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John Samuel Wiener

John Samuel Wiener

Professor of Urology
Urology
john.wiener@duke.edu
Box 3831 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
1572C Clin Res II, Durham, NC 27710

Featured Works

Partial orchiectomy for bilateral synchronous testicular masses in a prepubescent boy: a case report.

Journal article Urology · November 2012 Featured Publication Testicular masses in prepubescent children are typically benign. Most masses are mature teratomas, epidermoid cysts, and stromal tumors. Synchronous bilateral testicular masses in children are rare. The etiology of these includes synchronous primary testic ... Full text Link to item Cite

How dry is dry? A review of definitions of continence in the contemporary exstrophy/epispadias literature.

Journal article J Urol · November 2012 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Definitions of continence following surgery in children with exstrophy-epispadias complex vary widely. We assessed the most common definitions of continence and evaluated the clinical significance of usage patterns for those definitions. MATERIALS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Bladder augmentation versus urinary diversion in patients with spina bifida in the United States.

Journal article J Urol · July 2011 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Augmentation cystoplasty has replaced urinary diversion as the cornerstone of surgical management of refractory neurogenic bladder in patients with spina bifida. Other than single institution series little is known about practice patterns of bladd ... Full text Link to item Cite

Editorial comment.

Other Urology · July 2010 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence of renal anomalies after urinary tract infections in hospitalized infants less than 2 months of age.

Journal article J Perinatol · April 2010 Featured Publication OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine the incidence of anatomical abnormalities after a urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants <2 months of age hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective, single-center c ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Purulent vaginal discharge secondary to ureteral ectopia.

Journal article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · September 2009 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Voiding cystography practices and preferences of North American pediatric urologists.

Journal article J Urol · July 2009 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Little consensus exists regarding the choice of a specific modality of voiding cystography in the evaluation and management of vesicoureteral reflux. We hypothesized that choices of pediatric urologists are based on technical factors of the studie ... Full text Link to item Cite

Evaluating outcomes of enterocystoplasty in patients with spina bifida: a review of the literature.

Journal article J Urol · December 2008 Featured Publication PURPOSE: The urological complications of spina bifida impose a significant burden of disability and disease. Therapy is focused on the bladder to achieve the primary goals of maintaining normal renal function and attaining urinary continence. When medical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Intermittent testicular torsion.

Journal article BJU Int · May 2005 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Aphallia with congenital urethrorectal fistula.

Journal article Urology · February 2003 Featured Publication Full text Link to item Cite

Optimal timing of initial postnatal ultrasonography in newborns with prenatal hydronephrosis.

Journal article J Urol · October 2002 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Conflicting data exist concerning optimal timing for initial postnatal ultrasound in newborns with prenatal hydronephrosis. To determine whether timing significantly affects the accuracy of postnatal ultrasound, we conducted a prospective study co ... Full text Link to item Cite

Genitourinary complications of sickle cell disease.

Journal article J Urol · September 2001 Featured Publication PURPOSE: In the last half century the molecular biology, pathophysiology and natural history of sickle cell disease have been well defined. Sickle cell disease causes microvascular occlusion, which is manifested in most organ systems. The genitourinary tra ... Link to item Cite

Acute abdominal symptoms and signs in children and young adults with spina bifida: ten years' experience.

Journal article J Pediatr Surg · September 2001 Featured Publication BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Diagnosis and management of the acute abdomen in patients with spina bifida (SB) can be problematic. There are at least 4 clinical factors that can predispose to the development of acute abdominal symptoms and signs, and patients with a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Long-term efficacy of simple behavioral therapy for daytime wetting in children.

Journal article J Urol · September 2000 Featured Publication PURPOSE: Behavioral therapy has proved benefit for children with daytime wetting but most studies have used biofeedback techniques and provide no long-term assessment of results. We previously reported similar results using simple behavioral therapy withou ... Full text Link to item Cite