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Transurethral ventral inlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty: technique and intermediate outcomes
Sterling J, Daneshvar M, Nikolavsky D. Transurethral ventral inlay buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty: technique and intermediate outcomes. BJU International 2023, 132: 109-111. PMID: 36919248, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine flow rateVoid residualsExcellent intermediate-term outcomesInternational Prostate Symptom ScorePolydioxanone sutureDistal urethral stricturesMedian surgical timeIntermediate-term outcomesProstate Symptom ScoreSexual function scoresSingle-institution reviewBuccal mucosal graftPatient reported outcomesStep surgical techniqueMonths 95Urethroplasty successVentral urethrotomyVoid trialMean followPatient questionnaireProximal extentStricture recurrenceSymptom scoresTerm outcomesFossa navicularisLong-term outcomes from a multi-institutional experience with prefabricated composite gracilis-buccal mucosal flap for reconstruction of devastated urethras
Sterling J, Schardein J, Joshi PM, Kulkarni SB, Nikolavsky D. Long-term outcomes from a multi-institutional experience with prefabricated composite gracilis-buccal mucosal flap for reconstruction of devastated urethras. International Urology And Nephrology 2022, 54: 1047-1052. PMID: 35247151, DOI: 10.1007/s11255-022-03154-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-reported outcome measuresGlobal response assessmentBuccal mucosal graftOutcome measuresMulti-institutional retrospective reviewSecondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome measureLong-term outcomesMulti-institutional experiencePost-operative surveyStage 2 repairStage 1Mean IPSSMean PVRStricture lengthCase seriesResultsFive patientsRetrospective reviewStricture recurrenceSuprapubic tubeSurgical optionsBulbar urethraMean ageMucosal graftPerineal urethrostomy
2020
Fourteen-Core Systematic Biopsy That Includes Two Anterior Cores in Men With PI-RADS Lesion ≥ 3 is Comparable With Magnetic Resonance Imaging-ultrasound Fusion Biopsy in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: A Single-institution Experience
Sterling J, Smith K, Farber N, Nagaya N, Jang TL, Singer EA, Sadimin E, Kim IY. Fourteen-Core Systematic Biopsy That Includes Two Anterior Cores in Men With PI-RADS Lesion ≥ 3 is Comparable With Magnetic Resonance Imaging-ultrasound Fusion Biopsy in Detecting Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: A Single-institution Experience. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer 2020, 19: 275-279. PMID: 33153920, DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2020.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystematic prostate biopsyProstate cancerProstate biopsyGleason scoreBiopsy resultsAnterior coreElevated prostate-specific antigenMagnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion biopsyHigh-risk prostate cancerStandard template biopsyPercent of patientsSingle institution experienceC prostate cancerCsPCa detection ratesPositive biopsy resultsCancer detection rateSignificant prostate cancerProstate Imaging ReportingPI-RADS lesionsProstate-specific antigenTemplate prostate biopsyDetection rateMagnetic resonance imagingOverall detection rateSystematic biopsy
2016
Noninvasive Detection of Inflammatory Changes in White Adipose Tissue by Label-Free Raman Spectroscopy
Haka AS, Sue E, Zhang C, Bhardwaj P, Sterling J, Carpenter C, Leonard M, Manzoor M, Walker J, Aleman JO, Gareau D, Holt PR, Breslow JL, Zhou XK, Giri D, Morrow M, Iyengar N, Barman I, Hudis CA, Dannenberg AJ. Noninvasive Detection of Inflammatory Changes in White Adipose Tissue by Label-Free Raman Spectroscopy. Analytical Chemistry 2016, 88: 2140-2148. PMID: 26752499, PMCID: PMC4799653, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b03696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverweight/obese individualsCurrent histopathological techniquesType 2 diabetesObesity-related diseasesWhite adipose tissueCardiometabolic complicationsInflammatory changesNormal weightObese individualsTissue inflammationOverweight individualsCardiovascular diseaseAdipose tissueHistopathological techniquesDisease riskTissue excisionDiseaseNoninvasive detectionLabel-free Raman spectroscopyObjective risk assessmentSubstantial numberHuman tissuesRiskTissueNoninvasive Raman spectroscopy