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The morbidity of urethral stricture disease among male medicare beneficiariesJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
BMC Urol 10:3. 2010..We sought to analyze the morbidity of urethral stricture disease by measuring the rates of urinary tract infections and urinary incontinence among men with a diagnosis of urethral stricture...- Prevalence and trends of selected urologic conditions for VA healthcare usersMin Woong Sohn
Midwest Center for Health Services and Policy Research, Edward Hines, JR VA Hospital, Hines, IL, USA
BMC Urol 6:30. 2006..The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence rates and trends of urologic cancers and selected benign conditions from 1999 to 2002 for VHA users... - External validation of a claims-based algorithm for classifying kidney-cancer surgeriesDavid C Miller
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 9:92. 2009..To achieve this aim, we compared procedure assignments based on Medicare claims with the type of surgery specified in SEER registry data and clinical operative reports... 
Quality indicators for benign prostatic hyperplasia in vulnerable eldersChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:S253-7. 2007- Androgen deprivation therapy increases cardiovascular morbidity in men with prostate cancerChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Cancer 110:1493-500. 2007..In the current study, the authors attempted to measure the risk for subsequent cardiovascular morbidity in men with prostate cancer who received ADT... - Use of radical cystectomy for patients with invasive bladder cancerJohn L Gore
Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 356510, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 102:802-11. 2010..We examined factors that are associated with the use of radical cystectomy for invasive bladder cancer and compared the survival outcomes of patients with invasive bladder cancer by the treatment they received... - Variations in use of imaging in a national sample of men with early-stage prostate cancerChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095-1738, USA
Urology 59:400-4. 2002..In addition, a significant geographic variation was found in the use of these diagnostic tests. These variations suggest that evidence-based staging guidelines have not been met with broad physician acceptance... - Regret in men treated for localized prostate cancerJim C Hu
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Urol 169:2279-83. 2003..Further study is needed to identify factors that predict posttreatment regret. Such information will allow patients and physicians to individualize treatment decisions, optimize quality of life and avoid medical regret... - The demographic burden of urologic diseases in AmericaDavid C Miller
Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Urol Clin North Am 36:11-27, v. 2009..This article details major initial findings from the Urologic Diseases in America project with respect to the demographic impact of the most common benign, malignant, and pediatric urologic conditions... - Diffusion of surgical innovation among patients with kidney cancerDavid C Miller
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Cancer 112:1708-17. 2008.... - Trends in surgical management of stress urinary incontinence among female Medicare beneficiariesJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90404, USA
Urology 74:283-7. 2009..To identify patterns in the surgical treatment of women with stress urinary incontinence in the United States from 1992 to 2001... - Economic evaluation of treatment strategies for benign prostatic hyperplasia--is medical therapy more costly in the long run?Christopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
J Urol 177:1463-7; discussion 1467. 2007..We defined longer term costs of these treatment strategies... - Hospice use and high-intensity care in men dying of prostate cancerJonathan Bergman
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 1738, USA
Arch Intern Med 171:204-10. 2011..We sought to characterize hospice use by men dying of prostate cancer and to compare the use of high-intensity care between those who did or did not enroll in hospice... - Variations in reconstruction after radical cystectomyJohn L Gore
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Cancer 107:729-37. 2006..The authors sought to evaluate factors that predict reconstructive technique after radical cystectomy... - Renal and cardiovascular morbidity after partial or radical nephrectomyDavid C Miller
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Cancer 112:511-20. 2008..To clarify the benefits of nephron-sparing surgery among patients with early-stage kidney cancer, the authors compared the frequency of renal and cardiovascular morbidity after partial or radical nephrectomy... - Urologic disease burden in the United States: veteran users of Department of Veterans Affairs healthcareJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, California 90404, USA
Urology 72:37-41; discussion 41. 2008..S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare services and to assess variations by selected sociodemographic characteristics... 
Partnership and outcomes in men with prostate cancerJonathan Bergman
Department of Urology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Cancer 115:4688-94. 2009..In the current study, the authors sought to examine the impact of partnership status on the mental health of men treated for localized prostate cancer...- Responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer IndexJonathan Bergman
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Urology 75:1418-23. 2010..To determine the responsiveness of the University of California-Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Index (UCLA-PCI) by studying its sensitivity to clinically perceptible changes in health over time in men treated for localized prostate cancer... - Mortality increases when radical cystectomy is delayed more than 12 weeks: results from a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare analysisJohn L Gore
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cancer 115:988-96. 2009..These data are derived from tertiary centers, in which referral populations may confound outcomes. The authors sought to examine the survival impact of a delay in radical cystectomy using nationally representative data... - The prevalence of urinary incontinence among community dwelling men: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination surveyJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles 90095 1738, USA
J Urol 176:2103-8; discussion 2108. 2006..To measure the prevalence of urinary incontinence in community dwelling men in the United States, we analyzed data from respondents to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey... - Predictors of fatigue after treatment for prostate cancerSally L Maliski
Department of Urology, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90092, USA
Urology 65:101-8. 2005..We also sought to describe the baseline characteristics of men who were fatigued at follow-up to allow for interventions in those at greatest risk... - Marriage and mortality in bladder carcinomaJohn L Gore
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Cancer 104:1188-94. 2005..The authors attempted to determine whether marital status is associated with survival in patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder carcinoma... - Direct and indirect costs of nephrolithiasis in an employed population: opportunity for disease management?Christopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Kidney Int 68:1808-14. 2005..We sought to estimate the direct and indirect costs of nephrolithiasis for working age adults (18-64) with employer-provided insurance... - Urologic diseases in America Project: analytical methods and principal findingsMark S Litwin
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Urol 173:933-7. 2005..We undertook a project, Urologic Diseases in America, to quantify the burden of urological diseases on the American public... - The prevalence of urinary incontinence among community dwelling adult women: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyJennifer Tash Anger
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90095 1738, USA
J Urol 175:601-4. 2006..However, there is a wide range of estimates of the burden posed by UI. To measure the prevalence of incontinence in women in the community we analyzed data from women responding to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey... - Economic costs of benign prostatic hyperplasia in the private sectorChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California Los Angeles, 90095 1738, USA
J Urol 173:1309-13. 2005..However, indirect costs related to lost work are primarily borne by the employer. In this study we used claims data and absentee records from large employers to estimate the costs associated with BPH in working age males... - Predictors and prevalence of erectile dysfunction in a racially diverse populationChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, Calif 90095 1738, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:207-12. 2006..To obtain a better understanding of the national estimates of prevalence and risk factors for ED, we analyzed data from the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey... - True prevalence of urinary incontinence among female nursing home residentsJennifer T Anger
Department of Urology, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095 1738, USA
Urology 67:281-7. 2006..To measure the sensitivity of this method of defining the prevalence of urinary incontinence among female nursing home residents, we examined data from a clinical survey... - Increasing costs of urinary incontinence among female Medicare beneficiariesJennifer T Anger
Departments of Urology and Health Services, University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Urol 176:247-51; discussion 251. 2006..We measured the financial burden of urinary incontinence in the United States from 1992 to 1998 among women 65 years old or older... - Variation in continence and potency by definitionTracey L Krupski
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles, USA
J Urol 170:1291-4. 2003..Disease targeted, health related quality of life outcomes vary greatly depending on the specific definition used... - Patterns of care for men with prostate cancer after failure of primary treatmentTracey L Krupski
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cancer 107:258-65. 2006..This study sought to determine trends in patterns of care after failure of primary prostate cancer treatment and to determine whether nonclinical factors influenced the receipt of secondary treatment... - Stability of time trade-off utilities for health states associated with the treatment of prostate cancerChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles 90095-1738, USA
Qual Life Res 11:405-14. 2002..Utilities for some 'hypothetical' pelvic dysfunctions rose as men began to actually experience functional changes in those areas... - Disparities in the treatment of patients with IL-2 for metastatic renal cell carcinomaChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Urol Oncol 28:308-13. 2010.... - Trends in the use of gross and frozen section pathological consultations during partial or radical nephrectomy for renal cell carcinomaDavid C Miller
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
J Urol 179:461-7; discussion 467. 2008..We explored this hypothesis by evaluating national trends in the use of intraoperative pathological consultation during radical or partial nephrectomy with time, across regions, and by patient and provider characteristics... - Quality of surveillance for stage I testis cancer in the communityHua yin Yu
University of California Los Angeles School of Medicine, Department of Urology, 10833 LeConte Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:4327-32. 2009..We evaluated compliance with follow-up protocols developed at referral centers within the community... - The economic costs of early stage prostate cancerChristopher S Saigal
Department of Urology, University of California, Los Angeles, 90095-1738, USA
Pharmacoeconomics 20:869-78. 2002..Rational allocation of healthcare dollars for prostate cancer screening and treatment may ultimately depend on data from randomised controlled trials... - Urinary diversion and morbidity after radical cystectomy for bladder cancerJohn L Gore
Department of Urology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1959 NE Pacific, Box 356510, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Cancer 116:331-9. 2010..The authors sought to determine whether continent reconstructions confer increased complication rates after radical cystectomy... - Compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis in children with vesicoureteral reflux: results from a national pharmacy claims databaseHillary L Copp
Department of Urology, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
J Urol 183:1994-9. 2010..Antibiotic prophylaxis is commonly used for medical management of vesicoureteral reflux. Little information exists on compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with vesicoureteral reflux... - Trends in prenatal sonography use and subsequent urologic diagnoses and abortions in the United StatesMichael H Hsieh
Department of Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
J Pediatr Urol 5:490-4. 2009..The impact of this technology on the incidence of pediatric urological diagnoses is unknown. We sought to assess trends in prenatal sonography and resulting urologic diagnoses and/or abortions... - Quality of life and satisfaction with outcome among prostate-cancer survivorsMartin G Sanda
Departments of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
N Engl J Med 358:1250-61. 2008.... - The burden of urologic diseases in AmericaMark S Litwin
J Urol 173:1065-6. 2005 - Office dilation of the female urethra: a quality of care problem in the field of urologyRichard A Santucci
Detroit Receiving Hospital and The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA
J Urol 180:2068-75. 2008..Yet Medicare reimbursement for urethral dilation remains generous and we describe practice patterns regarding female urethral dilation to characterize a potential quality of care issue... - Obesity does not adversely affect health-related quality-of-life outcomes after anatomic retropubic radical prostatectomyStephen J Freedland
James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287 2101, USA
Urology 65:1131-6. 2005..To study the impact of obesity on the health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) outcomes after radical prostatectomy (RP)... - Health-related quality-of-life outcomes after anatomic retropubic radical prostatectomy in the phosphodiesterase type 5 ERA: impact of neurovascular bundle preservationMichael C Haffner
Brady Urological Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287-2101, USA
Urology 66:371-6. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: In the current study, bilateral nerve-sparing RP was associated with better postoperative sexual HRQOL scores than unilateral nerve-sparing RP, although in general the differences were slight... - Excessive antibiotic use in men with prostatitisBrent C Taylor
Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
Am J Med 121:444-9. 2008..Prostatitis accounts for 2 million outpatient visits annually. The majority of prostatitis cases fit the definition of chronic pelvic pain syndrome, for which routine antibiotic use is not indicated... - Moving beyond guidelines to improve the quality of care for men with prostate cancerChristopher S Saigal
J Clin Oncol 25:5348-9. 2007
Research Grants
- Conjoint Analysis: Overcoming Obstacles to Routine Formal Preference Assessment iChristopher Saigal; Fiscal Year: 2009..We will test whether use of this method improves the quality of the treatment decisions that are made by patients. ..
- Conjoint Analysis: Overcoming Obstacles to Routine Formal Preference Assessment iChristopher Saigal; Fiscal Year: 2010..We will test whether use of this method improves the quality of the treatment decisions that are made by patients. ..