2022
Techniques of robotic assisted partial nephrectomy with renal vein tumor thrombectomy and reconstruction: UCSD experience
Patel D, Ghali F, Greear G, Holst D, Derweesh I. Techniques of robotic assisted partial nephrectomy with renal vein tumor thrombectomy and reconstruction: UCSD experience. Urology Video Journal 2022, 13: 100124. DOI: 10.1016/j.urolvj.2022.100124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPartial nephrectomyTumor thrombusRenal veinSegmental branchesImmediate post-operative complicationsPost-operative day twoT3 renal cell carcinomaPost-operative day threePost-operative complicationsTotal operative timeWarm ischemia timeMulti-institutional analysisMain renal veinRenal cell carcinomaRobotic partial nephrectomyInvasive partial nephrectomyBowel mobilizationPT3a diseaseSided tumorsFinal pathologyBlood lossRenal functionTumor thrombectomyThird patientOperative time
2015
Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors?
Moses R, Ghali F, Pais V, Hyams E. Unplanned Hospital Return for Infection following Ureteroscopy—Can We Identify Modifiable Risk Factors? Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 931-936. PMID: 26410731, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.09.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic prophylaxisGenitourinary infectionsUnplanned returnOperative timeLaser lithotripsyPreoperative stentingMultivariate analysisAUA Best Practice StatementPractice statementsHospital returnAppropriate prophylaxis strategiesOptimal prophylaxis regimensModifiable risk factorsRetrospective chart reviewLonger operative timeSingle academic institutionType/durationRate of infectionProphylaxis regimensChart reviewInpatient readmissionsPatient demographicsProphylaxis strategiesRisk factorsHigh risk