2020
Complex Upper Tract Reconstruction
Arlen A, Janssen K, Kirsch A. Complex Upper Tract Reconstruction. 2020, 139-145. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-57219-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower analgesic requirementsQuick postoperative recoveryUpper tract reconstructionAnalgesic requirementsHospital stayPostoperative painPostoperative recoveryRobotic surgical technologyReduced morbidityRenal ectopiaTract reconstructionTraditional laparoscopyReconstructive proceduresPediatric urologistsIntracorporeal suturingSurgeryRobotic surgeryInvasive surgerySurgical technologyShorter lengthGreater dexterityComplex casesMorbidityPainUreterocalicostomy
2016
Inter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR
Swanton A, Arlen A, Alexander S, Kieran K, Storm D, Cooper C. Inter-rater reliability of distal ureteral diameter ratio compared to grade of VUR. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2016, 13: 207.e1-207.e5. PMID: 28089295, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2016.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral diameter ratioDistal ureteral diameter ratioVesicoureteral refluxVUR gradeInter-rater reliabilityReflux gradePediatric urologistsGrade of VURGrading of VURLargest ureteral diameterHigh grade refluxImportant prognostic factorPrimary vesicoureteral refluxConfidence intervalsSignificant inter-rater variabilityGood inter-rater reliabilityPrognostic factorsClinical courseClinical outcomesPredictive factorsRenal unitsUreteral diameterInter-rater agreementSpontaneous resolutionBlinded fashion