An assessment of urologists' training and knowledge of energy-based surgical devicesDaniel S Lehman
Department of Urology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
BJU Int 102:226-30. 2008
..To assess surgeons' training and current understanding of existing energy-based surgical instrumentation (ESI), we disseminated an online questionnaire to urology residents, fellows and attending urologists...
- Erythropoietin-induced optimization of renal function after warm ischemia
Courtney K Phillips
Department of Urology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Endourol 23:359-65. 2009
..Recent preclinical data have indicated that erythropoietin (Epo) can protect organs from ischemic damage. We evaluated the ability of Epo to protect the kidney from the effects of ischemia...
- Prospective comparison of flexible fiberoptic and digital cystoscopes
Zhamshid Okhunov
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Urology 74:427-30. 2009
..To compare the optics, performance, and durability of digital (DC) and fiberoptic (FC) cystoscopes...
- First Prize (tie): Laparoscopic renal cryoablation: efficacy and complications for larger renal masses
Daniel S Lehman
Department of Urology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
J Endourol 22:1123-7. 2008
..As such, we evaluated our single institution experience with laparoscopic renal cryoablation for complications and oncologic effectiveness as a function of tumor size...
- The effect of intraluminal content on the bursting strength of vessels ligated with the harmonic ACE and LigaSure V
Courtney K Phillips
Department of Urology, Columbia University School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
J Endourol 22:1383-7. 2008
..We evaluated the effect of intraluminal vessel content on bursting pressure (BP) after ligation with two ESDs: the Harmonic ACE and the LigaSure V...
- Tissue response to surgical energy devices
Courtney K Phillips
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
Urology 71:744-8. 2008
..As such, we quantified the lateral thermal damage associated with contemporary ESD: the Harmonic ACE, a prototype bipolar device known as the Gyrus Trisector, the Harmonic LCS-C5, and the LigaSure V...
Kidney cancer ablative therapy: indications and patient selectionDaniel S Lehman
Curr Urol Rep 9:34-43. 2008
..This article reviews the status of the two ablative modalities currently available for clinical application, cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation...
- Minimally invasive management of upper tract malignancies: renal cell and transitional cell carcinoma
Geoffrey N Box
Department of Urology, University of California Irvine Medical Center, 333 City Boulevard West, Suite 2100, Orange, CA 92868, USA
Urol Clin North Am 35:365-83, vii. 2008
..An in-depth discussion of treatment for transitional cell carcinoma is also presented...
- Cryoablation and radiofrequency for kidney tumor
Daniel S Lehman
Department of Urology, Columbia University School of Medicine, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
Curr Urol Rep 9:128-34. 2008
..This article reviews the status of cryoablation and radiofrequency ablation, the two ablative modalities currently available for clinical application...
- Prospective randomized comparison of a combined ultrasonic and pneumatic lithotrite with a standard ultrasonic lithotrite for percutaneous nephrolithotomy
Daniel S Lehman
Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Urology, New York, New York, USA
J Endourol 22:285-9. 2008
..To compare the efficiency and cost effectiveness of a combined pneumatic and ultrasonic lithotrite (Lithoclast Ultra) and a standard ultrasonic lithotrite, (LUS-1) during percutaneous nephrolithotomy...
