Overview

The sixth edition of The Kelalis-King-Belman Textbook of Clinical Pediatric Urology presents state-of-the-art knowledge and common-sense practice in all areas of clinical pediatric urology in a single, easily accessible volume. Clinical in orientation and practical in presentation, it covers every disorder and disease, diagnostic method, and appropriate treatment in pediatric urology from the embryo onwards. Widely acknowledged as the leading reference in the field, the book is essential reading for all practitioners who deal with urological disorders of childhood, whether trainees, residents or experienced specialists. The book begins with chapters on evaluating the patient and general principles of pediatric urology, including the use of advanced diagnostic imaging techniques and the increasing importance of minimally invasive surgical techniques. It then proceeds through the entire urinary tract from adrenal gland to external genitalia, discussing anatomy, normal and abnormal development, anomalies and diseases and their treatment.

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Praise for the previous edition: I suspect this is the bible for paediatric urologists... it should be available in every urology department -Urology News Lots of good illustrations, clinical images and radiology. It has some very strong chapters on reconstructive surgery and duplex anomalies, and some interesting chapters on office ultrasonography and upper tract urodynamics. ...I think that this book will be a worthy addition to most departmental libraries. -Journal of Pediatric Urology This is a standard textbook. Paediatric urologists will want their own copies. Departments of paediatric surgery and nephrology need a departmental copy, and hospital libraries can easily justify the outlay of a book, if their institution looks after children. -Pediatrics and Child Health Exhaustive and authoritative... This is the definitive text, well written by authorities in the field. Anyone with a primary or peripheral interest in pediatric urology should buy it and study it. -Journal of Urology This book should have a place in the library of every pediatric urologist and other urologists who care for children. It also should be an essential resource for urologists and pediatric urologists in training. The latest edition is comprehensive, well written, and deftly illustrated. The expert contributors provide the most up-to-date advances, treatments, and opinions in the field. -Harry Koo, MD (Hackensack University Medical Center) Praise for the previous edition: I suspect this is the bible for paediatric urologists... it should be available in every urology department -Urology News Lots of good illustrations, clinical images and radiology. It has some very strong chapters on reconstructive surgery and duplex anomalies, and some interesting chapters on office ultrasonography and upper tract urodynamics. ...I think that this book will be a worthy addition to most departmental libraries. -Journal of Pediatric Urology This is a standard textbook. Paediatric urologists will want their own copies. Departments of paediatric surgery and nephrology need a departmental copy, and hospital libraries can easily justify the outlay of a book, if their institution looks after children. -Pediatrics and Child Health Exhaustive and authoritative... This is the definitive text, well written by authorities in the field. Anyone with a primary or peripheral interest in pediatric urology should buy it and study it. -Journal of Urology

Praise for the previous edition: I suspect this is the bible for paediatric urologists... it should be available in every urology department -Urology News Lots of good illustrations, clinical images and radiology. It has some very strong chapters on reconstructive surgery and duplex anomalies, and some interesting chapters on office ultrasonography and upper tract urodynamics. ...I think that this book will be a worthy addition to most departmental libraries. -Journal of Pediatric Urology This is a standard textbook. Paediatric urologists will want their own copies. Departments of paediatric surgery and nephrology need a departmental copy, and hospital libraries can easily justify the outlay of a book, if their institution looks after children. -Pediatrics and Child Health Exhaustive and authoritative... This is the definitive text, well written by authorities in the field. Anyone with a primary or peripheral interest in pediatric urology should buy it and study it. -Journal of Urology

Praise for the previous edition: I suspect this is the bible for paediatric urologists... it should be available in every urology department -Urology News Lots of good illustrations, clinical images and radiology. It has some very strong chapters on reconstructive surgery and duplex anomalies, and some interesting chapters on office ultrasonography and upper tract urodynamics. ...I think that this book will be a worthy addition to most departmental libraries. -Journal of Pediatric Urology This is a standard textbook. Paediatric urologists will want their own copies. Departments of paediatric surgery and nephrology need a departmental copy, and hospital libraries can easily justify the outlay of a book, if their institution looks after children. -Pediatrics and Child Health Exhaustive and authoritative... This is the definitive text, well written by authorities in the field. Anyone with a primary or peripheral interest in pediatric urology should buy it and study it. -Journal of Urology

I suspect this is the bible for paediatric urologists... it should be available in every urology department -Urology News Lots of good illustrations, clinical images and radiology. It has some very strong chapters on reconstructive surgery and duplex anomalies, and some interesting chapters on office ultrasonography and upper tract urodynamics. It works well as a reference book, but because of the format of the book quite a few chapters appear repetitive. I think that this book will be a worthy addition to most departmental libraries. -Journal of Pediatric Urology This is a standard textbook. Paediatric urologists will want their own copies. Departments of paediatric surgery and nephrology need a departmental copy, and hospital libraries can easily justify the outlay of a book, if their institution looks after children. -Pediatrics and Child Health Exhaustive and authoritative... In general, the 78 chapters are excellent, with only a few missing the mark... This is the definitive text, well written by authorities in the field. Anyone with a primary or peripheral interest in pediatric urology should buy it and study it. -Journal of Urology

Author Information

Dr. Steven G. Docimo, is currently senior vice president, Clinical Operations for National Relationships for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has authored more than 300 papers, abstracts, videos, books, and book chapters. Douglas A. Canning, MD, is chief of the Division of Urology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of urology in surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Leonard and Madlyn Abramson endowed chair in pediatric urology. Dr. Antoine Khoury, MD, FRCSC, FAAP, is the chief of pediatric urology and, with more than 25 years of experience, leads the CHOC (Community Housing Opportunities Corporation) Children’s Urology Center. He is a professor of urology at University of California, Irvine (UCI) and the Walter R. Schmid endowed chair in pediatric urology at UCI. Dr. Joao Luiz Pippi Salle is the division chief of urology at Sidra Medical and Research Center in Doha, Qatar. He was the former chief of urology of the Montreal Children’s Hospital as well as at the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital, in Canada.

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