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• 2011

  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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

  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

• 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

• 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
• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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
• 2017

  A 25-Year-old Woman With Gross Hematuria

  Bustillos, P., Kerr, P. S., Kosarek, C. D., Eyzaguirre, E. & Williams, S., Jan 1 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Urology.

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

• Analysis of Accessory Pudendal Artery Transection on Erections during Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy

  Williams, S. B., Morales, B. E., Huynh, L. M., Osann, K., Skarecky, D. W. & Ahlering, T. E., Nov 2017, In: Journal of Endourology. 31, 11, p. 1170-1175 6 p.

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

  • Prostatectomy
  • Arteries
  • Erectile Dysfunction
  • Anatomy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  1 Scopus citations

• Association of race and margin status among patients undergoing robotic partial nephrectomy for T1 renal cell carcinoma: Results from a population-based cohort

  Chen, V. S., Abouassaly, R., Gonzalez, C. M., Kutikov, A., Smaldone, M. C., Meropol, N. J., Psutka, S. P., Williams, S., O'Malley, R., Sedlacek, H. M. & Kim, S. P., 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations.

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

  • Robotics
  • Nephrectomy
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma
  • Margins of Excision
  • Population
  4 Scopus citations

• Cancer and All-cause Mortality in Bladder Cancer Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy: Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Treatment Decision-making

  Williams, S., Huo, J., Chu, Y., Baillargeon, J., Daskivich, T., Kuo, Y. F., Kosarek, C. D., Kim, S. P., Orihuela, E., Tyler, D., Freedland, S. J. & Kamat, A. M., 2017, (Accepted/In press) In: Urology.

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

  • Nomograms
  • Cystectomy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Decision Making
  • Medicare
  13 Scopus citations

• Discerning the survival advantage among patients with prostate cancer who undergo radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy: The limitations of cancer registry data

  Williams, S. B., Huo, J., Chamie, K., Smaldone, M. C., Kosarek, C. D., Fang, J. E., Ynalvez, L. A., Kim, S. P., Hoffman, K. E., Giordano, S. H. & Chapin, B. F., May 1 2017, In: Cancer. 123, 9, p. 1617-1624 8 p.

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

  • Prostatectomy
  • Registries
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy
  • Survival
  19 Scopus citations

• Genetic variants in the inflammation pathway as predictors of recurrence and progression in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin

  Williams, S. B., Kamat, A. M., Mmeje, C., Ye, Y., Huang, M., Chang, D. W., Dinney, C. P. & Wu, X., 2017, In: Oncotarget. 8, 51, p. 88782-88791 10 p.

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

  • Bacillus
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Inflammation
  • Recurrence
  • Single Nucleotide Polymorphism
  1 Scopus citations

• High baseline levels of interleukin-8 in leukocytes and urine predict tumor recurrence in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients receiving bacillus Calmette–Guerin therapy: A long-term survival analysis

  Qu, K., Gu, J., Ye, Y., Williams, S. B., Dinney, C. P., Wu, X. & Kamat, A., Feb 1 2017, In: OncoImmunology. 6, 2, e1265719.

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

  • Bacillus
  • Survival Analysis
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Interleukin-8
  • Leukocytes
  9 Scopus citations

• Impact of urologists' ownership of radiation equipment in the treatment of prostate cancer

  Williams, S. B., Huo, J., Chapin, B. F., Smith, B. D. & Hoffman, K. E., Sep 1 2017, In: Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 20, 3, p. 300-304 5 p.

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

  • Ownership
  • Urologists
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Radiation
  • Equipment and Supplies
  1 Scopus citations

• National utilization of regional lymph node dissection among patients with kidney cancer and clinical lymphadenopathy undergoing radical nephrectomy

  Abouassaly, R., Bream, M. J., Smaldone, M. C., Kutikov, A., Shah, N. D., Gonzalez, C. M., Williams, S., Thompson, R. H., Boorjian, S. A. & Kim, S. P., 2017, In: Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 12, p. 14-18 5 p.

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

  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Lymphadenopathy
  • Nephrectomy
  • Lymph Node Excision
  • Renal Cell Carcinoma

• Population-based assessment of racial/ethnic differences in utilization of radical cystectomy for patients diagnosed with bladder cancer

  Williams, S. B., Huo, J., Kosarek, C. D., Chamie, K., Rogers, S. O., Williams, M. A., Giordano, S. H., Kim, S. P. & Kamat, A. M., Jul 1 2017, In: Cancer Causes and Control. 28, 7, p. 755-766 12 p.

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

  • Cystectomy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Confidence Intervals
  • Population
  • Odds Ratio
  9 Scopus citations

• Promoting the Appropriate Use of Advanced Radiation Technologies in Oncology: Summary of a National Cancer Policy Forum Workshop

  Smith, G. L., Ganz, P. A., Bekelman, J. E., Chmura, S. J., Dignam, J. J., Efstathiou, J. A., Jagsi, R., Johnstone, P. A., Steinberg, M. L., Williams, S. B., Yu, J. B., Zietman, A. L., Weichselbaum, R. R. & Tina Shih, Y. C., Mar 1 2017, In: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 97, 3, p. 450-461 12 p.

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

  • cancer
  • Radiation
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Neoplasms
  21 Scopus citations