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Adjudication of Self-reported Symptomatic Stone Recurrence in the Prevention of Urinary Stones With Hydration Trial by Wessells, Hunter, Lieske, John C., Lai, H. Henry, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R., Desai, Alana C., Harper, Jonathan D., Kirkali, Ziya, Maalouf, Naim M., McCune, Rebecca, Reese, Peter P., Scales, Charles D., Tasian, Gregory E.

“…To assess accuracy of self-reported stone events in a large clinical trial by adjudication against the weight of documentation for spontaneous stone passage or…”
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The Patient Voice: Stent Experiences After Ureteroscopy-Insights from In-Depth Interviews with Participants in the USDRN STENTS Nested Qualitative Cohort Study by Corneli, Amy, Dombeck, Carrie, McKenna, Kevin, Harper, Jonathan D, Antonelli, Jodi A, Desai, Alana C, Lai, H Henry, Tasian, Gregory E, Ziemba, Justin, McCune, Rebecca, Piskator, Brooke, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R, Maalouf, Naim M, Reese, Peter P, Wessells, Hunter, Kirkali, Ziya, Scales, Charles D

“…Ureteral stents are commonly used after ureteroscopy and cause significant discomfort, yet qualitative perspectives on patients' stent experiences remain…”
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Microbial co-occurrences on catheters from long-term catheterized patients by Nye, Taylor M., Zou, Zongsen, Obernuefemann, Chloe L. P., Pinkner, Jerome S., Lowry, Erin, Kleinschmidt, Kent, Bergeron, Karla, Klim, Aleksandra, Dodson, Karen W., Flores-Mireles, Ana L., Walker, Jennifer N., Wong, Daniel Garrett, Desai, Alana, Caparon, Michael G., Hultgren, Scott J.

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), a common cause of healthcare-associated infections, are caused by a diverse array of pathogens that are…”
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Contribution of Hypersensitivity to Postureteroscopy Ureteral Stent Pain: Findings From Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-associated Symptoms by Lai, Hing Hung Henry, Yang, Hongqui, Tasian, Gregory E., Harper, Jonathan D., Desai, Alana C., McCune, Rebecca D., Kirkali, Ziya, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R., Scales, Charles D., Curatolo, Michele

“…To examine the relationships between preoperative hypersensitivity to pain and central sensitization, and postoperative ureteral stent pain after ureteroscopy…”
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Nephrolithiasis in Pregnancy: Treating for Two by Dai, Jessica C., Nicholson, Tristan M., Chang, Helena C., Desai, Alana C., Sweet, Robert M., Harper, Jonathan D., Sorensen, Mathew D.

“…To review the literature regarding the epidemiology of stone disease and develop a management algorithm based on current evidence and societal guidelines. A…”
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Risk Factors for Increased Stent-associated Symptoms Following Ureteroscopy for Urinary Stones: Results From STENTS by Harper, Jonathan D, Desai, Alana C, Maalouf, Naim M, Yang, Hongqiu, Antonelli, Jodi A, Tasian, Gregory E, Lai, H Henry, Reese, Peter P, Curatolo, Michele, Kirkali, Ziya, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R, Wessells, Hunter, Scales, Jr, Charles D

“…The STudy to Enhance uNderstanding of sTent-associated Symptoms sought to identify risk factors for pain and urinary symptoms, as well as how these symptoms…”
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Patients’ Experiences With the Removal of a Ureteral Stent: Insights From In-depth Interviews With Participants in the USDRN STENTS Qualitative Cohort Study by Dombeck, Carrie, Scales, Charles D., McKenna, Kevin, Swezey, Teresa, Harper, Jonathan D., Antonelli, Jodi A., Desai, Alana C., Lai, H. Henry, McCune, Rebecca, Curatolo, Michele, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R., Maalouf, Naim M., Reese, Peter P., Wessells, Hunter, Kirkali, Ziya, Corneli, Amy

“…To describe the experiences of patients undergoing stent removal in the USDRN Study to Enhance Understanding of Stent-Associated Symptoms (STENTS), a…”
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Prevention of Urinary Stones With Hydration (PUSH): Design and Rationale of a Clinical Trial by Scales, Charles D., Desai, Alana C., Harper, Jonathan D., Lai, H. Henry, Maalouf, Naim M., Reese, Peter P., Tasian, Gregory E., Al-Khalidi, Hussein R., Kirkali, Ziya, Wessells, Hunter, Amaral, Sandra, Audrain-McGovern, Janet, Henderson, Brittney, Koepsell, Kristen, Mussell, Adam, Antonelli, Jodi A., Baker, Linda A., Obiaro, Joyce, Rangel, Cynthia, Hill, Martinez, Worsham, Madeline, Cormack, Fionnuala, Sorensen, Mathew, Yonekawa, Karyn, Covert, Holly, Baxter, Tristan, Ayala, Elsa, Mellnick, Vincent, Coplen, Douglas, Taylor, Juanita, Klim, Aleksandra, Ksiazek, Deborah, Sivalingam, Sri, Dell, Katherine, Calle, Juan, Gotwald, Paige, Markovic, Marina, Lieske, John, Rule, Andrew, Erickson, Stephen, Potrezke, Aaron, Ferrero, Andrea, Sas, David, Waits, Angela, Lenort, Courtney, Weinfurt, Kevin, Bosworth, Hayden, Yang, Honqiu, Johnson, Laura, Venetta, Angela, Thompson, Omar

“…Although maintaining high fluid intake is an effective low-risk intervention for the secondary prevention of urinary stone disease, many patients with stones…”
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Successful Percutaneous Ultrasonic Lithotripsy of Gallstones by Ostergar, Adam, Alkazemi, Muhammad Hassan, Hill, Hayden, Awad, Michael M, Ushinsky, Alexander, Darcy, Michael, Desai, Alana C, Figenshau, Robert Sherburne

“…Acute calculous cholecystitis is the obstruction of the cystic duct by a gallstone that leads to inflammation of the gallbladder necessitating cholecystectomy…”
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Fibrinolytic-deficiencies predispose hosts to septicemia from a catheter-associated UTI by Molina, Jonathan J., Kohler, Kurt N., Gager, Christopher, Andersen, Marissa J., Wongso, Ellsa, Lucas, Elizabeth R., Paik, Andrew, Xu, Wei, Donahue, Deborah L., Bergeron, Karla, Klim, Aleksandra, Caparon, Michael G., Hultgren, Scott J., Desai, Alana, Ploplis, Victoria A., Flick, Matthew J., Castellino, Francis J., Flores-Mireles, Ana L.

“…Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are amongst the most common nosocomial infections worldwide and are difficult to treat partly due to…”
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Using structured problem solving to promote fluid consumption in the prevention of urinary stones with hydration (PUSH) trial by Reese, Peter P, Shah, Salima, Funsten, Emily, Amaral, Sandra, Audrain-McGovern, Janet, Koepsell, Kristen, Wessells, Hunter, Harper, Jonathan D, McCune, Rebecca, Scales, Jr, Charles D, Kirkali, Ziya, Maalouf, Naim M, Lai, H Henry, Desai, Alana C, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R, Tasian, Gregory E

“…Structured Problem Solving (SPS) is a patient-centered approach to promoting behavior change that relies on productive collaboration between coaches and…”
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Factors Associated with Ureteral Stent Failure in Patients with Malignant Ureteral Obstruction by Pickersgill, Nicholas A, Wahba, Brandoa Malik, Vetter, Joel M, Cope, Sky J, Barashi, Nimrod S, Henning, Grant M, Du, Kefu, Figenshau, Robert Sherburne, Desai, Alana C, Venkatesh, Ramakrishna

“…Management of malignant ureteral obstruction (MUO) with ureteral stents remains a clinical challenge, often involving frequent stent exchanges attributable to…”
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Quality of life impact and recovery after ureteroscopy and stent insertion: insights from daily surveys in STENTS by Harper, Jonathan D, Desai, Alana C, Antonelli, Jodi A, Tasian, Gregory E, Ziemba, Justin B, Al-Khalidi, Hussein R, Lai, H Henry, Maalouf, Naim M, Reese, Peter P, Wessells, Hunter B, Kirkali, Ziya, Scales, Jr, Charles D

“…Our objective was to describe day-to-day evolution and variations in patient-reported stent-associated symptoms (SAS) in the STudy to Enhance uNderstanding of…”
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Pharmaceutical versus Over-the-Counter Potassium Citrate: A Benchtop Comparison by Wong, Daniel G, Elson, Lauren, Nottingham, Charles U, Desai, Alana C

“…Potassium citrate has been shown to significantly reduce kidney stone recurrence by alkalinizing urine and increasing citrate excretion. However, the cost of…”
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The Risks of Stone Diagnosis and Stone Removal Procedure After Different Bariatric Surgeries by Monda, Steven M, Vetter, Joel M, Olsen, Margaret A, Keller, Matthew R, Eagon, J Christopher, Chevinsky, Michael S, Markollari, Vasian, Venkatesh, Ramakrishna, Desai, Alana C

“…Nephrolithiasis is common after malabsorptive bariatric surgery; however, the comparative risk of stone formation after different bariatric surgeries remains…”
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Antibody-Based Therapy for Enterococcal Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections by Flores-Mireles, Ana L, Walker, Jennifer N, Potretzke, Aaron, Schreiber, 4th, Henry L, Pinkner, Jerome S, Bauman, Tyler M, Park, Alyssa M, Desai, Alana, Hultgren, Scott J, Caparon, Michael G

“…Gram-positive bacteria in the genus Enterococcus are a frequent cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), a disease whose treatment is…”
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Image-Guided Access for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Single-Center Experience in 591 Patients by Vande Lune, Patrick L., Thayer, David, Mani, Naganathan, Warren, Andrew, Desai, Alana C., Picus, Daniel J., Gunn, Andrew J.

“…Introduction: We present our experience in image-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) access in 591 patients. Materials and Methods: An IRB-approved…”
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Is extended preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis for high-risk patients necessary before percutaneous nephrolithotomy? by Potretzke, Aaron M, Park, Alyssa M, Bauman, Tyler M, Larson, Jeffrey A, Vetter, Joel M, Benway, Brian M, Desai, Alana C

“…The goal of this study was to compare the rate of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy…”
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MP44-15 EARLY EXPERIENCE WITH VACUUM ASSISTED URETERAL ACCESS SHEATHS by Wong, Daniel, Desai, Alana

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Splenic injury during percutaneous nephrolithotomy: a case report with novel management technique by Desai, Alana C, Jain, Samay, Benway, Brian M, Grubb, 3rd, Robert L, Picus, Daniel, Figenshau, Robert S

“…We describe a case of a splenic injury caused by a transsplenic percutaneous nephrostomy tract. The case was completed without incident and the nephrostomy…”
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