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• 2015

  In-vitro cytocidal effect of water on bladder cancer cells: The potential role for intraperitoneal lavage during radical cystectomy

  Taoka, R., Williams, S. B., Ho, P. L. & Kamat, A. M., Mar 1 2015, In: Canadian Urological Association Journal. 9, 3-4, p. E109-E113

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Therapeutic Irrigation
  • Cystectomy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Water
  • In Vitro Techniques
  3 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Comparative effectiveness of cryotherapy vs brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer

  Williams, S. B., Lei, Y., Nguyen, P. L., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R., Yu, H. Y., Kowalczyk, K. J. & Hu, J. C., Jul 2012, In: BJU International. 110, p. E92-E98

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cryotherapy
  • Brachytherapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Propensity Score
  • Erectile Dysfunction
  13 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Implementation of a Very Low Calorie Diet in Patients Undergoing Urologic Surgery: Room for Improvement?

  Williams, S., Matin, S. F., Matin, S. & Subbarao, C. D., Aug 1 2015, In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 13, 4, p. e203-e204

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Mitochondrial DNA content as risk factor for bladder cancer and its association with mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms

  Williams, S. B., Ye, Y., Huang, M., Chang, D. W., Kamat, A. M., Pu, X., Dinney, C. P. & Wu, X., Jul 1 2015, In: Cancer Prevention Research. 8, 7, p. 607-613 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Mitochondrial DNA
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Carcinogenesis
  • History
  12 Scopus citations

• Population-based assessment of prostate-specific antigen testing for prostate cancer in the elderly

  Hu, J. C., Williams, S. B., Carter, S. C., Eggener, S. E., Prasad, S., Chamie, K., Trinh, Q. D., Sun, M., Nguyen, P. L. & Lipsitz, S. R., Feb 1 2015, In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. 33, 2, p. 69.e29-69.e34

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Elderly
  • Population
  • Survival
  5 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Influence of surgeon and hospital volume on radical prostatectomy costs

  Williams, S. B., Amarasekera, C. A., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R., Nguyen, P. L., Hevelone, N. D., Kowalczyk, K. J. & Hu, J. C., Dec 2012, In: Journal of Urology. 188, 6, p. 2198-2204 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Surgeons
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Low-Volume Hospitals
  • High-Volume Hospitals
  28 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Thermal ablation vs surgery for localized kidney cancer: A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER) database analysis

  Choueiri, T. K., Schutz, F. A. B., Hevelone, N. D., Nguyen, P. L., Lipsitz, S. R., Williams, S. B., Silverman, S. G. & Hu, J. C., Jul 1 2011, In: Urology. 78, 1, p. 93-98 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Epidemiology
  • Hot Temperature
  • Databases
  • Nephrectomy
  83 Scopus citations

• A 72-year-old male with left testicular pain

  Williams, S. B., Viani, K. L. & Loughlin, K. R., Sep 1 2011, In: Urology. 78, 3, p. 505-507 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations

• Comparison of outpatient narcotic prescribing patterns after minimally invasive versus retropubic and perineal radical prostatectomy

  Kowalczyk, K. J., Weinburg, A. C., Gu, X., Yu, H. Y., Lipsitz, S. R., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Nov 1 2011, In: Journal of Urology. 186, 5, p. 1843-1848 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Narcotics
  • Prostatectomy
  • Outpatients
  • Morphine
  • Prescriptions
  7 Scopus citations

• Laparoscopic renal descensus for upper tract reconstruction

  Sutherland, D. E., Williams, S. B. & Jarrett, T. W., Feb 1 2011, In: Journal of Endourology. 25, 2, p. 271-272 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Carcinoma in Situ
  • Autologous Transplantation
  • Kidney
  • Ureter
  • Urinary Tract
  1 Scopus citations
• 2014

  The effect of differing gleason scores at biopsy on the odds of upgrading and the risk of death from prostate cancer

  Phillips, J. G., Aizer, A. A., Chen, M. H., Zhang, D., Hirsch, M. S., Richie, J. P., Tempany, C. M., Williams, S., Hegde, J. V., Loffredo, M. J. & D'Amico, A. V., 2014, In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 12, 5, p. e181-e187

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Biopsy
  • Mortality
  • Prostatectomy
  3 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Athermal division and selective suture ligation of the dorsal vein complex during robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Description of technique and outcomes

  Lei, Y., Alemozaffar, M., Williams, S. B., Hevelone, N., Lipsitz, S. R., Plaster, B. A., Amarasekera, C. A., Ulmer, W. D., Huang, A. C., Kowalczyk, K. J. & Hu, J. C., Feb 1 2011, In: European Urology. 59, 2, p. 235-243 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Sutures
  • Ligation
  • Veins
  • Operative Time
  73 Scopus citations

• Population-based determinants of radical prostatectomy surgical margin positivity

  Williams, S. B., D'Amico, A. V., Weinberg, A. C., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R. & Hu, J. C., Jun 2011, In: BJU International. 107, 11, p. 1734-1740 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Margins of Excision
  • Prostatectomy
  • Population
  • Surgeons
  • Binomial Distribution
  18 Scopus citations

• Is continuing warfarin in the perioperative period safe for patients undergoing urologic procedures?

  Williams, S. B., Mar 1 2011, In: European Urology. 59, 3, p. 372-373 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
  2 Scopus citations
• 2014

  Predicting biochemical recurrence following salvage radiotherapy: Applying lessons learned from primary radiotherapy

  Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Sep 2014, In: European Urology. 66, 3, p. 487-488 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
• 2011

  Overuse of imaging for staging low risk prostate cancer

  Choi, W. W., Williams, S. B., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R., Nguyen, P. L. & Hu, J. C., May 1 2011, In: Journal of Urology. 185, 5, p. 1645-1649 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy
  • Tomography
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Semantic Web
  50 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Selective detection of histologically aggressive prostate cancer: An Early Detection Research Network Prediction model to reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies with validation in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial

  Williams, S. B., Salami, S., Regan, M. M., Ankerst, D. P., Wei, J. T., Rubin, M. A., Thompson, I. M. & Sanda, M. G., May 15 2012, In: Cancer. 118, 10, p. 2651-2658 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostate
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Digital Rectal Examination
  • Biopsy
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  19 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Determinants of performing radical prostatectomy pelvic lymph node dissection and the number of lymph nodes removed in elderly men

  Hu, J. C., Prasad, S. M., Gu, X., Williams, S. B., Lipsitz, S. R., Nguyen, P. L., Choueiri, T. K., Choi, W. W. & D'Amico, A. V., Feb 2011, In: Urology. 77, 2, p. 402-406 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Elderly
  • Odds Ratio
  31 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Population-based assessment of determining predictors for quality of prostate cancer surveillance

  Chamie, K., Williams, S. B., Hershman, D. L., Wright, J. D., Nguyen, P. L. & Hu, J. C., Dec 1 2015, In: Cancer. 121, 23, p. 4150-4157 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Watchful Waiting
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Office Visits
  • Medical Overuse
  • Population
  16 Scopus citations
• 2011

  The impact of prostate size, median lobe, and prior benign prostatic hyperplasia intervention on robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy: Technique and outcomes

  Huang, A. C., Kowalczyk, K. J., Hevelone, N. D., Lipsitz, S. R., Yu, H. Y., Plaster, B. A., Amarasekara, C. A., Ulmer, W. D., Lei, Y., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Apr 2011, In: European Urology. 59, 4, p. 595-603 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostate
  • Margins of Excision
  • Operative Time
  44 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Immune Therapies in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

  Ho, P. L., Williams, S. B. & Kamat, A. M., Feb 2015, In: Current treatment options in oncology. 16, 2

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Bacillus
  • Cystectomy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Therapeutics
  3 Scopus citations

• Pelvic recurrence after radical cystectomy: A call to arms

  Williams, S. B., Kamat, A. M. & Lamm, D. L., Aug 1 2015, In: BJU International. 116, 2, p. 172-173 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
  6 Scopus citations
• 2011

  New therapies for castrate-resistant prostate cancer

  Williams, S. B., Lay, A. H., Lau, C. S., Josephson, D. Y., Wilson, T. G., Choueiri, T. K. & Pal, S. K., Sep 2011, In: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 12, 13, p. 2069-2074 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Therapeutics
  • Cytotoxins
  • Castration
  • Expert Testimony
  2 Scopus citations

• Initial series of robot-assisted laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for clinical stage i nonseminomatous germ cell testicular cancer

  Williams, S. B., Lau, C. S. & Josephson, D. Y., Dec 2011, In: European Urology. 60, 6, p. 1299-1302 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

  • Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms
  • Testicular Neoplasms
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Robotics
  • Urologists
  46 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Watchful Waiting-Active Surveillance in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer-Reply

  Williams, S., Chamie, K. & Hu, J. C., Aug 1 2015, In: JAMA oncology. 1, 5, p. 689-690 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• 2011

  An 84-year-old female with gross hematuria

  Lavelle, R. S., Williams, S. B. & O'Leary, M. P., Mar 1 2011, In: Urology. 77, 3, p. 533-534 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Robot assisted radical prostatectomy: the new standard?

  Laviana, A. A., Williams, S., King, E. D., Chuang, R. J. & Hu, J. C., Mar 1 2015, In: Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica. 67, 1, p. 47-53 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Robotics
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Health Care Reform
  9 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Neuroepithelial tumor arising in a testicular teratoma with retroperitoneal metastasis

  Williams, S. B., Hirsch, M. S., Kantoff, P. W. & Richie, J. P., Jul 10 2012, In: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30, 20, p. e172-e174

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2011

  Trends in the care of radical prostatectomy in the United States from 2003 to 2006

  Williams, S. B., Prasad, S. M., Weinberg, A. C., Shelton, J. B., Hevelone, N. D., Lipsitz, S. R. & Hu, J. C., Jul 1 2011, In: BJU International. 108, 1, p. 49-55 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Length of Stay
  • Blood Transfusion
  • Reoperation
  • Pathologic Constriction
  32 Scopus citations

• Utilization and expense of adjuvant cancer therapies following radical prostatectomy

  Williams, S. B., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R., Nguyen, P. L., Choueiri, T. K. & Hu, J. C., Nov 1 2011, In: Cancer. 117, 21, p. 4846-4854 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Neoplasms
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Health Expenditures
  • Therapeutics
  29 Scopus citations
• 2012

  The effect of minimally invasive and open radical prostatectomy surgeon volume

  Choi, W. W., Gu, X., Lipsitz, S. R., D'Amico, A. V., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Sep 2012, In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. 30, 5, p. 569-576 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Surgeons
  • Pathologic Constriction
  • Length of Stay
  • Neoplasms
  16 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Predictors of positive retroperitoneal lymph nodes in patients with high risk testicular cancer

  Williams, S. B., Kacker, R., Winston, D., Bahnson, E., Steele, G. S. & Richie, J. P., Dec 1 2011, In: Journal of Urology. 186, 6, p. 2245-2248 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Testicular Neoplasms
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor
  • Orchiectomy
  9 Scopus citations

• Endourologic procedures for benign Prostatic hyperplasia: Review of indications and outcomes

  Kacker, R. & Williams, S. B., Jun 1 2011, In: Urology Journal. 8, 3, p. 171-176 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Prostatic Hyperplasia
  • Urinary Bladder Neck Obstruction
  • Volatilization
  • Transurethral Resection of Prostate
  • Safety
  17 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical cystectomy in the octogenarian

  Lau, C. S., Talug, J., Williams, S. B., Josephson, D. Y., Ruel, N. H., Chan, K. G. & Wilson, T. G., Jun 2012, In: International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. 8, 2, p. 247-252 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cystectomy
  • Robotics
  • Comorbidity
  • Surgery
  10 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Population-based assessment of determining treatments for prostate cancer

  Chamie, K., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Apr 1 2015, In: JAMA oncology. 1, 1, p. 60-67 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Watchful Waiting
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy
  • Odds Ratio
  26 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Alternative technique for laparoscopic port-site closure

  Williams, S. B., Greenberger, M. L., Pearce, W. F. & Tertzakian, G. M., Apr 1 2012, In: Journal of Endourology. 26, 4, p. 311-312 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Fascia
  • Palatine Tonsil
  • Punctures
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Sutures
• 2011

  Reply by the authors

  Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Jan 1 2011, In: Urology. 77, 1, 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• 2014

  Economics of Robotic Surgery. Does It Make Sense and for Whom?

  Williams, S. B., Prado, K. & Hu, J. C., Nov 1 2014, In: Urologic Clinics of North America. 41, 4, p. 591-596 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Robotics
  • Economics
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Urology
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  18 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Evaluation of patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes after renal surgery

  Kim, S. B., Williams, S. B., Cheng, S. C., Sanda, M. G. & Wagner, A. A., Jun 2012, In: Urology. 79, 6, p. 1268-1273 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Quality of Life
  • Kidney
  • Pain
  • Robotics
  • Nephrectomy
  11 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Re: Richard J. Sylvester, Willem Oosterlinck, Sten Holmang, et al. Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials Comparing a Single Immediate Instillation of Chemotherapy after Transurethral Resection with Transurethral Resection Alone in Patients with Stage pTa-pT1 Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: Which Patients Benefit from the Instillation? Eur Urol. in press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2015.05.050

  Williams, S. B., Lamm, D. L. & Kamat, A. M., 2015, In: European Urology. 68, 6, p. e127

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
• 2012

  Novel therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: Efforts to expand beyond the VEGF/mTOR signaling paradigm

  Pal, S. K., Williams, S., Josephson, D. Y., Carmichael, C., Vogelzang, N. J. & Quinn, D. I., Mar 2012, In: Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 11, 3, p. 526-537 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • tivozanib
  • Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
  • Axitinib
  • CTLA-4 Antigen
  38 Scopus citations
• 2011

  Nerve-sparing technique and urinary control after robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

  Choi, W. W., Freire, M. P., Soukup, J. R., Yin, L., Lipsitz, S. R., Carvas, F., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Feb 2011, In: World Journal of Urology. 29, 1, p. 21-27 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Urinary Bladder
  • Multivariate Analysis
  36 Scopus citations

• Changes in penile length after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy

  Engel, J. D., Sutherland, D. E., Williams, S. B. & Wagner, K. R., Jan 2011, In: Journal of Endourology. 25, 1, p. 65-69 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Pubic Bone
  • Sildenafil Citrate
  • Alprostadil
  23 Scopus citations
• 2012

  Primary vs. post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) in patients with presence of teratoma at orchiectomy

  Williams, S. B., Kacker, R., Steele, G. S. & Richie, J. P., Jan 1 2012, In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. 30, 1, p. 60-63 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Orchiectomy
  • Teratoma
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Drug Therapy
  • Histology
  2 Scopus citations

• Androgen-deprivation therapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer is associated with an increased risk of peripheral arterial disease and venous thromboembolism

  Hu, J. C., Williams, S. B., O'Malley, A. J., Smith, M. R., Nguyen, P. L. & Keating, N. L., Jun 2012, In: European Urology. 61, 6, p. 1119-1128 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Peripheral Arterial Disease
  • Venous Thromboembolism
  • Androgens
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Orchiectomy
  69 Scopus citations

• Outcomes assessment in men undergoing open retropubic radical prostatectomy, laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, and robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy

  Kowalczyk, K. J., Yu, H. Y., Ulmer, W., Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Feb 2012, In: World Journal of Urology. 30, 1, p. 85-89 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Robotics
  • Prostatectomy
  • Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
  • Observational Studies
  • Peer Review
  11 Scopus citations