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Andrew Charles Peterson

Andrew Charles Peterson

Professor of Urology
Urology
drew.peterson@duke.edu
Box 3146 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
1112A Hosp South, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Early aggressive treatment of lichen sclerosus may prevent disease progression.

Journal article J Urol · June 2012 Featured Publication PURPOSE: When not recognized and treated aggressively, lichen sclerosus may progress and cause debilitating symptoms. It also may result in significant morbidity in patients undergoing treatment for urethral strictures because unrecognized, it may result i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes following artificial sphincter implantation after prior unsuccessful male sling.

Journal article J Urol · June 2012 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Despite the proven success and durability of the artificial urinary sphincter many patients elect an AdVance® sling as the initial treatment of male stress incontinence. We determined whether sling placement would change the outcome of an ensuing ... Full text Link to item Cite

Patient reported incontinence after radical prostatectomy is more common than expected and not associated with the nerve sparing technique: results from the Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) database.

Journal article Neurourol Urodyn · January 2012 Featured Publication AIMS: The reported incidence of urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP) ranges from 2.5 to 87%. We reviewed data from the Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR) to determine the incidence of patient reported UI after RP (postRPUI) a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lichen sclerosus: epidemiological distribution in an equal access health care system.

Journal article J Urol · February 2011 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The incidence and demographics of lichen sclerosus range from 1/300 (0.3%) to 1/1,000 individuals (0.1%). We analyzed the incidence of lichen sclerosus in an equal access health care system, hypothesizing that it is more common in older white male ... Full text Link to item Cite

Artificial urinary sphincter: lessons learned.

Journal article Urol Clin North Am · February 2011 Featured Publication Since its introduction in 1973, the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) has become widely accepted therapy, particularly for male incontinence. In this article, the authors review their experience with more than 600 artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) device ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in bone health and skeletal-related events following implementation of a multidisciplinary consensus statement guiding surveillance and treatment of men undergoing androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.

Journal article Aging Male · June 2010 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a cornerstone for inhibiting progression of prostate cancer (CAP) and improving survival. After previously establishing that men with CAP treated with ADT at our institution had significant skeletal morbidity, ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intravesical therapy use in the high risk patient: practice patterns in an equal access healthcare institution before and after national guidelines.

Journal article Can J Urol · December 2009 Featured Publication PURPOSE: We examined patterns of intravesical therapy use in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer over the last 10 years at our institution where there is equal access to healthcare. We further examined any affect that the introduction of national guidelines ... Link to item Cite

Oral ketoconazole for prevention of postoperative penile erection: a placebo controlled, randomized, double-blind trial.

Journal article J Urol · May 2008 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Patients undergoing penile surgery often have postoperative erections that can be painful and may interfere with wound healing. In retrospective studies ketoconazole has been shown to decrease the number and pain of postoperative erections. We con ... Full text Link to item Cite

A 5-year followup study of asymptomatic men with testicular microlithiasis.

Journal article J Urol · April 2008 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Testicular microlithiasis is an imaging entity of the testicle with questionable significance as a marker for testicular cancer. In 2001 we reported on a large prospective screening study establishing the prevalence of testicular microlithiasis to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Lichen sclerosus: review of the literature and current recommendations for management.

Journal article J Urol · December 2007 Featured Publication PURPOSE: We reviewed the literature regarding the clinical presentation, etiology, natural history, and medical and surgical management of lichen sclerosus in men. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a comprehensive search of the literature in PubMed, MEDL ... Full text Link to item Cite

Massive steinstrasse after treatment of a staghorn calculus.

Journal article ScientificWorldJournal · April 9, 2007 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Progression of renal tumors after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation.

Journal article Urology · November 2006 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: To describe 2 patients with tumor progression after treatment with radiofrequency ablation (RFA). RFA is a minimally invasive, Food and Drug Administration-approved technique used to treat solid organ tumors. However, few studies of RFA treatme ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes following erosions of the artificial urinary sphincter.

Journal article J Urol · June 2006 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Artificial urinary sphincter urethral cuff erosion occurs in up to 5.0% of cases, presenting a complex management problem. We examine our experience with the eroded AUS, relating to preoperative risk factors, operative management and outcomes. MAT ... Full text Link to item Cite

Ureteral endometriosis in patients after total abdominal hysterectomy: presentation and diagnosis: a case series.

Journal article Urology · March 2006 Featured Publication Although ureteral endometriosis is uncommon, it is a significant disease process that can cause irreversible renal damage because of delays in diagnosis. It is even more uncommon and therefore more likely to be left out of the differential diagnosis in pos ... Full text Link to item Cite

Outcomes following revisions and secondary implantation of the artificial urinary sphincter.

Journal article J Urol · April 2005 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Durable success with the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is common but device revision and replacement are often needed for various reasons. We examined indications and outcomes following these secondary procedures with comparisons to outcomes ... Full text Link to item Cite

Heroic measures may not always be justified in extensive urethral stricture due to lichen sclerosus (balanitis xerotica obliterans).

Journal article Urology · September 2004 Featured Publication OBJECTIVES: Strictures due to lichen sclerosus (LS) may affect the urethra as far proximally as the mid-bulb. For such strictures, a staged full-length repair is required and should use a nonpenile graft source such as buccal mucosa. Many cases occur in a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of oral ketoconazole to prevent postoperative erections following penile surgery.

Journal article Int J Impot Res · August 2004 Featured Publication Analgesics and topical agents ineffectively inhibit painful erections after penile and urethral surgery. Oral ketoconazole reversibly inhibits testosterone production and has been used empirically at our institution to decrease postoperative erections. We ... Full text Link to item Cite

Functional outcomes of primary and secondary repairs of vesicovaginal fistulae via vaginal cuff scar excision.

Journal article Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct · 2004 Featured Publication Hospital and office charts of patients who underwent vaginal cuff scar excision for vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair from February 1998 to December 2002 at our institution were reviewed. Preoperative demographics and fistula characteristics were gathered ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clear cell adenocarcinoma in a female urethral diverticulum.

Journal article Urology · March 2003 Featured Publication Primary urethral carcinoma is an uncommon diagnosis, and carcinomas arising from within a urethral diverticulum are rare. Because of the limited number of diagnosed cases, optimal treatment guidelines are not available. However, patients require an aggress ... Full text Link to item Cite

Priapism associated with hemoglobin C trait.

Journal article J Urol · November 2002 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Laparoscopic hand assisted radical cystectomy with ileal conduit urinary diversion.

Journal article J Urol · November 2002 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Hand assisted laparoscopy was originally described in the early 1990s. Since then many studies have shown that hand assisted techniques have the same advantages of laparoscopy including decreased need for postoperative narcotics and rapid return t ... Full text Link to item Cite

The prevalence of testicular microlithiasis in an asymptomatic population of men 18 to 35 years old.

Journal article J Urol · December 2001 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Testicular microlithiasis is an imaging entity of the testicle thought to be a marker of testicular cancer. To our knowledge the prevalence of testicular microlithiasis in an asymptomatic population at risk for testicular cancer is unknown. We rep ... Link to item Cite

Plastibell template circumcision: a new technique.

Journal article Urology · October 2001 Featured Publication A novel circumcision technique using the Plastibell as a template is described. This technique is fast and ensures excellent cosmesis compared with the standard sleeve circumcision. It is easy to perform and allows the urologist to achieve consistently exc ... Full text Link to item Cite

Malignant lymphoma of the kidney presenting with pain and acute renal failure.

Journal article Tech Urol · September 2000 Featured Publication Link to item Cite

Outcomes of varicocele ligation done for pain.

Journal article J Urol · May 1998 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Surgical ligation is an option in the management of patients with painful varicocele. Little objective data exist addressing the effectiveness of this treatment. We reviewed records from 58 patients who underwent varicocele ligation at our institu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with bladder involvement.

Journal article Urology · September 1997 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite