Selected recent publications:

• Sweeney, DD, Ost, MC, Docimo, SG:  Laparoscopic management of the undescended testicle.  In Graham, SD and Keane, TE, eds.  Glenn’s Urologic Surgery, Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2009
• Kim C, McKay K, Docimo SG.  Laparoscopic nephrectomy in children: systematic review of transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches.  Urology. 2008 Oct 24.
• Colen J, Docimo SG, Stanitski K, Sweeney DD, Wise B, Brandt P, Wu HY. Dysfunctional elimination syndrome is a negative predictor for vesicoureteral reflux.  Journal of Pediatric Urology.  2006 Aug;2(4):312-5. Epub 2006 Mar 31.
• Hayn MH, Smaldone MC, Ost MC, Docimo SG.  Minimally invasive treatment of vesicoureteral reflux.  The Urologic Clinics of North America. 2008 Aug;35(3):477-88, ix.
• Corcoran AT, Smaldone MC, Mally D, Ost MC, Bellinger MF, Schneck FX, Docimo SG, Wu HY.  When is prior ureteral stent placement necessary to access the upper urinary tract in prepubertal children?  Journal of Urology. 2008 Oct;180(4 Suppl):1861-3; discussion 1863-4. Epub 2008 Aug 21.
• Docimo SG.  A new age in the management of vesicoureteral reflux? Infection rates after open surgery versus dextranomer injection.  Journal of Urology.  2008 Jun;179(6):2094-5.
• Cannon GM Jr, Polsky EG, Smaldone MC, Gaines BA, Schneck FX, Bellinger MF, Docimo SG, Wu HY.  Computerized tomography findings in pediatric renal trauma--indications for early intervention?  Journal of Uroogyl.  2008 Apr;179(4):1529-32; discussion 1532-3. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
• Akhavan, A, Baker, K, Cannon, GM, Davis, B, Horton III, JA, Docimo, SG: Pilot evaluation of functional questionnaire for predicting ability of tetraplegic patients to self.  Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine.  2007;30(5):491-6.
• Cannon GM, Smaldone MC, Wu HY, Bassett JC, Bellinger MF, Docimo SG, Schneck FX.  Ureteroscopic management of lower-pole stones in a pediatric population.  Journal of Endourology.  2007 Oct;21(10):1179-82.
• Smaldone MC, Cannon GM Jr, Wu HY, Bassett J, Polsky EG, Bellinger MF, Docimo SG, Schneck FX.  Is ureteroscopy first line treatment for pediatric stone disease?  Journal of Urology. 2007 Nov;178(5):2128-31; discussion 2131. Epub 2007 Sep 17.
• Smaldone MC, Polsky E, Ricchiuti DJ, Docimo SG.  Advances in pediatric urologic laparoscopy.  ScientificWorldJournal.  2007 Jan 22;7:727-41. Review.
• Dodson JL, Baird AD, Baker LA, Docimo SG, Mathews RI.  Outcomes of delayed hypospadias repair: implications for decision making.  Journal of Urology.  2007 Jul;178(1):278-81. Epub 2007 May 17.
• Sweeney DD, Smaldone MC, Docimo SG.  Minimally invasive surgery for urologic disease in children.  Nature clinical practice. Urology.  2007 Jan;4(1):26-38. Review.
• Kim C, Docimo SG.  Use of laparoscopy in pediatric urology.  Reviews in Urology.  2005 Fall;7(4):215-23.
• Benoit RM, Peele PB, Docimo SG.  The cost-effectiveness of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer for the management of vesicoureteral reflux. 1: substitution for surgical management.  Journal of  Urology.  2006 Oct;176(4 Pt 1):1588-92; discussion 1592.
• Benoit RM, Peele PB, Cannon GM Jr, Docimo SG.  The cost-effectiveness of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer for the management of vesicoureteral reflux. 2. Reflux correction at the time of diagnosis as a substitute for traditional management.
  Journal of Urology.  2006 Dec;176(6 Pt 1):2649-53; discussion 2653.
  

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Steven Docimo
Phone:(412) 692-7932
Email: Steven.Docimo@chp.edu