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Percutaneous nephrolithotomy in infants and preschool age children: experience with a new technique by Jackman, Stephen V., Hedican, Sean P., Peters, Craig A., Docimo, Steven G.

“…Objectives. To develop a less invasive method for performing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) with the intent of decreasing the morbidity of the procedure…”
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Gender-related differences in the risk factors for repeat stone surgery by Iremashvili, Viacheslav, Li, S., Dresner, S. L., Best, S. L., Hedican, S. P., Nakada, S. Y.

“…Our objective was to analyze and compare the associations between potential risk factors for nephrolithiasis and repeat stone surgery in male and female…”
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Endothelin-1 production and decreased endothelin B receptor expression in advanced prostate cancer by NELSON, J. B, CHAN-TACK, K, HEDICAN, S. P, MAGNUSON, S. R, OPGENORTH, T. J, BOVA, G. S, SIMONS, J. W

“…The potent vasoconstrictor endothelin-1 (ET-1) is at its highest concentration in the normal human ejaculate and is associated with the progression of…”
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Adrenocortical carcinoma with intracaval extension by Hedican, S P, Marshall, F F

“…We describe the presenting features, treatment approach and prognosis of adrenocortical carcinoma with intracaval extension of tumor thrombus. In addition to 3…”
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Identification of endothelin-1 in the pathophysiology of metastatic adenocarcinoma of the prostate by Nelson, Joel B, Hedican, Sean P, George, Daniel J, Reddi, A. H, Piantadosi, Steven, Eisenberger, Mario A, Simons, Jonathan W

“…Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of death from cancer in U.S. men, and advanced, hormone-refractory disease is characterized by painful…”
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Laparoscopic assisted reconstructive surgery by Hedican, S P, Schulam, P G, Docimo, S G

“…We describe the use of laparoscopy to assist in performing complex pediatric reconstructive cases with the goals of improved cosmesis, and limited…”
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Viral vector delivery in solid-state vehicles : Gene expression in a murine prostate cancer model by SIEMENS, D. R, AUSTIN, J. C, HEDICAN, S. P, TARTAGLIA, J, RATLIFF, T. L

“…Although there are increasingly more clinical trials involving gene therapy, efficient gene transfer remains a major hurdle to success. To enhance the…”
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Laparoscopy in urology by Hedican, S P

“…Mention of all of the procedures in urology that have been attempted, or are being done, laparoscopically is beyond the scope of this article. The laparoscopic…”
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Postoperative bleeding following radical retropubic prostatectomy by Hedican, S P, Walsh, P C

“…Bleeding following radical prostatectomy is defined as significant postoperative hemorrhage requiring the acute transfusion of blood to support blood pressure…”
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Biomarker distribution after injection into the canine prostate: implications for gene therapy by Siemens, D.R., Iwasawa, T., Austin, J.C., Williams, R.D., See, W.A., Hedican, S.P., Tartaglia, J., Flynn, C.M., Cohen, M.B., Rodgers, J., Ratliff, T.L.

“…Objective To evaluate the distribution of biomarkers after transrectal injection into the canine prostate and to report a method for enhancing the distribution…”
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Radially dilating trocar system for open laparoscopic access by Schulam, Peter G, Hedican, Sean P, Docimo, Steven G

“…Laparoscopic access can be obtained quickly and without complication by placing a radially dilating trocar sleeve into the peritoneum through a 3-mm umbilical…”
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Retroperitoneal access for transperitoneal laparoscopy in patients at high risk for intra-abdominal scarring by Cadeddu, J A, Chan, D Y, Hedican, S P, Lee, B R, Moore, R G, Kavoussi, L R, Jarrett, T W

“…Adhesions from prior extensive open abdominal surgery can make initial transperitoneal access for laparoscopy hazardous. An alternative to open port placement…”
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Laparoscopic renal surgery in patients at high risk for intra-abdominal or retroperitoneal scarring by Chen, R N, Moore, R G, Cadeddu, J A, Schulam, P, Hedican, S P, Llorens, S A, Kavoussi, L R

“…Prior open abdominal or renal surgery has been considered a relative contraindication to laparoscopic surgery because of the likelihood of adhesion formation…”
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Laparoscopic subcapsular nephrectomy by Moore, R G, Chen, R N, Hedican, S P

“…A 26-year-old patient with end-stage renal disease secondary to vesicoureteral reflux and recurrent pyelonephritis was referred for bilateral native…”
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Reassessing the efficacy of the Dornier MFL-5000 lithotriptor by Fialkov, J M, Hedican, S P, Fallon, B

“…The Dornier MFL-5000* is a multifunctional lithotriptor unit that has been purported to be highly efficacious for treating stones. Our experience led us to…”
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Transitional-cell carcinoma extending from the ureter by Stifelman, M D, Hedican, S P, Hwang, T K

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Laparoscopy-assisted pediatric reconstruction procedures by Hedican, S P, Schulam, P G, Gros, D A, Docimo, S G

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Shock wave lithotripsy success determined by skin-to-stone distance on computed tomography by Pareek, Gyan, Hedican, Sean P., Lee, Fred T., Nakada, Stephen Y.

“…To evaluate whether the skin-to-stone distance (SSD), body mass index (BMI), and Hounsfield unit (HU) density can be used as independent predictors of…”
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Meta-analysis of the complications of laparoscopic renal surgery: comparison of procedures and techniques by Pareek, Gyan, Hedican, Sean P, Gee, Jason R, Bruskewitz, Reginald C, Nakada, Stephen Y

“…We performed a meta-analysis of the literature to define the current expectations of complications during laparoscopic renal surgery. References were searched…”
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Complications of hand-assisted laparoscopic urologic surgery by Hedican, Sean P

“…Since the first urologic case was reported in 1997, hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) has proven to be useful for both the experienced and the…”
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