1982
Rationale for ureteral tapering
Weiss R, Biancani P. Rationale for ureteral tapering. Urology 1982, 20: 482-487. PMID: 7147526, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(82)90118-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUreteral taperingIntraluminal pressureContractile forceMuscle hypertrophyIntraluminal pressure wavesWeeks of obstructionLow intraluminal pressureUrine transportIntrarenal hemodynamicsUreteral dilatationParadoxical decreaseUreteral wallHypertrophyLaplace relationshipTaperingUreterHemodynamicsDilatationObstructionContractilityEffect of obstruction on ureteral circumferential force-length relations
Biancani P, Hausman M, Weiss R. Effect of obstruction on ureteral circumferential force-length relations. American Journal Of Physiology 1982, 243: f204-f210. PMID: 7114220, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1982.243.2.f204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle hypertrophyIntraluminal pressureCross-sectional muscle areaControl uretersPeak active forceUreteral diameterUreteral segmentActive circumferential stressObstructionUreterObstructed uretersContractile forceHypertrophyContractilityMuscle areaContractility resultsEffects of obstructionForce-length relationLaplace relationshipWkCorresponding doubling
1973
Acute urinary retention following renal transplantation
Schiff M, Weiss R, Kraus P, Lytton B. Acute urinary retention following renal transplantation. Urology 1973, 1: 108-110. PMID: 4129500, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(73)90593-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAzathioprineBlood Urea NitrogenDiuresisGraft RejectionHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrednisoneProstatectomyProstatic HyperplasiaRenal DialysisTransplantation, HomologousUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder Neck ObstructionUrinary DiversionUrination DisordersConceptsAcute urinary retentionUrinary retentionRenal transplantationThorough urologic evaluationRenal transplant recipientsBenign prostatic hypertrophyTemporary urinary diversionTransplant recipientsUrologic evaluationSuprapubic cystostomyUrinary diversionProstatic hypertrophyTransplantationCystostomyPatientsProstatectomyHypertrophyRecipients