Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study
Schwalb D, Eshghi M, Ian M, Franco I. Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1576-1585. PMID: 8501816, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36456-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal pelvic pressureUreteral dilationPelvic pressureContinuous bladder drainageEnded ureteral catheterUretheral catheterBladder drainageMucosal bleedingRenal histologyColumnar metaplasiaRadiographic evidenceNephrostomy catheterSubmucosal edemaFocal scarringRenoureteral unitsRenal pelvisExtensive scarringUreteral catheterLong-term effectsHg increaseHigh incidenceRigid ureteroscopyHydraulic dilationMarked vacuolizationUreterGenitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Franco I, Kogan S, Fisher J, Rifkinson-Mann S, Reda E, Levitt S, Roseman B. Genitourinary Malformations Associated with Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1119-1121. PMID: 8483226, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36313-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorpus callosumGenitourinary abnormalitiesUndescended testisInfrequent congenital anomalyMidline cranial defectsRenal ultrasound studiesPatients 18Male patientsPhysical examinationHypothalamic insufficiencyRenal anomaliesCongenital anomaliesBladder abnormalitiesUltrasound studyHigh incidenceAgenesisCallosumAbnormalitiesNormal populationSkeletal abnormalitiesAxis testingPatientsCranial defectsTestisBladder