2000
Cystic pelvic pathology presenting as falsely elevated postvoid residual urine measured by portable ultrasound bladder scanning: report of 3 cases and review of the literature
Cooperberg M, Chambers S, Rutherford T, Foster H. Cystic pelvic pathology presenting as falsely elevated postvoid residual urine measured by portable ultrasound bladder scanning: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. Urology 2000, 55: 590. PMID: 10754180, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00565-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine volumePost-void residual urine volumeElevated postvoid residual urinePostvoid residual urineResidual urine volumeLow urine volumeElevated PVRResidual urineRadiologic evaluationBladder scanningOvarian pathologySubsequent catheterizationUltrasound correlatesPelvic pathologyLower abdomenCystic pathologyPVR measurementElevated readingsPortable ultrasound deviceFurther evaluationPathologyPVRUltrasound deviceUltrasoundCatheterization
1999
A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565. PMID: 9915448, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatients
1998
DETECTION OF URETHRAL DIVERTICULA IN WOMEN: COMPARISON OF A HIGH RESOLUTION FAST SPIN ECHO TECHNIQUE WITH DOUBLE BALLOON URETHROGRAPHY
Neitlich J, Foster H, Glickman M, Smith R. DETECTION OF URETHRAL DIVERTICULA IN WOMEN: COMPARISON OF A HIGH RESOLUTION FAST SPIN ECHO TECHNIQUE WITH DOUBLE BALLOON URETHROGRAPHY. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 408-410. PMID: 9649250, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63934-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrethral diverticulumPatients MRIDouble-balloon urethrographyThick axial sectionsValuable noninvasive techniqueT2-weighted pulse sequencesNegative predictive rateHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imaging techniqueMagnetic resonance imaging techniquesBladder baseVoiding cystourethrographyDouble balloonClinical signsInclusion cystsStudy MRIPatientsDiverticulumEntire urethraSurgeryHigh negative predictive rateMRINoninvasive techniqueAxial sectionsPredictive rateWomen
1997
EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
Wheeler M, Smith S, Saito N, Foster H, Weiss R. EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 2045-2050. PMID: 9366309, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial cystitis patientsNitric oxide synthase activityOral L-arginineOxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisCystitis patientsL-arginineIL-8Oral L-arginine treatmentLong-term oral administrationInducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) proteinNitric oxideNitric oxide synthase proteinCyclic guanosine monophosphate levelsNitric oxide synthase pathwayUrinary nitric oxideInterstitial cystitis symptomsL-arginine treatmentInterleukin-8 levelsCytokine IL-8Nitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationUrine of patientsGuanosine monophosphate levelsOxide synthase pathway
1996
Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of Urology 1996, 155: 1432-1435. PMID: 8632605, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66301-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionCyclic GMP levelsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisOxide synthase activityFemale patientsNOS activityTract infectionsGMP levelsFemale controlsFemale urinary tract infectionCyclic GMP/Certain disease processesIC patientsImmunologic responseUrinary tractSynthase activityDisease processL-argininePatientsNitric oxideL-citrullineGuanylyl cyclaseCyclic GMP