Publications by authors named "Gabriel Fiscus"
Background: Salvage radical prostatectomy (sRP) historically yields poor functional outcomes and high complication rates. However, recent reports on robotic sRP show improved results. Our objectives were to evaluate sRP oncological outcomes and predictors of positive margins and biochemical recurrence (BCR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRandall's plaque (RP) with attached stones is recognized as a primary mechanism for stone formation in adult calcium oxalate stone formers (CaOx SFs). The role of RP in pediatric stone pathogenesis is unknown, with no reported studies to date. The purpose of this study is to investigate renal papillary abnormalities and quantify RP in pediatric CaOx SFs.
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- This study compares the outcomes of robotic versus open approaches to salvage radical prostatectomy for recurrent prostate cancer, finding that robotic surgery results in less blood loss and shorter hospital stays.
- Although complication rates were similar for both methods, robotic surgery had a lower incidence of anastomotic stricture.
- The research suggests that robotic salvage radical prostatectomy is associated with better functional outcomes and lower risk of severe incontinence compared to traditional open surgery.
Objective: To compare outcomes of patients undergoing single session bilateral ureteroscopy (SSBU) to those undergoing planned staged ureteroscopy (URS) for bilateral nephrolithiasis. While SSBU has the advantage of 1 anesthetic procedure, some may pursue a staged approach due to the potential higher risk of complications and patient discomfort with 2 ureteral stents.
Methods: We retrospectively identified patients undergoing SSBU and planned staged URS for nephrolithiasis between December 2007 and December 2014.
Objective: To evaluate and analyze the urinary proteome in infants with stable grade 4 ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) and compare to age-matched normal controls.
Methods: Bladder urine specimens were obtained from 21 healthy infants with normal maternal/fetal ultrasound and 25 infants with grade 4 unilateral UPJO. All patients had >40% ipsilateral individual kidney function by renal scanning and the anteroposterior (AP) diameter of the hydronephrotic kidney ranged from 1.
Introduction: To evaluate the use of ultrasound (US) at the time of percutaneous suprapubic catheter (SPC) placement. US has been recommended as a way to minimize complications, such as bowel injury, during percutaneous SPC placement, yet there is limited data supporting this recommendation.
Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on patients undergoing percutaneous SPC placement from 2002 to 2011.