Novel technique of knotless hemostatic renal parenchymal suture repair during laparoscopic partial nephrectomyBenjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Urology 70:358-9. 2007
..We describe a relatively simpler technique of achieving renal parenchymal hemostasis during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy using a polymer self-locking (Hem-o-Lok) clip...
- Miniature intravesical urethral lengthening procedure for treatment of pediatric neurogenic urinary incontinence
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
J Urol 176:2663-6; discussion 2666-7. 2006
..We report the results of a miniature intravesical urethral lengthening procedure where outlet resistance is increased by minimizing the diameter of the intravesical urethral tube...
- Medical devices used for ureteroscopy for renal calculi
Derek Weiland
University of Minnesota, Department of Urologic Surgery, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC 394, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Expert Rev Med Devices 3:73-80. 2006
..Reference articles that do a good job of defining the current state of flexible ureteropyeloscopy technology and urinary stone disease treatment will be highlighted, along with a reiteration of the major points of the article...
- Lateral deflection to release a stone: a simple method
Derek Weiland
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Endourol 21:1149-50. 2007
..This technique works well with semirigid and flexible ureteroscopes and all stone baskets, although some difficulty may be encountered with flat-wire baskets...
Proteome of human calcium kidney stonesBenjamin K Canales
Department of Urology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Urology 76:1017.e13-20. 2010
..If this is true, we theorize that differences will be seen within the organic portion (matrix) of CaOx stones compared with CaP stones using a mass spectroscopy (MS) approach...
- Spondyloarthropathy: an independent risk factor for kidney stones
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0392, USA
J Endourol 20:542-6. 2006
..This finding suggests that SpA is an independent risk factor for nephrolithiasis. Future studies will evaluate urinary risk factors and polymorphisms in the ANKH gene that may predispose to stone formation in this high-risk group...
- How small can we go? Percutaneous nephrolithotomy using 6F nephroureteral catheter
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 0392, USA
Urology 69:629-32. 2007
..To retrospectively examine our percutaneous nephrolithotomy pathway to determine the efficacy of a 6F antegrade nephroureteral catheter (NUC)...
- A new spin on the entrapped ureteral calculus
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Endourol 20:460-1; discussion 462. 2006
..Irrigation flow testing demonstrated significant advantages with the 1.5F basket with or without a laser fiber alongside the basket compared with traditional baskets...
- Second prize: Comprehensive proteomic analysis of human calcium oxalate monohydrate kidney stone matrix
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
J Endourol 22:1161-7. 2008
..Our study objective is to characterize the matrix of calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) stones using a comprehensive proteomics approach...
- Independent analysis of Olympus flexible ureteroscope repairs
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Urology 70:11-5. 2007
..To conduct a systematic review of repairs of Olympus flexible ureteroscopes using an independent database to compare and contrast with the published data obtained from ureteroscope manufacturers...
- Proteomic analysis of a matrix stone: a case report
Benjamin K Canales
Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Urol Res 37:323-9. 2009
..Characterization of other matrix stone proteomes, in particular from non-infectious populations, may yield insights into the pathogenesis of this rare stone as well as the mineralogical process that occurs within crystalline calculi...
