David Tzou, MD
ASSOC PROF OF CLIN
Urology
School of Medicine

Publications (51)

Top publication keywords:
Bacteriological TechniquesProstatic HyperplasiaNephrostomy, PercutaneousMorcellationUreteroscopyLaser TherapyStaghorn CalculiUltrasonographyUrinary CalculiUreteral CalculiSpecimen HandlingKidney CalculiUrolithiasisUltrasonography, InterventionalNephrolithotomy, Percutaneous

• Comparative Outcomes of MOSES™ 1.0 Versus 2.0 in Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate Is There Really a Difference?
  Journal of endourology 2026 Palanjian RR, Veschio T, Delu AA, Kim S, Tzou DT, Funk JT
• Editorial Commentary.
  Urology practice 2026 Tzou DT
• Establishing an endoscopic enucleation of the prostate practice: a survey of strategies and challenges by successful early career urologists.
  World journal of urology 2026 Gerber R, Agarwal D, Quarrier S, De S, Park JH, Bayne D, Ghiraldi E, Jain R, Knoedler M, Large T, Slade A, Tzou DT, Henry F, Wright HC, DiBianco J, Wiener S
• X-Ray Free Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy with Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery Is Feasible, Effective, and Safe for Staghorn Calculi.
  Journal of endourology 2025 Chien AL, On TA, Paster IC, Hofmann C, Culpepper LE, Deal CJ, Hannallah JR, Hsu CH, Chi T, Tzou DT
• Bead beating demonstrates enhanced bacterial detection in kidney stone culture compared to traditional mortar-pestle processing.
  Microbiology spectrum 2025 On TA, Anwar F, Chien AL, Hsu C-H, Vedantam G, Lainhart WD, Tzou DT

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• Editorial Comment.
  The Journal of urology 2025 Tzou DT
• Editorial Comment on "Simultaneous Bilateral PCNL: Is It Cost-Effective?"
  Urology 2025 Tzou DT
• A Modern Education Theory Approach to Development of a Benchtop Simulation Model for Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.
  Journal of endourology 2024 Ghazi A, Shepard L, Li O, Im C, Schuler N, Saba P, Ballon-Landa E, Bechis SK, Hsi RS, Kavoussi N, Wiener S, Tzou DT, Sur RL, Chang HC, Tailly T, Ahn J, Bayne D, Chi T
• Letter: Radiating for Two: Quantifying Radiation Exposure to Pregnant Urologists During Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.
  The Journal of urology 2024 Tzou DT
• What is the definition of stone dust and how does it compare with clinically insignificant residual fragments? A comprehensive review.
  World journal of urology 2024 Panthier F, Kwok JL, Tzou DT, Monga M, Traxer O, Keller EX
• Ultrasound-Guided PCNL - Why Are We Still Performing Exclusively Fluoroscopic Access?
  Current urology reports 2023 Tzou DT, Tailly TO, Stern KL
• Heterogeneity in stone culture protocols and endourologist practice patterns: a multi-institutional survey.
  Urolithiasis 2022 Tzou DT, Stern KL, Duty BD, Hsi RS, Canvasser NE, De S, Wong AC, Royal CR, Sloss ML, Ziemba JB, Harper JD, Bechis SK, Zampini AM, Borofsky MS, Bell JR, Friedlander JI, Leavitt DA, Nevo A, Patel ND, …
• Multi-Institutional Variation in Performance of Low-Dose Computed Tomography for the Evaluation of Suspected Nephrolithiasis.
  Journal of endourology 2022 Raskolnikov D, Tzou DT, Ahn JS, Bechis SK, Chi TL, Sorensen MD, Stoller ML, Harper JD
• Reply by Authors.
  Urology practice 2021 Bergersen AM, Khan I, Wong AC, Chipollini JJ, Weiss BD, Tzou DT
• Online Kidney Stone Educational Materials Do Not Meet Recommended Readability Standards.
  Urology practice 2020 Bergersen AM, Khan I, Wong AC, Chipollini JJ, Weiss BD, Tzou DT
• Fatty acid-binding protein 4 downregulation drives calcification in the development of kidney stone disease.
  Kidney international 2020 Taguchi K, Chen L, Usawachintachit M, Hamamoto S, Kang M, Sugino T, Unno R, Tzou DT, Sherer BA, Okada A, Yasui T, Ho SP, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate Is Safe and Feasible as a Same Day Surgery.
  Urology 2020 Lwin AA, Zeng J, Evans P, Phung MC, Hynes KA, Price ET, Twiss CO, Tzou DT, Funk JT
• Ultrasound-guided Morcellation During Difficult Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.
  Urology 2019 Tzou DT, Metzler IS, Tsai C, Goodman J, Bayne DB, Chi T
• Ultrasound guidance can be used safely for renal tract dilatation during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
  BJU international 2019 Armas-Phan M, Tzou DT, Bayne DB, Wiener SV, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Techniques - Ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy: How we do it.
  Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada 2019 Beiko D, Razvi H, Bhojani N, Bjazevic J, Bayne DB, Tzou DT, Stoller ML, Chi T
• The Impact of Stone Multiplicity on Surgical Decisions for Patients with Large Stone Burden: Results from ReSKU.
  Journal of endourology 2019 Zetumer S, Wiener S, Bayne DB, Armas-Phan M, Washington SL, Tzou DT, Stoller M, Chi T
• Ultrasound-guided Access and Dilation for Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in the Supine Position: A Step-by-Step Approach.
  Urology 2019 Tzou DT, Metzler IS, Usawachintachit M, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Low Income and Nonwhite Race are Strongly Associated with Worse Quality of Life in Patients with Nephrolithiasis.
  The Journal of urology 2019 Ahmad TR, Tzou DT, Usawachintachit M, Reliford-Titus S, Wu C, Goodman J, Antonelli JA, Viprakasit DP, Averch TD, Sivalingam S, Chew BH, Bird VG, Pais VM, Streeper NM, Sur RL, Nakada SY, Penniston KL, …
• Computed Tomography Radiation Exposure Among Referred Kidney Stone Patients: Results from the Registry for Stones of the Kidney and Ureter.
  Journal of endourology 2019 Tzou DT, Zetumer S, Usawachintachit M, Taguchi K, Bechis SK, Duty BD, Harper JD, Hsi RS, Sorensen M, Sur RL, Reliford-Titus S, Chang HC, Isaacson D, Bayne DB, Wang ZJ, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Stone Burden at Presentation to Tertiary Referral Center: Data From the Registry for Stones of the Kidney and Ureter.
  Urology 2019 Bayne DB, Usawachintachit M, Armas-Phan M, Tzou DT, Wiener S, Brown TT, Stoller M, Chi TL
• Response to Stutz et al. re: "Management of Suspected Bladder Injury and Capsular Perforation After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate".
  Journal of endourology case reports 2018 Lwin A, Tzou D, Funk J
• Editorial Comment.
  The Journal of urology 2018 Tzou DT, Chi T
• Increasing Body Mass Index Steepens the Learning Curve for Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.
  Urology 2018 Bayne DB, Usawachintachit M, Tzou D, Taguchi K, Shindel A, Chi TL
• Ultrasound-Guided Morcellation During Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.
  Journal of endourology case reports 2018 Tzou DT, Metzler IS, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Management of Suspected Bladder Injury and Capsular Perforation After Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.
  Journal of endourology case reports 2018 Lwin A, Hynes K, Tzou D, Funk J
• Management of Inverted Papilloma During Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate.
  Urology 2018 Tzou DT, Cadwell C, Simko JP, Chi T, Stoller ML
• Micro-Costing Analysis Demonstrates Comparable Costs for LithoVue Compared to Reusable Flexible Fiberoptic Ureteroscopes.
  Journal of endourology 2018 Taguchi K, Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Sherer BA, Metzler I, Isaacson D, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Clinical Outcomes for Cystinuria Patients with Unilateral Versus Bilateral Cystine Stone Disease.
  Journal of endourology 2018 Usawachintachit M, Sherer B, Hudnall M, Tzou DT, Taguchi K, Hsi RS, Stoller M, Chi T
• Identifying factors associated with need for flexible ureteroscope repair: a Western Endourology STone (WEST) research consortium prospective cohort study.
  Urolithiasis 2017 Taguchi K, Harper JD, Stoller ML, Duty BD, Sorensen MD, Sur RL, Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Wenzler DL, Isaacson D, Xu A, Chu C, Zaid UB, Taylor ER, Ramaswamy K, Chi T
• Variation in Radiologic and Urologic Computed Tomography Interpretation of Urinary Tract Stone Burden: Results From the Registry for Stones of the Kidney and Ureter.
  Urology 2017 Tzou DT, Isaacson D, Usawachintachit M, Wang ZJ, Taguchi K, Hills NK, Hsi RS, Sherer BA, Reliford-Titus S, Duty B, Harper JD, Sorensen M, Sur RL, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Defining the Costs of Reusable Flexible Ureteroscope Reprocessing Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing.
  Journal of endourology 2017 Isaacson D, Ahmad T, Metzler I, Tzou DT, Taguchi K, Usawachintachit M, Zetumer S, Sherer B, Stoller M, Chi T
• Optimizing RNA Extraction of Renal Papilla Biopsy Tissue in Kidney Stone Formers: A New Methodology for Genomic Study.
  Journal of endourology 2017 Taguchi K, Usawachintachit M, Hamamoto S, Unno R, Tzou DT, Sherer BA, Wang Y, Okada A, Stoller ML, Yasui T, Chi T
• Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound as a Radiation-Free Alternative to Fluoroscopic Nephrostogram for Evaluating Ureteral Patency.
  The Journal of urology 2017 Chi T, Usawachintachit M, Weinstein S, Kohi MP, Taylor A, Tzou DT, Chang HC, Stoller M, Mongan J
• A Prospective Case-Control Study Comparing LithoVue, a Single-Use, Flexible Disposable Ureteroscope, with Flexible, Reusable Fiber-Optic Ureteroscopes.
  Journal of endourology 2017 Usawachintachit M, Isaacson DS, Taguchi K, Tzou DT, Hsi RS, Sherer BA, Stoller ML, Chi T
• Ultrasound-Guided Renal Access and Tract Dilation.
  Videourology (New Rochelle, N.Y.) 2017 Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Washington SL, Hu W, Li J, Chi T
• Cystoscopic Evaluation of Bladder Leiomyoma.
  Urology 2017 Washington SL, Eslami A, Tzou DT
• Ultrasound Guidance Reduces Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Cost Compared to Fluoroscopy.
  Urology 2016 Hudnall M, Usawachintachit M, Metzler I, Tzou DT, Harrison B, Lobo E, Chi T
• Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound Detects Recurrent Renal Cell Carcinoma in the Setting of Chronic Renal Insufficiency.
  Clinical genitourinary cancer 2016 Tzou DT, Weinstein S, Usawachintachit M, Mongan J, Greene KL, Chi T
• Feasibility of Retrograde Ureteral Contrast Injection to Guide Ultrasonographic Percutaneous Renal Access in the Nondilated Collecting System.
  Journal of endourology 2016 Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Mongan J, Taguchi K, Weinstein S, Chi T
• Antegrade ultrasound contrast injection facilitates accurate nephrostomy tube positioning during percutaneous nephrolithotomy.
  International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association 2016 Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Mongan J, Weinstein S, Chi T
• Animal models of urinary stone disease.
  International journal of surgery (London, England) 2016 Tzou DT, Taguchi K, Chi T, Stoller ML
• Ultrasound Use in Urinary Stones: Adapting Old Technology for a Modern-Day Disease.
  Journal of endourology 2016 Tzou DT, Usawachintachit M, Taguchi K, Chi T
• Rationale and Design of the Registry for Stones of the Kidney and Ureter (ReSKU): A Prospective Observational Registry to Study the Natural History of Urolithiasis Patients.
  Journal of endourology 2016 Chang HC, Tzou DT, Usawachintachit M, Duty BD, Hsi RS, Harper JD, Sorensen MD, Stoller ML, Sur RL, Chi T
• X-ray-free Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: How to Select the Right Patient?
  Urology 2016 Usawachintachit M, Tzou DT, Hu W, Li J, Chi T
• HoLEP: the gold standard for the surgical management of BPH in the 21(st) Century.
  American journal of clinical and experimental urology 2015 Michalak J, Tzou D, Funk J
• The failure of a nerve sparing template to improve urinary continence after radical prostatectomy: attention to study design.
  Urologic oncology 2008 Tzou DT, Dalkin BL, Christopher BA, Cui H