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Preoperative characteristics of high-Gleason disease predictive of favourable pathological and clinical outcomes at radical prostatectomyPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
BJU Int 110:1122-8. 2012....
Evolution of the clinical presentation of men undergoing radical prostatectomy for high-risk prostate cancerPhillip M Pierorazio
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
BJU Int 109:988-93. 2012....
A contemporary analysis of outcomes of adenocarcinoma of the prostate with seminal vesicle invasion (pT3b) after radical prostatectomyPhillip M Pierorazio
The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Urol 185:1691-7. 2011..We investigated outcomes in men with pT3b disease in the contemporary era...
The relationship between preoperative prostate-specific antigen and biopsy Gleason sum in men undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy: a novel assessment of traditional predictors of outcomePhillip Pierorazio
Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
BJU Int 103:38-42. 2009..2 ng/mL) after radical prostatectomy (RP), as the PSA, Gleason sum and clinical stage are commonly used preoperative predictors of outcome in men with localized prostate cancer...
Serum testosterone is associated with aggressive prostate cancer in older men: results from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of AgingPhillip M Pierorazio
Department of Urology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
BJU Int 105:824-9. 2010..Study Type - Prognosis (inception cohort) Level of Evidence 1b..
Robotic-assisted versus traditional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: comparison of outcomes and evaluation of learning curvePhillip M Pierorazio
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Urology 78:813-9. 2011..RALPN has emerged as a minimally invasive alternative to nephron-sparing surgery...
The significance of a positive bladder neck margin after radical prostatectomy: the American Joint Committee on Cancer Pathological Stage T4 designation is not warrantedPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Urol 183:151-7. 2010..We examined biochemical recurrence-free survival and cancer specific survival in men with a positive bladder neck margin...
Radical prostatectomy in older men: survival outcomes in septuagenarians and octogenariansPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Baltimore, MD, USA
BJU Int 106:791-5. 2010....
The accuracy of multidetector computerized tomography for evaluating tumor thrombus in patients with renal cell carcinomaThomas J Guzzo
The James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
J Urol 181:486-90; discussion 491. 2009..We assessed the accuracy of multidetector computerized tomography for predicting tumor thrombus and the level of venous involvement in patients with renal cell carcinoma...
Effect of treatment with 5-α reductase inhibitors on progression in monitored men with favourable-risk prostate cancerAshley E Ross
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medicinal Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
BJU Int 110:651-7. 2012....
Long-term survival after radical prostatectomy for men with high Gleason sum in pathologic specimenPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Urology 76:715-21. 2010..To evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with high Gleason sum 8-10 at radical prostatectomy (RP) and to identify the predictors of prostate cancer-specific survival (CSS) in this cohort...
Contemporary evaluation of the national comprehensive cancer network prostate cancer risk classification systemAdam C Reese
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md Electronic address
Urology 80:1075-9. 2012..To analyze the National Comprehensive Cancer Network prostate cancer guidelines pretreatment risk groups in a contemporary series of patients treated with radical prostatectomy...
Comparative analysis of minimally invasive partial nephrectomy techniques in the treatment of localized renal tumorsJeffrey K Mullins
James Brady Buchanan Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Urology 80:316-21. 2012..To report our initial experience with robot-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy compared with traditional laparoscopic partial nephrectomy...
Laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for large renal masses: critical assessment of perioperative and oncologic outcomes of stage T2a and T2b tumorsPhillip M Pierorazio
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Urology 79:570-5. 2012..To analyze the perioperative and oncologic outcomes of >7 cm renal tumors treated with laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) at a high-volume academic center. The indications for LRN have expanded to include larger (>7 cm) lesions...
Radiofrequency coagulation-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy without hilar clamping: a feasible technique with excellent outcomes in highly selected patientsHiten D Patel
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Endourol 26:58-62. 2012..We retrospectively review a series of patients who underwent clampless LPN with RFC to study the safety and feasibility of this approach...
Preoperative risk stratification predicts likelihood of concurrent PSA-free survival, continence, and potency (the trifecta analysis) after radical retropubic prostatectomyPhillip M Pierorazio
Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA
Urology 70:717-22. 2007..To assess the likelihood of biochemical disease-free survival, urinary continence, and sexual potency after radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) as an aggregate outcome, the "trifecta" analysis...
Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery of the kidney: an initial experienceHiten D Patel
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Can J Urol 18:5745-50. 2011..We present our initial experience with LESS renal surgery in order to assess safety, feasibility, and early postoperative outcomes...
Outcome after cytoreductive nephrectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma is predicted by fractional percentage of tumour volume removedPhillip M Pierorazio
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
BJU Int 100:755-9. 2007....
Prognostic risk stratification and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing surgical treatment for renal cell carcinoma with vascular tumor thrombusErica H Lambert
Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Urology 69:1054-8. 2007..Often, these patients also present with metastatic disease. This study examined the clinical outcome and morbidity of patients with RCC and vascular tumor thrombus treated with aggressive surgical therapy...
Is prostate-specific antigen surveillance necessary in men with benign prostate pathology following radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer?Trinity J Bivalacqua
James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Urol Int 85:466-9. 2010..The purpose of our study was to analyze the postoperative PSA characteristics of men without prostate cancer who underwent a RCP for bladder cancer...
Ureteral stents placed at the time of urinary diversion decreases postoperative morbidityJeffrey K Mullins
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA jmulli12 jhmi edu
Urol Int 88:66-70. 2012..To determine the impact of stenting ureteroenteric anastomoses on postoperative stricture rate and gastrointestinal recovery in continent and noncontinent urinary diversions (UDs)...
Predictors of locally advanced and metastatic disease in patients with small renal massesMax Kates
Department of Urology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
BJU Int 109:1463-7. 2012..In a large sampling of the US population, older patients and men were more likely to have small renal masses at an advanced stage...
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: presentation and management in the era of laparoscopyThomas J Guzzo
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
BJU Int 104:1265-8. 2009....
Prostate volume and pathologic prostate cancer outcomes after radical prostatectomyPhillip M Pierorazio
Department of Urology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
Urology 70:696-701. 2007..To more clearly elucidate the relationship between prostate volume (PV) and prostate cancer parameters...
Perioperative outcomes of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic renal proceduresThomas J Guzzo
James Buchanan Brady Urologic Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Urology 73:572-6. 2009..S. population. The outcomes of elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic renal procedures are less well defined than those of younger patients...
Initial atypical diagnosis with carcinoma on subsequent prostate needle biopsy: findings at radical prostatectomyYing bei Chen
Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Urol 184:1953-7. 2010..Limited data exist on radical prostatectomy findings performed for cancer on repeat biopsy following an initial atypical biopsy (atypical glands suspicious but not diagnostic for carcinoma)...
Trends in Renal Surgery: Robotic Technology is Associated with Increased Use of Partial NephrectomyHiten D Patel
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
J Urol 189:1229-35. 2013..An explanation is the learning curve associated with laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. We analyzed state trends in renal surgery and their relationship to the introduction of robotic technology...
Impact of robotic technique and surgical volume on the cost of radical prostatectomyElias S Hyams
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Endourol 27:298-303. 2013..Therefore, we performed a study to define the effect of robotic technology and surgical volume on the cost of RP...
Lymphangiography with sclerotherapy: a novel therapy for refractory chylous ascitesJeffrey K Mullins
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA
Can J Urol 19:6250-4. 2012..We report the outcomes of a small series of patients with refractory chylous ascites following urologic surgery treated with lymphangiography +/- sclerotherapy...
Upgrading and downgrading of prostate cancer from biopsy to radical prostatectomy: incidence and predictive factors using the modified Gleason grading system and factoring in tertiary gradesJonathan I Epstein
Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Eur Urol 61:1019-24. 2012..Prior studies assessing the correlation of Gleason score (GS) at needle biopsy and corresponding radical prostatectomy (RP) predated the use of the modified Gleason scoring system and did not factor in tertiary grade patterns...
Radical prostatectomy outcome in men 65 years old or older with low risk prostate cancerJeffrey K Mullins
The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Urol 187:1620-5. 2012..We examined the proportion and outcomes of men 65 years old or older with low risk disease who underwent radical prostatectomy at our institution...
Daily phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor therapy as rescue for recurrent ischemic priapism after failed androgen ablationPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N Wolfe Ave, Marburg 407, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
J Androl 32:371-4. 2011..Our treatment of recurrent priapism implicates androgens and both biochemical and neurovascular control mechanisms in the penis...
Graft reconstruction of inferior vena cava for renal cell carcinoma stage pT3b or greaterElias S Hyams
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
Urology 78:838-43. 2011..Renal cell carcinoma has the potential to propagate and invade the IVC, requiring resection and/or reconstruction of the IVC concurrently with radical nephrectomy...
Open, laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomy: optimizing the surgical approachTrinity J Bivalacqua
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, United States
Surg Oncol 18:233-41. 2009....
Optimizing renal cortical neoplasm tissue sampling through a modified biopsy technique: laboratory experience and initial clinical experienceGregory W Hruby
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
Urology 70:431-4. 2007..We then applied our laboratory findings to clinical practice to improve our biopsy results during laparoscopic renal cryoablation procedures...
Active surveillance for small renal massesPhillip M Pierorazio
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD
Rev Urol 14:13-9. 2012..This article reviews the current data regarding AS for SRM, operational considerations for an AS program, and criteria for safely selecting patients for this treatment strategy...
Corporal Burnett "Snake" surgical maneuver for the treatment of ischemic priapism: long-term followupRobert L Segal
Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 2162, USA
J Urol 189:1025-9. 2013..We provide long-term followup on a modification of the Al-Ghorab distal penile corporoglanular shunt surgery for the treatment of ischemic priapism...
Expedited struvite-stone dissolution using a high-flow low-pressure irrigation systemSean Collins
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032, USA
J Endourol 21:1153-8. 2007..We evaluated the utility of a high-flow low-pressure irrigation system, designed to minimize the disadvantages of chemolysis, for struvite-stone dissolution...
Minimally invasive surgical training: challenges and solutionsPhillip M Pierorazio
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
Urol Oncol 27:208-13. 2009..Ultimately, programs must provide an intense hands-on experience to trainees in all minimally invasive surgical aspects for optimal training...
Tumor complexity predicts malignant disease for small renal massesJeffrey K Mullins
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
J Urol 188:2072-6. 2012..A significant proportion of malignant tumors are low grade and potentially indolent. We evaluated whether preoperative patient and tumor characteristics are associated with adverse pathological features...
Corporal "snake" maneuver: corporoglanular shunt surgical modification for ischemic priapismArthur L Burnett
Department of Urology, The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287 2411, USA
J Sex Med 6:1171-6. 2009..Current surgical shunting procedures for major ischemic priapism do not always effectively resolve acute presentations of this disorder...
Gender discrepancies in the diagnosis of renal cortical tumorsPhillip M Pierorazio
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
World J Urol 25:81-5. 2007..4 vs. 4.5%), women were more likely to have chromophobe histology (11.2 vs. 5.0%; P = 0.006). Differences in demographics, pathologic parameters and histologic sub-typing are observed between men and women treated for renal masses...
Evaluation of surgical energy devices for vessel sealing and peripheral energy spread in a porcine modelGregory W Hruby
Department of Urology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
J Urol 178:2689-93. 2007..Vessel sealing capabilities and the peripheral energy spread associated with currently available energy based surgical instruments were evaluated...
