyGeneral anesthesiaBladder cancer outcomesCancer outcomesPost-operative opioid useMultivariate logistic regressionImpact of RAAnesthesia typeAnesthesia modalityIncomplete resectionOpioid usePatient comorbiditiesCarcinoma recurrenceTransurethral resectionTumor characteristicsClinical stageBladder tumorsSurgery showOperative characteristicsCancer recurrenceProcedure typeRegional anesthesiaTURBTOnly predictorPatients