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 relationshipTaperingUreterHemodynamicsDilatationObstructionContractilityFetal urinary tract obstruction: What is the role of surgical intervention in utero?
Berkowitz R, Glickman M, Smith G, Siegel N, Weiss R, Mahoney M, Hobbins J. Fetal urinary tract obstruction: What is the role of surgical intervention in utero? American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1982, 144: 367-375. PMID: 7124856, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(82)90239-3.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEffect 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
1976
Urologic Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Shield D, Lytton B, Weiss R, Schiff M. Urologic Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Journal Of Urology 1976, 115: 701-706. PMID: 940206, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)59341-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBowel diseaseUrologic complicationsPrimary bowel diseaseUrinary tract complicationsLong-term managementEnterovesical fistulaUrologic evaluationGastrointestinal disordersUreteral obstructionComplicationsDiseaseUrinary calculiPatientsCommon problemFistulaObstructionSymptoms
1975
Pressure Measurements in Ileal Conduits
Weiss R, McGuire E, Lytton B. Pressure Measurements in Ileal Conduits. Journal Of Urology 1975, 114: 591-595. PMID: 1235386, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)67091-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecondary bladder neck obstruction in patients with urethral valves Treatment with phenoxybenzamine
McGuire E, Weiss R. Secondary bladder neck obstruction in patients with urethral valves Treatment with phenoxybenzamine. Urology 1975, 5: 756-758. PMID: 1136085, DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(75)90347-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder neck obstructionNeck obstructionSecondary bladder neck obstructionAlpha-adrenergic blocking agentAdministration of phenoxybenzamineBladder neck revisionTreatment of patientsValve fulgurationValve treatmentUrethral resistanceBlocking agentPatientsObstructionPhenoxybenzamineReversible methodTreatmentHarmful effectsFulgurationAgentsAdministrationPalliative Urinary Diversion for Pelvic Malignancy
Brin E, Schiff M, Weiss R. Palliative Urinary Diversion for Pelvic Malignancy. Journal Of Urology 1975, 113: 619-622. PMID: 47918, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)59536-1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research