Urinary retention during the second trimester of pregnancy: a rare causePaulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery (Urology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
Urology 59:946. 2002
..A knowledge of the causes of urinary retention during pregnancy can help prevent spontaneous abortion and other devastating consequences that can arise as a result of a delay in the diagnosis...
- Laparoscopic radical excision of urachal sinus
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery Urology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
J Endourol 17:475-9; discussion 479. 2003
..Laparoscopic radical excision of a urachal sinus was performed in a 16-year-old female patient who presented with umbilical discharge...
- Robot-assisted Bricker ileoureteral anastomosis during intracorporeal laparoscopic ileal conduit urinary diversion for prostatocutaneous fistula: case report
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
J Endourol 18:269-72. 2004
..The da Vinci robot is useful during minimally invasive surgery in performing intracorporeal suturing. We report one case of its application during laparoscopic ileal conduit urinary diversion for prostatocutaneous fistula...
- Rapid communication: laparoscopic Anderson-Hynes dismembered pyeloplasty using the da Vinci robot: technical considerations
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery Urology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
J Endourol 17:79-83. 2003
..To present our initial experience with laparoscopic pyeloplasty utilizing the da Vinci robot for upper tract reconstruction...
- Laparoscopy-assisted robotic radical cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: initial two cases
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
J Endourol 17:729-32. 2003
..The use of the da Vinci robot is being investigated in the discipline of urologic surgery. We describe our experience with its use during radical cystoprostatectomy in two patients with organ-confined bladder cancer...
- Rapid communication: pure robot-assisted laparoscopic ureteral reimplantation for ureteral stricture disease: case report
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery Urology, Creighton University, 601 N 30th Street, Suite 3703, Omaha, NE 68131, USA
J Endourol 17:891-3. 2003
..The role of the da Vinci robot is slowly being defined in minimally invasive urologic surgery. We report its use in the management of ureteral stricture disease...
- Laparoscopic nephron-sparing surgery in a Jehovah's Witness patient
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
J Endourol 18:59-62. 2004
..Methods of minimizing blood loss intraoperatively are reviewed...
- Endoscopic management of renal lymphangioma: a case report
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
J Endourol 16:101-3. 2002
..The mass was resected ureteroscopically with holmium laser fulguration of the base. The few reported cases of this rare lesion suggest that rigorous postoperative surveillance is not necessary for this benign condition...
- Primary adenocarcinoma of cutaneous vesicostomy 40 years later: a rare case
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Neb, USA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 128:e58-9. 2004
..Although transitional and squamous cell carcinoma of a vesicostomy have been reported, to our knowledge, the presence of adenocarcinoma at the vesicostomy edge has not been reported previously...
- Retroperitoneoscopic radiofrequency ablation of a solid renal mass
P Yohannes
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
J Endourol 15:845-9. 2001
..To report a new technique for radiofrequency (RF) ablation of a solid renal mass...
- Management of ureteral stricture disease during laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy
P Yohannes
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
J Endourol 15:839-43. 2001
..The surgical management of obliterative ureteral stricture disease using laparoscopy has not been widely reported. We recently implemented this technique in an adult patient with an obliterative ureteral stricture...
- Ultrasound in acute urinary retention and retroverted gravid uterus
P Yohannes
Department of Surgery, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 23:427. 2004
Laparoscopic heminephrectomy for benign disease of the horseshoe kidneyPaulos Yohannes
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
JSLS 6:381-4. 2002
..Aberrant vessels, the renal isthmus, and renal ectopia are all unique features of this anomaly that make the laparoscopic approach a challenge. We report our experience with this technique in 2 patients...
- The endourological management of complications associated with horseshoe kidney
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Campus, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
J Urol 168:5-8. 2002
..Laparoscopic nephrectomy is a safe and feasible option for benign and malignant horseshoe kidney diseases. CONCLUSIONS: Endourological techniques can be safe and effective for treating complications secondary to horseshoe kidney...
- Hand-assisted laparoscopic renal surgery: current trends and applications
Paulos Yohannes
Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Arch Esp Urol 55:756-66. 2002
..This approach minimized the warm-ischemia time in renal transplantation. CONCLUSION: Hand-assisted nephrectomy is a useful tool facilitating the learning process in laparoscopy...
- Management of malignant extrinsic compression of the ureter by simultaneous placement of two ipsilateral ureteral stents
P Rotariu
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center Campus, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
J Endourol 15:979-83. 2001
..2 mg/dL to 1.48 mg/dL in the five patients tested. CONCLUSION: Simultaneous placement of two double-J ureteral stents for the management of ureteral obstruction secondary to a malignancy is a safe and effective technique...
- Laparoscopic ureteral reconstruction with small intestinal submucosa
E N Liatsikos
Department of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
J Endourol 15:217-20. 2001
..CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic ureteral reconstruction with SIS proved to be effective and technically feasible. The SIS seems to be an effective biodegradable scaffold, facilitating regeneration of host tissue...
- Feasibility of robot-assisted totally intracorporeal laparoscopic ileal conduit urinary diversion: initial results of a single institutional pilot study
K C Balaji
Division of Urologic, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-2360, USA
Urology 63:51-5. 2004
..The practical application of TLIC requires improved long-term outcomes compared with open surgery, as well as a reduction in the operative time to justify the costs of robotic surgery...
- Role of acellular collagen matrix surgisis in the endoscopic management of ureteropelvic junction obstruction
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040, USA
J Endourol 16:549-56. 2002
..To investigate the role of acellular collagen matrix (Surgisis during endopyelotomy...
- Does laparoscopic ureterolithotomy replace shock-wave lithotripsy or ureteroscopy for ureteral stones?
O Rofeim
Departments of Urology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Curr Opin Urol 11:287-91. 2001
..The present review addresses the most recent literature, and highlights the advantages and disadvantages of each surgical option...
- Reconstruction of rabbit urethra with surgisis small intestinal submucosa
Paul Rotariu
Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
J Endourol 16:617-20. 2002
..CONCLUSION: Surgisis is an excellent material for urethral reconstruction in rabbits. It promotes regeneration of all the components of the host urethral layers and is biodegradable...
- Comparison of robotic versus laparoscopic skills: is there a difference in the learning curve?
Paulos Yohannes
Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Urology 60:39-45; discussion 45. 2002
..Robot-assisted laparoscopic suture placement may provide one means of increasing dexterity and facilitating laparoscopic reconstructive procedures...
- Ureteral endometriosis
Paulos Yohannes
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA
J Urol 170:20-5. 2003
..A combination of hormones and surgery is also effective. Surveillance for obstructive uropathy with periodic noninvasive monitoring of kidney function is currently recommended for all patients with endometriosis...
- Tail stent versus re-entry tube: a randomized comparison after percutaneous stone extraction
Evangelos N Liatsikos
Department ofEndourology and Laparoscopy, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Urology 59:15-9. 2002
..CONCLUSIONS: The results of the present study suggest that the 7F tail stent is certainly better tolerated by the patients after percutaneous nephrolithotomy compared with the standard 24F re-entry Malecot nephrostomy tube...
- Current trends in the management of posterior urethral valves in the pediatric population
Paulos Yohannes
Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Urology 60:947-53. 2002
- Retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy v classic lumbotomy for pyonephrosis
Mihai Lucan
Clinical Institute of Urology and Renal Transplant, Cluj Napoca, Romania
J Endourol 18:215-9. 2004
..To describe our experience and operative technique for retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy for pyonephrosis and to compare the results with those of open surgery...
