Smith NL

No ORCID on file · 5 papers in corpus · active 2016-2017
2017
JAMA oncology ·doi:10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945

ImportanceThe causal direction and magnitude of the association between telomere length and incidence of cancer and non-neoplastic diseases is uncertain owing to the susceptibility of observational studies to confounding and reverse causati…

2017
Current urology ·doi:10.1159/000447145

IntroductionA hydrocele is defined as the pathological buildup of serous fluid in the pelvis and groin due to various etiologies such as diseases or trauma. It has distinct clinical manifestations, particularly discomfort and psychosocial d…

2017
Translational andrology and urology ·doi:10.21037/tau.2017.06.01

Hematospermia is defined by the presence of blood in the semen typically occurring in men younger than 40 years of age. Symptoms can occur due to a multitude of reasons, but are usually benign and self-limiting, requiring no additional trea…

2017
Current urology ·doi:10.1159/000447136

IntroductionAppendicitis is a prevailing cause of acute abdomen, but is often difficult to diagnose due to its wide range of symptoms, anatomical variations, and developmental abnormalities. Urological disorders of the genitourinary tract m…

2016
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) ·doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000000591

ObjectiveHysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) are associated with changes in endogenous hormone levels, yet the risk of venous thrombosis (VT) associated with hysterectomy and BSO is incompletely characterized. This study …