2015
Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome
Castano E, Palmer MB, Vigneault C, Luciano R, Wong S, Moeckel G. Comparison of amyloid deposition in human kidney biopsies as predictor of poor patient outcome. BMC Nephrology 2015, 16: 64. PMID: 25924613, PMCID: PMC4424547, DOI: 10.1186/s12882-015-0046-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseAmyloid depositionPatient outcomesAmyloid depositsBiopsy-proven renal amyloidosisHistological localizationHigher serum creatinineInterstitial inflammatory infiltrateStage renal diseaseUrine protein levelsGlomerular amyloid depositionGlomerular amyloid depositsPoor patient outcomesGlomerular capillary loopsHuman kidney biopsiesDifferent study groupsStudent's t-testGlomerular amyloidosisOverall survivalSerum creatinineVascular amyloidosisKidney biopsyRenal diseaseInflammatory infiltrateClinical parameters
2010
Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience
Lambert EH, Schachter LR, Altamar HO, Tikhonenkov S, Moeckel G, Miller NL, Herrell SD. Second Prize: A Sealed Bladder Cuff Technique During Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Utilizing the LigaSure™ Electrosurgical Device: Laboratory and Clinical Experience. Journal Of Endourology 2010, 24: 327-332. PMID: 20078234, DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLaparoscopic nephroureterectomyUrothelial tumorsPorcine modelUrothelial tissuesUpper tract urothelial tumorsBladder cuff techniqueBladder cuff excisionRadical nephrectomy specimensPostoperative day 10Transitional cell tumorsMean burst pressureBladder leakageCuff resectionCuff techniqueOpen nephroureterectomyBladder cuffCuff excisionDistal ureterCautery artifactIntraoperative cystoscopyOncological principlesNephrectomy specimensCell tumorsUreteral orificeInvasive approach