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A clinical series of laparoscopic nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and heminephroureterectomy in the pediatric population by Yao, D, Poppas, D P

“…Laparoscopic techniques have enabled less invasive surgery in pediatric urology. We report our experience with laparoscopic nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy and…”
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Self-expandable chitosan stent: design and preparation by Lauto, A, Ohebshalom, M, Esposito, M, Mingin, J, Li, P.S, Felsen, D, Goldstein, M, Poppas, D.P

“…Stents are largely used in surgical procedures to relieve pathological obstructions. The purpose of the present study was to design and prepare a biocompatible…”
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Role of nitric oxide in renal tubular apoptosis of unilateral ureteral obstruction by Miyajima, Akira, Chen, Jie, Poppas, Dix P., Vaughan, E. Darracott, Felsen, Diane

“…Role of nitric oxide in renal tubular apoptosis of unilateral ureteral obstruction. The obstructed kidney in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) is…”
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Hydrogel coated mesh decreases tissue reaction resulting from polypropylene mesh implant: implication in hernia repair by Poppas, D. P., Sung, J. J., Magro, C. M., Chen, J., Toyohara, J. P., Ramshaw, B. J., Felsen, D.

“…Purpose Use of polypropylene mesh (PPM) in hernia repair is associated with tissue reactivity. We examined, in a rat model, a novel non-biodegradable hydrogel…”
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Laparoscopically assisted ureterocystoplasty by Cilento, B.G., Diamond, D.A., Yeung, C.K., Manzoni, G., Poppas, D.P., Hensle, T.W.

“…The concept of ureterocystoplasty, in this case laparoscopically assisted, is addressed by several authors from the USA. The details of their technique are…”
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Hand-assisted laparoscopic autoaugmentation gastrocystoplasty by SPECHT, M, PAREEK, G', LIN, D. D, BLEUSTEIN, C, FAHEY, T. J, FELSEN, D, POPPAS, D. P

“…Autoaugmentation gastrocystoplasty has been previously performed successfully. This set of experiments was conducted to determine the feasibility of performing…”
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Impact of solubility on laser tissue-welding with albumin solid solders by Lauto, A., Stewart, R., Ohebshalom, M., Nikkoi, N.D., Felsen, D., Poppas, D.P.

“…Background and Objective The correlation between the solubility of solid albumin solders and their laser weld strength was investigated. Study Design/Materials…”
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Preliminary report: Surgical outcomes following genitoplasty in children with moderate to severe genital atypia by Bernabé, K.J., Nokoff, N.J., Galan, D., Felsen, D., Aston, C.E., Austin, P., Baskin, L., Chan, Y.-M., Cheng, E.Y., Diamond, D.A., Ellens, R., Fried, A., Greenfield, S., Kolon, T., Kropp, B., Lakshmanan, Y., Meyer, S., Meyer, T., Delozier, A.M., Mullins, L.L., Palmer, B., Paradis, A., Reddy, P., Reyes, K.J.Scott, Schulte, M., Swartz, J.M., Yerkes, E., Wolfe-Christensen, C., Wisniewski, A.B., Poppas, D.P.

“…Prior studies of outcomes following genitoplasty have reported high rates of surgical complications among children with atypical genitalia. Few studies have…”
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Carotid artery anastomosis with albumin solder and near infrared lasers: A comparative study by Lauto, A., Hamawy, A.H., Phillips, A.B.M., Petratos, P.B., Raman, J., Felsen, D., Ko, W., Poppas, D.P.

“…Background and Objective Laser tissue‐welding has been used for anastomosis of carotid arteries. During welding, thermal injury sustained by the vessel walls…”
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Two-layer film as a laser soldering biomaterial by Lauto, A., Kerman, I., Ohebshalon, Michael, Felsen, Diane, Poppas, D.P.

“…Background and Objectives A two‐layer solder was developed to weld at low laser intensity and to provide a new method of measuring solder‐tissue temperature…”
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Semi-solid albumin solder improved mechanical properties for laser tissue welding by Bleustein, Clifford B., Walker, Charles N., Felsen, Diane, Poppas, Dix P.

“…Background and Objective A semi‐solid albumin solder formulated with hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) was designed to improve the characteristics of liquid…”
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BCG-induced urinary cytokines inhibit microvascular endothelial cell proliferation by Pavlovich, C P, Kräling, B M, Stewart, R J, Chen, X, Bochner, B H, Luster, A D, Poppas, D P, O'Donnell, M A

“…Angiogenesis is thought to depend on a net balance of molecules that inhibit or stimulate microvascular endothelial cells. A variety of molecules that affect…”
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Antibody to transforming growth factor-β ameliorates tubular apoptosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction by Miyajima, Akira, Chen, Jie, Lawrence, Cathy, Ledbetter, Steve, Soslow, Robert A., Stern, Joshua, Jha, Sharda, Pigato, Joseph, Lemer, Matthew L., Poppas, Dix P., Vaughan, E. Darracott, Felsen, Diane

“…Antibody to transforming growth factor-β ameliorates tubular apoptosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction. Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) is…”
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Laser tissue welding by Scherr, D S, Poppas, D P

“…Laser tissue welding is a technologic innovation that is beginning to move from the theoretical laboratory environment to the reality of clinical application…”
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Solubility study of albumin solders for laser tissue-welding by Lauto, A., Poppas, D. P., Murrell, G. A. C.

“…Background/Objective Current albumin solders for tissue‐welding are soluble in physiological fluids, prior to laser irradiation. These solders are therefore…”
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Development and initial application of a real time thermal control system for laser tissue welding by Klioze, S D, Poppas, D P, Rooke, C T, Choma, T J, Schlossberg, S M

“…The ability to sense and control continuously surface temperatures of a tissue being exposed to laser radiation could standardize parameters and eliminate…”
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Effects of temperature on tissue thermal injury and wound strength after photothermal wound closure by Fung, Leo C., Mingin, Gerald C., Massicotte, Mathieu, Felsen, Diane, Poppas, Dix P.

“…Background and Objectives Our goal was to determine the effect of temperature on the induction of tissue damage after laser‐welded wound closure with and…”
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Temperature-controlled laser photocoagulation of soft tissue: In vivo evaluation using a tissue welding model by Poppas, Dix P., Stewart, Robert B., Massicotte, J. Mathieu, Wolga, Andrea E., Kung, Robert T.V., Retik, Alan B., Freeman, Michael R.

“…Background and Objective Laser surgical procedures involving photocoagulation of soft tissue have relied on subjective visual endpoints. The thermal damage to…”
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Laser welding for vascular anastomosis using albumin solder: An approach for MID-CAB by Phillips, Alistair B.M., Ginsburg, Beth Y., Shin, Sandra J., Soslow, Robert, Ko, Wilson, Poppas, Dix P.

“…Background and Objectives To improve minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery (MID‐CAB), new techniques of vascular anastomosis that are faster…”
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Patch graft urethroplasty using dye enhanced laser tissue welding with a human protein solder: a preclinical canine model by Poppas, D P, Mininberg, D T, Hyacinthe, L, Spencer, J R, Schlossberg, S M

“…We investigated the use of the KTP-532 laser to perform a patch graft urethroplasty in 24 adult male dogs using the inner preputial skin as the donor site. In…”
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