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Comparison of first generation (Dornier HM3) and second generation (Medstone STS) lithotriptors: treatment results with 13,864 renal and ureteral calculi by Cass, A S

“…Some reports have shown a decreased effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) with newer lithotriptors. We used a first generation…”
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy in morbidly obese patients by Thomas, R, Cass, A S

“…Management of urolithiasis in morbidly obese patients is usually associated with higher morbidity and mortality compared to nonobese patients. In morbidly…”
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Comparison of first-generation (Dornier HM3) and second-generation (Medstone STS) lithotripters: treatment results with 145 renal and ureteral calculi in children by Cass, A S

“…The treatment results obtained in children using an unmodified Dornier HM3 or a Medstone STS lithotripter for renal and ureteral stones were compared. The…”
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The use of ungating with the Medstone lithotriptor by Cass, A S

“…Ungating using the Medstone* lithotriptor by 200 urologists was evaluated. During 1994, 3,288 patients were treated by 200 urologists at 46 sites in 6 upper…”
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for renal stones with renal cysts present by Cass, A S

“…While reports differ on the effect of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL*) on renal cysts, little has been written on the stone-free status following…”
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Features of 164 bladder ruptures by Cass, A S, Luxenberg, M

“…We reviewed 164 cases of bladder rupture from external trauma. Of these patients 145 (88 per cent) suffered blunt trauma, and 59 (35.5 per cent) suffered…”
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Do upper ureteral stones need to be manipulated (push back) into the kidneys before extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy? by Cass, A S

“…The current practice for the management of upper ureteral stones is to push the stone back into the renal pelvis before extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy…”
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Testicular injuries by Cass, A S, Luxenberg, M

“…We reviewed 91 testicular injuries in 86 patients (5 bilateral) as a result of blunt trauma in 72 patients and gunshot wounds in 14 patients. In 90 percent of…”
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral calculi by Cass, A S

“…Second generation tubless lithotriptors allow for easy prone positioning of patients, resulting in increased use of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy…”
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Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy or percutaneous nephrolithotomy for lower pole nephrolithiasis? by Cass, A S

“…A controversy has arisen as to whether the initial form of therapy for lower pole nephrolithiasis should be extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) or…”
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Value of early operation in blunt testicular contusion with hematocele by Cass, A S, Luxenberg, M

“…The use of ultrasound for evaluation of blunt testicular injury with hematocele allows contusion to be differentiated from rupture, and some authors advocate…”
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Equivalence of mobile and fixed lithotriptors for upper tract stones by Cass, A S

“…Although mobile renal lithotripsy appears to be a cost-efficient method for a urologist to treat patients at the local hospital the quality issue has been…”
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Diagnostic studies in bladder rupture. Indications and techniques by Cass, A S

“…After external trauma, the patient with bladder injury usually complains of lower abdominal pain and tenderness, and macroscopic or microscopic hematuria is…”
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Nonstent or noncatheter extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for ureteral stones by Cass, A S

“…To determine if a ureteral stent or catheter was necessary to achieve satisfactory results with extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for a stone in the…”
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Management of extraperitoneal ruptures of bladder caused by external trauma by Cass, A S, Luxenberg, M

“…We reviewed 105 cases of extraperitoneal bladder rupture admitted to our hospitals from 1959 to 1985. Primary suturing of the rupture was performed in 65…”
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Renovascular injuries from external trauma. Diagnosis, treatment, and outcome by Cass, A S

“…Blunt trauma of the deceleration or acceleration type is the most common cause of renal pedicle injuries comprising thrombosis or rupture of the main renal…”
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Sexual function in adults with myelomeningocele by Cass, A S, Bloom, B A, Luxenberg, M

“…During the last 25 years more myelomeningocele patients have survived to adulthood and there is increasing interest in their sexual function. Little has been…”
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Ureteroarterial fistula: case report and review of literature by Cass, A S, Odland, M

“…A fistula developed between the left common iliac artery and the distal left ureter of an 83-year-old woman who had undergone aortofemoral bypass grafting many…”
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Renal function after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy to a solitary kidney by Cass, A S

“…Studying renal function in patients with a solitary kidney undergoing SWL eliminates the compensatory effects of an untreated contralateral kidney and thus…”
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Accuracy of computed tomography in diagnosing renal artery injuries by Cass, A S, Luxenberg, M

“…The accuracy of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of renal artery injury has not been resolved. Since 1982, 428 patients with renal trauma have been…”
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