Christopher Scott Cooper MD

PubMed

• Predicting non-response to urotherapy in pediatric bowel and bladder dysfunction: A machine learning approach.
  Jackson M Dunning, Adree Khondker, Christopher S Cooper, Jacob Hansen, Mandy Rickard
  Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2025-10-16
• Comparing bladder bowel dysfunction (BBD) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with or without ADHD medical therapy and their initial respo...
  Amy A Huang, Christopher S Cooper, Laura L Fuller, Jude Shelton, Hanh T D Pham
  Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2025-08-09
• Growth of the renal medullary pyramidal thickness following pyeloplasty in children with congenital unilateral hydronephrosis.
  Ryan P Grandgenett, Sarah S Perry, Christopher S Cooper
  Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2025-08-01

Journal Articles

• Continuous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Pediatric Urology  
  Christopher S Cooper, Douglas W Storm, ScienceDirect
• Idiopathic congenital megascrotum.  
  Ehle JJ, Hutcheson JC, Cooper CS, Urol Int 65:218-219
• The anatomical approach to inguinal orchidopexy.  
  Hutcheson JC, Cooper CS, Snyder HM III, J Urol 164;1702-1704
• Application of the Cecil-Culp repair for treatment of urethrocutaneous fistulas after hypospadias surgery.  
  Ehle JJ, Cooper CS, Peche WJ, Hawtrey CE, Urology 57:347-350
• Preservation of urethral plate spongiosum: technique to reduce hypospadias fistulas.  
  Cooper CS, Noh PH, Snyder HM, III, Urology 57:351-354
• Abnormal testicular histology in Michelin Tire Syndrome.  
  Cooper CS, Noh PH, Zderic SA, Huff DS, Clin Dysmorphol 10:75-76
• Laser tissue soldering for hypospadias repair: results of a controlled, prospective clinical trial.  
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Gatti J, Scherz H, Canning DA, Zderic SA, Snyder HM III, J Urol 165: 574-577
• Intravesical Jackson Pratt drain for urinary diversion after augmentation cystoplasty.  
  Zenni MK, Cooper CS, Hutcheson JC, Fenig DM, Snyder HM III, Hawtrey CE, J Urol 165:1233-1234
• Optimal solder and power density for diode laser tissue soldering (LTS).  
  Cooper CS, Schwartz IP, Suh D, Kirsch AJ, Lasers Surg Med 29:53-61
• The use of vesicostomy as permanent urinary diversion in children with myelomeningocele.  
  Hutcheson JC, Cooper CS, Canning DA, Zderic SA, Snyder HM III, J Urol 166:2351-2352
• Calcification of glutaraldehyde cross-linked Contigen in bladder neck injections in children with incontinence: a long-term complication.  
  Knudson MJ, Cooper CS, Block CA, Austin JC, J Urol 176:1143-1146
• What good, or harm, comes from prophylactic antibiotics in children with vesicoureteral reflux?  
  Cooper CS, Nat Clin Practice Urol 3:416-417
• Critical appraisal: antibiotic prophylaxis and endoscopic injection for VUR.  
  Koyle, MA, Clement M, Cooper CS, Grady R, Kirsch A, Issues in Urology, May/June, 2006; pp. 123-130
• Symptomatic calcification of subureteric collagen presenting ten years after injection.  
  Nepple KG, Knudson MJ, Austin JC, Cooper CS, Urology 69:982, e1-2
• An initial trial of timed voiding is warranted for all forms of pediatric voiding dysfunction.  
  Allen HA, Austin JC, Hawtrey CE, Cooper CS, Urology 69:962-965
• Predictive factors of early spontaneous resolution in children with vesicoureteral reflux.  
  Knudson MJ, Austin JC, McMillan ZM, Hawtrey CE, Cooper CS, J Urol 178:1684-1688
• Pediatric renal cell carcinoma: single institution 25-year case series and initial experience with partial nephrectomy.  
  Cooper CS. Cook A, J Urol 175: 1460
• Fibrin sealant as tissue glue: preliminary experience in complex genital reconstructive surgery.  
  Cooper CS. Morris MS, Urology 67:691-692
• Double-J stent insertion across the vesico-ureteral junction: is it a valuable initial approach in neonates and infants with severe primary nonrefluxing megaureter?  
  Cooper CS, Urology 68:875-876
• Lower urinary tract dysfunction in children: what do preschool teachers know about it?  
  Cooper CS. Lordelo P, Int Braz J Urol 33:388
• Estrada CR et al. Nomograms for predicting yearly resolution of primary vesicoureteral reflux: results from 2462 children.  
  Cooper CS, J Urol 182:1540
• The onlay island flap procedure.  
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Snyder HM III, Curr Surg Techn Urol 11(4):2-7
• Hypospadias repair: current techniques.  
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Snyder HM III, Prog Pediatr Urol 11:2-7
• Pediatric reconstructive surgery.  
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM, III, Curr Opin Urol 10:195-199
• The dorsal lumbotomy approach to pyeloplasty.  
  Cooper CS, Kirsch AJ, Curr Surg Tech Urol 13(5):1-7
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Books/Book Chapters

• Urinary Diversion. 
  Chapter: The Mitrofanoff principle in continent urinary diversion 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Kreder KJ, Stone A.Taylor & Francis, Ltd., LondonEdition 2,
• Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Otitis Media with Effusions. 
  Chapter: Biotypes of serologically nontypable Haemophilus influenzae isolated from the middle ear and pharynx of OME patients 
  DeMaria TF, Lim DJ, Ayers LW, Barnishan J, and Birck HG
• The role of Clinical Microbiology in Cost Effective Health Care, CAP Conference/1984. 
  Chapter: Determining Cost Effectiveness of Automated Equipment 
  Page 485 - 488Ayers LWEditors: Smith, JW.College American Pathologists, Skokie, IL
• The Role of Clinical Microbiology in Cost Effective Health Care, CAP Conference/1984. 
  Chapter: Bacterial Agents of Diarrhea 
  Page 117 - 127Ayers LWEditors: Smith, JW.College American Pathologists, Skokie, IL
• Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician. 
  Chapter: Multicystic dysplastic kidney 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CSEditors: Rabinowitz R, Hulbert WC, Mevorach RA.NJ: Humana Press, Totowa
• Guide to Pediatric Urology and Surgery in Clinical Practice. 
  Chapter: Urinary tract infection: USA 
  Arlen AM, Cooper CSEditors: Godbole P, Koyle M, Wilcox D.Springer, New York
• Glenn’s Urologic Surgery. 
  Chapter: Pediatric cryptorchidism, hydroceles and hernias 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CSEditors: Graham SD, Keane TE.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 7,
• Hypospadias Surgery-Art and Science. 
  Chapter: Modified Cecil-Culp repair of urethrocutaneous fistula 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CSEditors: Hadidi A, Azmy AF.University of Glasgow Press, GlasgowEdition 2,
• Pediatric Urology. 
  Chapter: Ureteral duplication, ectopy and ureteroceles 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Gearhart JP, Rink RC, Mouriquand PDE.WB Saunders, PhiladelphiaEdition 2,
• The Overactive Bladder: Diagnosis and Management. 
  Chapter: Overactive bladder in children 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CSEditors: Kreder KJ, Dmochowski, RR.Informa Press, London
• Clinical Pediatric Urology. 
  Chapter: Ureteral anomalies and their surgical management 
  Cooper CSEditors: Docimo, SG, Canning, DA, Khoury, AE.Informa Healthcare, Ltd.,, LondonEdition 5,
• Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment. 
  Chapter: Urology 
  Cooper CS, Joudi FN, Williams RDEditors: Way LW, Doherty G.McGraw-Hill Medical, New York
• Testis Cancer. 
  Chapter: Preservation of fertility in the testicular cancer patient: considerations before and after cancer therapy 
  Donovan JF, Jr., Cooper CS, Kwon ED, Sandlow JI, Sparks AETEditors: Schnorr D, Loening SA, Weissbach L.Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin
• Pediatric Nephrology. 
  Chapter: Pediatric renal tumors 
  Cooper CS, Elder JEditors: Avner ED, Harmon WE, Niaudet P.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 5,
• Glenn’s Urologic Surgery. 
  Chapter: Pediatric cryptorchidism, hydroceles and hernias 
  Cooper CS, Docimo SEditors: Graham SD, Keane TE, Glenn J.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, PhiladelphiaEdition 6,
• Urological Oncology. 
  Chapter: Pediatric genitourinary cancer 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Nachtsheim DA.Landes Bioscience, Georgetown, TX
• Pediatric Urology. 
  Chapter: Duplicated ureters and ureteroceles 
  Cooper CSEditors: Gearhart JP.Humana Press, Totowa, NJ
• Hypospadias Surgery- Art and Science. 
  Chapter: Modified Cecil-Culp repair of urethrocutaneous fistula 
  Cooper CS, Hawtery CEEditors: Hadidi A, Azmy AF.University of Glasgow Press, Glasgow
• Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment. 
  Chapter: Urology 
  Williams RD, Cooper CS, Donovan JFEditors: Way LW, Doherty G.McGraw-Hill, Fairfield, CTEdition 11,
• Adult and Pediatric Urology. 
  Chapter: Ureteral anomalies 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Gillenwater JY, Grayhack JT, Howards SS, Mitchell ME.Harcourt Health Sciences, PhiladelphiaEdition 4,
• Pediatric Urology. 
  Chapter: Ureteral duplication, ectopy and ureteroceles 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Gearhart JP, Rink RC, Mouriquand PDE.WB Saunders, Philadelphia
• Comprehensive Urology. 
  Chapter: Pediatric neoplasia 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Weiss RM, George N, O’Reilly PM.Mosby, St. Louis
• Classic Papers in Urology. 
  Chapter: Classic papers in pediatric urology 
  Cooper CS, Snyder HM IIIEditors: Gerharz EW, Emberton M, O’Brien T.Isis Medical Media, Ltd., Oxford, UK
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Abstracts/Posters

• Approach to testis sparing surgery in children.
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Schanne FJ, Snyder HM III, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Endoscopic management of ureteroceles.
  Snyder HM III, Haag MJ, Cooper CS, Hutcheson JC, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Sutureless tubularized incised plate urethroplasty using laser tissue soldering.
  Gatti JM, Cooper CS, Kirsch AJ, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Preservation of the abortive spongiosum in hypospadias repair.
  Hutcheson J, Cooper CS, Noh PH, Snyder HM III, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Urinary levels of transforming growth factor-alpha in response to surgical bladder injury.
  See WA, Cooper CS, Sargent ER, American Association for Cancer Research
• The impact of iatrogenic urothelial trauma on urinary levels of transforming growth factor-alpha in an animal model.
  Cooper CS, See WA, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Laparoscopic practice patterns and complication rates in the year following formal training.
  Cooper CS, Fisher RJ, See WA, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• A phase I/II trial of perioperative, systemic, single dose cyclophosphamide for the prevention of superficial bladder tumor recurrence.
  See WA, Cooper CS, Forest PK, Western Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Nephrectomies complicated by splenectomy over a ten-year period.
  Cooper CS, Donovan JF, Jr, North Central Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Complication rates associated with the introduction of new technology into the clinical health care setting correlate with operator experience and training.
  See WA, Cooper CS, Fisher RJ, Proceedings of the International Society for Optical Engineering Annual Meeting
• Functional analysis of mutations in the human papillomavirus 11 E2 protein.
  Cooper CS, Upmeyer SN, Winokur PK, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• The effect of exogenous testosterone on prostate specific antigen levels in healthy young men.
  MacIndoe JH, Cooper CS, Perry PJ, Yates WR, Williams RD, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Functional analysis of mutations in the human papillomavirus 11 E2 protein.
  Cooper CS, Upmeyer SN, Winokur PK, American Federation for Clinical Research Annual Meeting
• Effects of exogenous testosterone on prostate volume, serum total and free prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and semen PSA levels in healthy young men.
  Cooper CS, MacIndoe JH, Perry PJ, Yates WR, Sparks AET, Williams RD, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Lower extremity joint replacement as a contraindication to laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection.
  Cooper CS, Donovan JF, Jr., Terrell RB, Cohen MB, Winfield HN, North Central Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Effects of mutations in the human papillomavirus E2 protein on viral replication, transactivation and E1 DNA binding.
  Tuveson CC, Cooper CS, Upmeyer SN, Longoria W, Winokur PL, Society of Basic Urologic Research Annual Meeting
• Laparoscopic nephrectomy for treatment of renovascular hypertension.
  Cooper CS, Donovan JF, Jr., Lawton WJ, Winfield HN, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Lower extremity joint replacement as a contraindication to laparoscopic pelvic lymph node dissection.
  Cooper CS, Donovan JF, Jr., Terrell RB, Cohen MB, Winfield HN, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Preliminary results of a prospective randomized clinical trial of laser tissue soldering for hypospadias repair.
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Canning DA, Snyder HM III, Zderic SA, American Society for Lasers Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting
• Temporary resolution of oligohydramnios following bladder tap.
  Cooper CS, Canning DA, Snyder HM III, Crombleholm TM, Society for Fetal Urology Annual Meeting
• Approach to testis sparing surgery in children (video).
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Schanne FJ, Snyder HM III, American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Results of a prospective randomized clinical trial of laser tissue soldering for hypospadias repair.
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Canning DA, Snyder HM III, Zderic SA, American Association of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Clinical Research Prize Finalist
• Renal function and adynamic ureters.
  Hawtrey CE, Cooper CS, North Central Section AUA Annual Meeting
• Differential expression of the Wilms’ tumor suppressor and EGR-1 genes during bladder outlet obstruction.
  Chaqour B, Cooper CS, Howard PS, Marcarak EJ, American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting
• Laser tissue soldering for hypospadias repair: results of a prospective clinical trial.
  Kirsch AJ, Cooper CS, Canning DA, Zderic SA, Snyder HM III, Scherz HC, American Society for Lasers Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting
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Lectures

• Enuresis and Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction. 
  University of Iowa Urology Conference
• Laser Tissue Soldering for Hypospadias Repair. 
  University of Iowa Urology Postgraduate Conference, Innovations in Urology
• Current Treatment of Wilms’ Tumor. 
  University of Iowa Urology Postgraduate Conference, Highlights in Urologic Oncology
• Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction and Reflux. 
  University of Iowa Pediatric Noon Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
• Pediatric Voiding Dysfunction and Reflux. 
  University of Iowa Pediatric Noon Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
• What Happens to Children with Prenatal Hydronephrosis Postnatally? 
  Prenatal Diagnosis Conference, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• The Role of Organ Sparing Surgery for Pediatric Urologic Neoplasms. 
  University of Iowa Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Noon Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
• Laparoscopy for Pediatric Urology. 
  University of Iowa – Caveats & Controversies in Laparoscopic Urology: A Hands-on Training Seminar,
• Reflux- Who needs treatment? 
  University of Iowa – Urology Postgraduate Conference, Iowa City, Iowa
• Reflux and UTIs in Children. 
  University of Iowa - Urology for Primary Care Providers, Iowa City, Iowa
• Hypospadiology – Tricks of the Trade. 
  University of Iowa OR Nurses Lecture, Iowa City, Iowa
• Management of Pediatric Patient with Renal and Upper Urinary tract Abnormalities. 
  University of Iowa Pediatric Anesthesia Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa
• Update on Pediatric UTIs and Reflux: Clinical Research at Iowa. 
  University of Iowa Pediatric Faculty and Staff Research Seminar, Iowa City, Iowa
• Congenital Penile Anomalies- Hypospadias/Circumcision. 
  University of Iowa Family Practice Residency Grand Rounds, Iowa City, Iowa
• Dysfunctional Voiding. 
  University of Iowa Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Lecture
• Ambiguous genitalia: Pediatric urologic consideration. 
  Department of Pediatrics Conference on Ambiguous Genitalia, Iowa City, IA
• Ureteral Anomalies. 
  Department of Urology Conference, Iowa City, IA
• Boys have a penis, girls don’t. 
  Community Health Outreach Group, Iowa City, IA
• What’s New in Pediatric Urology Diagnosis and Treatment. 
  Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, Mississippi Valley Chapter
• Pediatric Urologic Tumors. 
  Sioux City Family Practice Residency Grand Rounds, Sioux City, Iowa
• Congenital Penile Anomalies- Hypospadias/Circumcision. 
  Broadlawns Family Practice Residency Grand Rounds, Des Moines, Iowa
• Nocturnal Enuresis: Background and Treatment Options. 
  Des Moines Pediatrician Lecture, Des Moines, Iowa
• Congenital Penile Anomalies- Hypospadias/Circumcision. 
  Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections and Reflux. 
  Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Nocturnal Enuresis and Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections. 
  Northeast Iowa Medical Education Foundation, Waterloo, Iowa
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Other

• UpToDate: Undescended Testes (Cryptorchidism) I & II. 
  Cooper CS, Docimo S
• Ureterocele. 
  Arlen AM, Cooper CS
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/451105-overview
• Management of bladder dysfunction in children 
  Cooper CS, Nepple KG
  http://www.uptodate.com/contents/management-of-bladder-dysfunction-in-children
  UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-13
• Evaluation and diagnosis of bladder dysfunction in children 
  Cooper CS, Nepple KG
  http://www.uptodate.com/contents/evaluation-and-diagnosis-of-bladder-dysfunction-in-children
  UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-01
• Etiology and clinical features of bladder dysfunction in children 
  Cooper CS, Nepple KG
  http://www.uptodate.com/contents/etiology-and-clinical-features-of-bladder-dysfunction-in-children
  UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-04-01
• Undescended testes (cryptorchidism) in children and adolescents 
  Cooper CS, Docimo SG
  http://www.uptodate.com/contents/undescended-testes-cryptorchidism-in-children-and-adolescents
  UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2011-10-10
• Early and late predictors of laparoscopic complication rates following a formal training course in laparoscopic surgery. 
  See WA, Cooper CS, Fisher RJ, North Central Section American Urological Association Annual Meeting
• Urine from iatrogenically traumatized bladders promotes transitional carcinoma cell growth in a manner consistent with a growth factor dependent mechanism. 
  See WA, Cooper CS, Crist SA, American Urologic Association Annual Meeting
• Minimizing the Trauma of Pediatric Urethral Catheterization Using Lidocaine Gel. 
  Gerard L, Cooper CS, Kleiber C
  http://www.uihealthcare.com/topics/medicaldepartments/urology/catheterization/index.html
• Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux. 
  Cooper CS, Kieran K, Storm DW
  http://www.pediatricurologybook.com/vesicoureteral_reflux.html
• Embryology of the Urinary Tract. 
  Kieran, K, Cooper CS
  http://www.pediatricurologybook.com/embryology_urinary_tract.html
• To refer or not to refer: managing febrile UTI in children. 
  Koyle MA, Cooper CS, Kirsch AJ, Shifrin DL
  http://mycme.com
• Prepubertal Testicular Neoplasms. 
  Cooper CS, Gallagher, B, Carson M
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1015422-overview
• Megaureter and Other Congenital Ureteral Anomalies. 
  Arlen, AM, Cooper CS
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/453993-overview
• Voiding Dysfunction. 
  Cooper CS, Nepple KG, Hellerstein S
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1016198-overview
• Labial Adhesions. 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CS, Alagiri M
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/953412-overview
• Neural Network for Predicting the Chance of 2-year Resolution in Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux. 
  Knudson MJ, Austin JC, Wald M, Makhlouf AA, Niederberger CS, Cooper CS
  http://urocomp.com
• UpToDate: Evaluation and Diagnosis of Voiding Dysfunction in Children. 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CS
  http://uptodate.com
• UpToDate: Etiology and Clinical Features of Voiding Dysfunction in Children Created 2002. 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CS
  http://uptodate.com
• UptoDate: Management of Voiding Dysfunction in Children. 
  Nepple KG, Cooper CS
  http://uptodate.com
• Pediatric Urologic Gynecology. 
  Kirsch AJ, Snyder HM III, Cooper CS
  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1017296-overview
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