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• 2016

  A 57-Year-old Woman With Hematuria and Headaches

  Tong, E., Keyes, K., Charles, R. M., Eyzaguirre, E. & Williams, S., Jul 13 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Urology.

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

  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
• 2016

  Urothelial carcinoma with variant histology: Sarcomatoid, plasmacytoid, and micropapillary

  Williams, S. & Kamat, A. M., Jun 28 2016, Rare Genitourinary Tumors. Springer International Publishing, p. 95-108 14 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 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
• 2016

  Re: Samantha Cambier, Richard J. Sylvester, Laurence Collette, et al. EORTC Nomograms and Risk Groups for Predicting Recurrence, Progression, and Disease-specific and Overall Survival in Non-Muscle-invasive Stage Ta-T1 Urothelial Bladder Cancer Patients Treated with 1-3 Years of Maintenance Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. Eur Urol 2016;69:60-9

  Williams, S. B. & Kamat, A. M., Jun 1 2016, In: European Urology. 69, 6, p. e121-e122

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

• 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
• 2013

  Salvage robotic assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Indications and outcomes

  Williams, S. B. & Hu, J. C., Jun 1 2013, In: World Journal of Urology. 31, 3, p. 431-434 4 p.

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

  • Robotics
  • Prostatectomy
  • Radiotherapy
  • Peer Review
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  5 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Editorial Comment

  Ghaffary, C., Dafashy, T. J. & Williams, S., 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Urology.

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

• Positive surgical margins: How to self-evaluate and improve

  Williams, S. B., Bayne, C. E. & Chapin, B. F., Jan 1 2016, Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Beyond the Learning Curve. Springer International Publishing, p. 257-263 7 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• 2011

  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

• 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., Jan 1 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

• 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

  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
• 2013

  Robotic partial nephrectomy versus laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: A single laparoscopic trained surgeon's experience in the development of a robotic partial nephrectomy program

  Williams, S. B., Kacker, R., Alemozaffar, M., Francisco, I. S., Mechaber, J. & Wagner, A. A., Aug 1 2013, In: World Journal of Urology. 31, 4, p. 793-798 6 p.

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

  • Robotics
  • Nephrectomy
  • Surgeons
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Constriction
  35 Scopus citations
• 2011

  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
• 2016

  Safety and Early Oncologic Effectiveness of Primary Robotic Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Testicular Cancer

  Pearce, S. M., Golan, S., Gorin, M. A., Luckenbaugh, A. N., Williams, S., Ward, J. F., Montgomery, J. S., Hafez, K. S., Weizer, A. Z., Pierorazio, P. M., Allaf, M. E. & Eggener, S. E., 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: European Urology.

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

  • Germ Cell and Embryonal Neoplasms
  • Testicular Neoplasms
  • Robotics
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Nonseminomatous germ cell tumor
  52 Scopus citations

• Collaborating to move research forward: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank

  Kamat, A. M., Agarwal, P., Bivalacqua, T., Chisolm, S., Daneshmand, S., Doroshow, J. H., Efstathiou, J. A., Galsky, M., Iyer, G., Kassouf, W., Shah, J., Taylor, J., Williams, S. B., Quale, D. Z. & Rosenberg, J. E., 2016, In: Bladder Cancer. 2, 2, p. 203-213 11 p.

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

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Research Personnel
  • Patient Navigation
  • Social Media
  • Privacy
  2 Scopus citations
• 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
  31 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

• 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
• 2013

  Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy after aborted retropubic radical prostatectomy

  Kowalczyk, K. J., Huang, A. C., Williams, S. B., Yu, H. Y. & Hu, J. C., Sep 1 2013, In: Journal of Robotic Surgery. 7, 3, p. 301-304 4 p.

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

  • Robotics
  • Prostatectomy
  • Pelvis
  • Fascia
  • Pubic Bone
  2 Scopus citations
• 2011

  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

• 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

• 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
• 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
• 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

• 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

  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
• 2016

  Treatment of the Primary Tumor in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Current Concepts and Future Perspectives

  Bayne, C. E., Williams, S. B., Cooperberg, M. R., Gleave, M. E., Graefen, M., Montorsi, F., Novara, G., Smaldone, M. C., Sooriakumaran, P., Wiklund, P. N. & Chapin, B. F., May 1 2016, In: European Urology. 69, 5, p. 775-787 13 p.

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

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasms
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Therapeutics
  • Prospective Studies
  50 Scopus citations
• 2013

  Management of biochemical recurrence after localized treatment for prostate cancer

  Williams, S. & Choueiri, T. K., Jan 1 2013, Management of Prostate Cancer: Third Edition. Humana Press Inc., p. 347-359 13 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
  1 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
• 2016

  Sequencing robot-assisted extended pelvic lymph node dissection prior to radical prostatectomy: A step-by-step guide to exposure and efficiency

  Williams, S. B., Bozkurt, Y., Achim, M., Achim, G. & Davis, J. W., Jan 1 2016, In: BJU International. 117, 1, p. 192-198 7 p.

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

  • Prostatectomy
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Anatomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  4 Scopus citations
• 2015

  Immune Therapies in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

  Ho, P. L., Williams, S. B. & Kamat, A. M., Jan 1 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
• 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
  82 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
• 2016

  Disparities in Treatment of Patients With High-risk Prostate Cancer: Results From a Population-based Cohort

  Wang, E. H., Yu, J. B., Abouassally, R., Meropol, N. J., Cooper, G., Shah, N. D., Williams, S., Gonzalez, C., Smaldone, M. C., Kutikov, A., Zhu, H. & Kim, S. P., Sep 1 2016, In: Urology. 95, p. 88-94 7 p.

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

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Watchful Waiting
  • Odds Ratio
  • Population
  • Cancer Care Facilities
  18 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
  72 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Current technique and results for extended pelvic lymph node dissection during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy

  Li, R., Petros, F. G., Kukreja, J. B., Williams, S. B. & Davis, J. W., 2016, In: Investigative and Clinical Urology. 57, p. S155-S164

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

  • Prostatectomy
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Robotics
  • Surgeons
  • Lymph Nodes
  2 Scopus citations
• 2015

  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
• 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
• 2013

  Unclamped hand-assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for predominantly endophytic renal tumors

  Engel, J. D. & Williams, S. B., May 7 2013, In: Urology Journal. 10, 1, p. 767-773 7 p.

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

  • Nephrectomy
  • Hand
  • Warm Ischemia
  • Kidney
  • Neoplasms
  4 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
• 2015

  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
  5 Scopus citations
• 2016

  Outcome of patients with clinically node-positive bladder cancer undergoing consolidative surgery after preoperative chemotherapy: The M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Experience

  Ho, P. L., Willis, D. L., Patil, J., Xiao, L., Williams, S. B., Melquist, J. J., Tart, K., Parikh, S., Shah, J. B., Delacroix, S. E., Navai, N., Siefker-Radtke, A., Dinney, C. P., Pisters, L. L. & Kamat, A. M., Feb 1 2016, In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. 34, 2, p. 59.e1-59.e8

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

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Drug Therapy
  • Neoplasms
  • Survival Rate
  • Lymph Nodes
  32 Scopus citations

• Clinical risk stratification in patients with surgically resectable micropapillary bladder cancer

  Fernández, M. I., Williams, S., Willis, D. L., Slack, R. S., Dickstein, R. J., Parikh, S., Chiong, E., Siefker-Radtke, A. O., Guo, C. C., Czerniak, B. A., Mcconkey, D. J., Shah, J. B., Pisters, L. L., Grossman, H. B., Dinney, C. P. N. & Kamat, A. M., 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: BJU International.

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

  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Hydronephrosis
  • Cystectomy
  • Survival
  • Drug Therapy
  16 Scopus citations

• Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy before Radical Prostatectomy in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Does Not Increase Surgical Morbidity: Contemporary Results Using the Clavien System

  Williams, S. B., Davis, J. W., Wang, X., Achim, M. F., Zurita-Saavedra, A., Matin, S. F., Pisters, L. L., Ward, J. F., Pettaway, C. A. & Chapin, B. F., Apr 1 2016, In: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 14, 2, p. 130-138 9 p.

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

  • Neoadjuvant Therapy
  • Prostatectomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Odds Ratio
  • Confidence Intervals
  8 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
  43 Scopus citations

• 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 1 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