2022
Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review
Esposito A, Zhang Y, Nagarkatti N, Laird W, Coppersmith N, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Hao R, Pantel H. Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 451-457. PMID: 36538708, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal abscessPercutaneous drainAntimicrobial therapyLos pacientesAbdominal abscessSingle university-affiliated institutionRetrospective medical record reviewEmpiric antibiotic regimensSolid organ transplantsMedical record reviewUniversity-affiliated institutionCulture dataAntibiotic coursesAbdominal infectionAntibiotic regimensActive smokersMedian ageActive chemotherapyRecord reviewEvidence-based practiceMedian lengthUtility of cultureFemale sexIntraoperative culturesInclusion criteria
2017
Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance
Nakhlis F, Lester S, Denison C, Wong SM, Mongiu A, Golshan M. Complex sclerosing lesions and radial sclerosing lesions on core needle biopsy: Low risk of carcinoma on excision in cases with clinical and imaging concordance. The Breast Journal 2017, 24: 133-138. PMID: 28685897, DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore needle biopsyRadial sclerosing lesionsCore biopsyNeedle biopsyIpsilateral cancerObservation groupSclerosing lesionsUpgrade rateFuture breast cancer riskOverall upgrade rateRate of malignancyBreast cancer riskImage-guided breast biopsyExcision groupMedian ageClinical variablesMalignancy rateUncommon diagnosisNonpalpable lesionsCancer riskExcised specimensLower riskBiopsyLow lesionsBreast biopsy
2009
Small bowel perforation during suprapubic tube exchange.
Mongiu AK, Helfand BT, Kielb SJ. Small bowel perforation during suprapubic tube exchange. Canadian Journal Of Urology 2009, 16: 4519-21. PMID: 19222896.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansIntestinal PerforationIntestine, SmallUrinary CatheterizationConceptsSuprapubic tube placementTube placementTube exchangeRecurrent urinary tract infectionsSmall bowel perforationUrinary tract infectionCommon urological proceduresBowel perforationCatheter blockageRare complicationTract infectionsSerious complicationsAdjacent organsLower incidenceUrological proceduresComplicationsInjuryPerforationPlacementInitial placementHematuriaPatientsIleumInfectionIncidence