Overview

Are you a urologist, trainee, or medical student managing patients with conditions like BPH, urinary stones or priapism? Do you require a rapid-reference guide to clinical management? If so, this full colour, practical handbook is the ideal resource, providing rapid-access information on the clinical management of all major urologic disorders and problems likely to be encountered daily.  With a strong emphasis on user-friendliness and point-of-care accessibility, sections are divided according to the major areas of urology, with each chapter containing the following features: •     case histories •     multiple choice questions •     key points box •     key weblinks box •     common errors in diagnosis/treatment boxes An experienced contributor team outlines the skills required to provide appropriate assessment and management of patients; in particular identifying the correct diagnostic and management options for each disorder, and how to perform basic urological procedures safely and effectively.  Information corresponds to relevant American Urological Association (AUA) and European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for clinical management.   Perfect for quick browsing prior to performing a consultation, preparing for ward rounds, or when brushing up for the Boards, Handbook of Urology is the ideal quick-stop manual for urologists of all levels involved in day to day management of patients.

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Author:   John Kellogg Parsons (UC San Diego Health System, La Jolla, CA, USA) ,  John B. Eifler (The Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD, USA) ,  Misop Han (Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 19.10cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780470672563

ISBN 10:   0470672560
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 November 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Contributors, viii Preface to the First Edition, x Section 1 Infections 1 Infections of the urinary tract, 3 Mark W. Ball 2 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Urologic Procedures, 12 Jeffrey K. Mullins Section 2 Urinary lithiasis 3 Nephrolithiasis: Etiology, Stone Composition, Medical Management, and Prevention, 23 Robert M. Turner II and Michelle Jo Semins 4 Nephrolithiasis: Evaluation and Surgical Treatment, 32 Bishoy A. Gayed and Michelle Jo Semins Section 3 Reproductive and Sexual Function 5 Male infertility, 43 Ahmed Magheli 6 Erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease, 55 Jeffrey K. Mullins Section 4 Emergency Urology 7 Genitourinary trauma, 67 Adam Kern 8 Testicular torsion and trauma, 75. Adam Kern 9 Acute gross hematuria: etiology and management, 82 Kenneth Tseng 10 Priapism, 88 Debasish Sundi and Trinity J. Bivalacqua 11 Urinary fistulae, 96 Adam Kern 12 Urethral stricture disease, 103 Debasish Sundi and Arthur L. Burnett Section 5 Urine storage and emptying 13 Neurourology, 111 Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu 14 Urogynecology, 116 Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu 15 Interstitial cystitis and chronic pelvic pain, 123 Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu Section 6 Oncology 16 Prostate Cancer Screening and Diagnosis, 129 John B. Eifler 17 Prostate Cancer: Localized, 139 Stacy Loeb 18 Prostate cancer: treatment of metastatic disease, 149 John B. Eifler 19 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, 157 John B. Eifler 20 Bladder cancer: superficial, 166 Ashley E. Ross and Trinity J. Bivalacqua 21 Invasive Bladder Cancer and Urinary Diversion, 173 Ashley E. Ross and Trinity J. Bivalacqua 22 Penile and urethral cancer, 180 Nicholas C. Field, Matthew Eric Hyndman 23 Ureteral and renal pelvic tumors, 189 Elias Hyams and Brian Matlaga 24 Angiomyolipoma, oncocytoma and retroperitoneal fibrosis, 199 Phillip M. Pierorazio 25 Malignant Renal parenchymal tumors, 208 Phillip M. Pierorazio 26 Adrenal Disorders, 217 Jeffrey K. Mullins 27 Testicular tumors, 228 Varun Sharma and Markus Margreiter Section 7 Congenital and Acquired Disease 28 Obstructing Congenital Anomalies of the Urinary Tract, 239 Kristina D. Suson 29 Developmental Abnormalities of the Genitalia: Disorders of Sexual  Differentiation, Hypospadias, and Cryptorchidism, 247 Eric Z. Massanyi 30 Pediatric Urinary Infections, Vesicoureteral Reflux, and Voiding Dysfunction, 254 Eric Z. Massanyi 31 Pediatric Genitourinary Oncology, 261 Eric Z. Massanyi 32 The Exstrophy–Epispadias Complex, 268 Kristina D. Suson 33 Bladder Augmentation, bladder neck reconstruction and continent diversions in children, 276 Angela D Gupta 34 End Stage Renal Disease and Transplantation, 280 Angela D Gupta Addendum Uropharmacology, 285 John B. Eifler Index, 289 Color plate section can be found facing page 166

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Edited by J. Kellogg Parsons, MD, MHS, FACS, Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health System, La Jolla, CA, USA John B. Eifler, MD, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA Misop Han, MD, MS, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

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