2023
Association between lower limb spasticity and cryptorchidism in males with cerebral palsy
Bortnick E, Logvinenko T, Wang H, Fogelman D, Shore B, Nelson C, Kurtz M. Association between lower limb spasticity and cryptorchidism in males with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2023, 66: 82-86. PMID: 37282840, DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower limb spasticityCerebral palsyLimb spasticityOrchidopexy ratesSevere lower limb spasticityPediatric Health Information System databaseHealth Information System databaseSpastic typeInformation System databaseSpasticityLogistic regressionMann-Whitney U testPalsyComparative statisticsSystem databaseCompare groupsContinuous variablesAssociationMann-WhitneyU testRiskPatientsPeopleMaleProvidersVesicoureteral Reflux Current Care Trends and Future Possibilities
Bortnick E, Nelson C. Vesicoureteral Reflux Current Care Trends and Future Possibilities. Urologic Clinics Of North America 2023, 50: 391-402. PMID: 37385702, DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2023.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIs cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults?
Bortnick E, Kurtz M, Cilento B, Nelson C. Is cerebral palsy associated with successful ureteral access during the initial attempt at ureteroscopy for urolithiasis in children and young adults? Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2023, 19: 369.e1-369.e6. PMID: 37149475, PMCID: PMC10524291, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.04.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral palsyICD-10 codesUreteral accessTract levelICD-10Neuromuscular conditionsPatient factorsPediatric patientsPre-stentingYoung adultsRenal stone locationStatistically significant differenceAssociation of CPHigher SUAClinical experiencePreoperative counselingStone locationSurgical historyStaging procedureRenal stonesSurgical planningPatientsSignificant differenceChildrenUreteroscopy
2022
Prenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy and OEIS over 20 Years
Lee T, Weiss D, Roth E, Bortnick E, Jarosz S, Eftekharzadeh S, Groth T, Shukla A, Kryger J, Lee R, Canning D, Mitchell M, Borer J. Prenatal Diagnosis of Bladder Exstrophy and OEIS over 20 Years. Urology 2022, 172: 174-177. PMID: 36460061, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2022.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal diagnosis rateRate of prenatal diagnosisBladder exstrophyRate of BEPrenatal diagnosisDiagnosis ratePrenatal historyPrenatal diagnosis of bladder exstrophyTreating institutionDiagnosis of bladder exstrophyDiagnosis of BECohort of patientsMulti-institutional databaseMultivariate logistic regressionPostnatal diagnosisFetal imagingPrimary closureDefect syndromePatientsLogistic regressionExstrophyDiagnosisStudy periodEvolving techniqueSex
2020
Testicular Appendage Torsion – To Explore the Other Side or Not?
Sljivich M, Bortnick E, Stock J. Testicular Appendage Torsion – To Explore the Other Side or Not? Urology 2020, 143: 271-272. PMID: 32533964, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.05.060.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Mentorship in Urology Residency Programs in the United States
Bortnick E, Stock J, Simma-Chiang V. Mentorship in Urology Residency Programs in the United States. Urology 2019, 136: 58-62. PMID: 31738942, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.09.053.Peer-Reviewed Original Research