1994
Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Reda E, Kogan S, Levitt S. Endoscopic management of bladder calculi following augmentation cystoplasty. Urology 1994, 44: 902-904. PMID: 7985320, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(94)80179-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyOpen vesicolithotomyBladder calculiEndoscopic approachBladder of childrenComplete stone extractionSingle endoscopic treatmentReconstructed bladder neckLarge stone burdenBladder neckEndoscopic treatmentVoiding patternEndoscopic managementStone burdenStone extractionElectrohydraulic lithotripsyCystoplastyVesicolithotomyPatientsPrevalent problemChildrenComplicationsStrictureThe Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure
Franco I, Kolligian M, Reda E, Levitt S. The Importance of Catheter Size in the Achievement of Urinary Continence in Patients Undergoing a Young-Dees-Leadbetter Procedure. Journal Of Urology 1994, 152: 710-712. PMID: 8022001, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)32687-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung-DeesLeadbetter procedureUrinary continenceAverage patient ageUrinary tract reconstructionContinent dayDiurnal continencePatients 25Bladder capacityNocturnal continencePatient ageUrinary incontinenceAugmentation cystoplastyTract reconstructionContinencePatientsCatheter sizeTubularizationFollowupCatheterAgeAugment capacityIncontinenceCystoplastyVoiding
1993
Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty
Palmer L, Franco I, Kogan S, Reda E, Gill B, Levitt S. Urolithiasis in Children Following Augmentation Cystoplasty. Journal Of Urology 1993, 150: 726-729. PMID: 8326634, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)35598-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAugmentation cystoplastyUrinary tract infectionSignificant risk factorsUpper tract calculiMajority of casesTract infectionsMedian intervalBladder calculiRisk factorsAbsorbable staplesCystoplastyLower tractYoung adultsIntestinal mucusAmmonium urateUrinary calculiChildrenCalculi compositionHypocitraturiaComplicationsSurgeryUrolithiasisInfectionTract