This is the second edition of a well-received textbook that reflects the state of the art in Hypospadias Surgery. It provides a comprehensive reference that covers the History, Embryology, Anatomy, Morphology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Genetics, all surgical techniques, their complications and long term follow up of Hypospadias. It is well illustrated with more than 2000 colour illustrations, operative photographs, surgical tips & tricks and complications. Hypospadias Surgery has become a true sub-specialty; however, there is a wide diversity of opinions, and a large number of operations have been described. In this unique volume, a team of world-class authors (42 experts from 19 countries) presents a professional and updated global overview on the management of this condition, highlighting and exploring the current philosophy and the different principles and techniques of hypospadias repair. Pediatric Urologists, Pediatric Surgeons, Plastic Surgeons and Urologists will benefit from reading this Second Edition. This book represents an excellent practical guide not only to surgeons in training, but also to more expert surgeons involved in the management of this common, but troublesome condition. "Surgeons should not operate on a patient with hypospadias unless they have read, marked, learnt and inwardly digested every word in every chapter in this book". (review of the first edition in the European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2004

The book encompasses the different concepts and designs using magnets for surgical purposes. It provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. The text reviews new data about interventions in all medical and surgical fields. Written by experts in their fields, topics focus on endoluminal and laparoscopic operations, techniques from vascular and GI anastomosis. The book demonstrates the use of magnets to treat a variety of diseases such as reflux, back pain, and fecal incontinence. The reader will learn how to retract and gain exposure, dissect tissue planes, achieve hemostasis, and create anastomosis in a totally different way. Physical properties of external surface and internal magnets are discussed. The authors emphasize the importance of partnering with industry leaders to develop novel surgical tools. By harnessing the power of attraction, the energy and might of magnets, Magnetic Surgery serves as a valuable resource for clinicians, surgeons and researchers in biomedical engineering interested in this form of energy and physical metal properties. In utilizing these properties, the book seeks to improve surgical outcomes of patients worldwide.

This book summarises the entire field of adult neuro-urology in a concise, well-illustrated, and practical style. Contents include epidemiology, lower urinary tract anatomy and physiology. This is followed by coverage of the pathophysiology of various types of voiding dysfunctions and a clinical section focusing on practical evaluation and treatment. A range of treatments from behavioral, pharmacological, intra vesical, tissue engineering and surgical are explained and reviewed. Other topics such as complications, sexual function, fertility, maternity aspects, and prognostic factors round off the book. *Each topic is covered in detail and well illustrated. *The reader will gain a full understanding of every aspect of adult neuro-urology. *Facilitates improved clinical knowledge and practice. Provides an essential and complete reference tool for students and established urologists, neurologists, physiotherapists and nurses, and technicians involved in the care of patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Learn the fundamental principles and clinical applications of the diagnostic and risk assessment imaging test of choice for prostate cancer: prostate MRI Although prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the USA, it can be treated successfully if detected early. Disease management has gradually changed to a paradigm that relies on close monitoring through active surveillance in select patients, as well as ongoing refinements in treatment interventions, including minimally invasive procedures. This has resulted in a critical need for a more exacting methodology for performing targeted biopsies, assessing risk levels, and devising treatment strategies. Prostate MRI has emerged as the most precise, state-of-the-art imaging modality for prostate cancer diagnosis and management, thereby creating an immediate demand for radiologists to become proficient in its use. Conceived and edited by a leading authority, with contributions from renowned experts in the field, MRI of the Prostate: A Practical Approach is the first book to tackle this important topic. It provides an overview of the fundamentals of prostate MRI acquisition, interpretation, and reporting. Readers will benefit from a wide range of insightful perspectives gleaned from years of hands-on experience. Key Highlights Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) for prostate MRI interpretation and cancer risk scoring Clinical pearls on the optimization and application of prostate MRI for risk assessment, disease staging, MRI-targeted biopsy, recurrent disease, and active surveillance The emerging utilization of PET and PET/MRI for primary prostate cancer evaluation More than 700 illustrations with one entirely image-based chapter featuring educational case studies Radiologists will learn how to optimally perform and interpret prostate MRI, and referring physicians will learn to integrate it into day-to-day practice. This book is an essential resource for radiologists and radiology residents, as well as urologists, oncologists, MRI technicians, and other medical practitioners who treat patients with genitourinary disorders.

Uroscopy - the diagnosis of disease by visual examination of the urine - played a very prominent role in early modern medical practice and in the lives of ordinary people. Widely considered as the most reliable way to diagnose diseases and pregnancies it was taught at the best universities. Leading physicians prided themselves on their mastery in this field. Countless medical writings were dedicated to uroscopy and artists represented it in hundreds of illustrations and paintings. Based on a wide range of textual and visual sources, such as autobiographies, court records, medical treatises and genre painting, this book offers the first comprehensive study of the place of uroscopy in early modern medicine, culture and society and of the - gradually changing - ways in which medical practitioners, lay persons and, last but not least, artists perceived and used it.

Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2014 Despite the development of penicillin and other treatments, the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide continues to rise. In Genital and Perianal Diseases, A Colour Handbook, the authors discuss the diagnosis and treatment of the main cutaneous conditions of the anogenital region, with a special focus on those diseases considered to be sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Through succinct text and more than 240 top-quality illustrations, this volume combines the advantages of an atlas and a concise textbook. This work is of value to a wide range of health professionals including dermatologists, infectious and venereal disease specialists, urologists, gynecologists, emergency physicians, nurse practitioners, general practitioners, and pediatricians.

Urolithiasis, or stone disease occurs in 7% of women and 12% of men at some point, and these statistics are rising. Furthermore, for those who form a stone, the likelihood of a recurrence is nearly 50% within 5 years of initial diagnosis. Therefore, the need for effective, minimally invasive alternatives for stone eradication and prevention is critical. Because stone disease comprises a large part of any urologist s practice, a thorough knowledge of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of stone disease is critical in order to understand and implement treatment strategies to prevent stone formation. Likewise, a working knowledge of the surgical treatments, instrumentation and outcomes is necessary to arm patients with sufficient information to make an informed decision and to provide the appropriate treatment modality for a given stone situation. In Urolithiasis: Medical and Surgical Management, the authors provide a complete guide to the management of stone disease from both a medical and surgical prospective. This book should be an invaluable resource for those who treat stone disease in any capacity, whether surgically or medically, acutely or long-term.

Medical problems of the male genitals are extremely common and male health is assuming a new importance as men are increasingly recognising the need to look after their bodies. The rates of sexually transmitted infections are rising rapidly in many countries, including a dramatic increase in HIV infection and the recent resurgence of syphilis.Patients with genital disease often present to their general practitioner, sexual health clinics, dermatology departments and urology clinics, and this quick reference guide aids easy diagnosis.Fully illustrated, with colour photographs, this is the ideal volume for anyone dealing with men with genital rashes, skin lesions and sexually transmitted diseases. It covers, in detail, the broad area of male genital disease encompassing dermatology and genito-urinary medicine.

Although impotence may be the most widely recognized manifestation of male sexual dysfunction, many other forms of sexual disorders do not involve the erectile mechanism, from deficiencies of desire to disturbances in ejaculatory function to the failure of detumescence. With such a myriad-and often co-existing-number of disorders, the successful treatment of male sexual dysfunction requires not only a thorough understanding of the underlying physiology and pathophysiology, but also the coordinated efforts of multiple specialties, including endocrinology, andrology, urology, radiology, sex therapy, and even sometimes psychiatry, cardiology, or oncology. Male Sexual Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Treatment presents the collective expertise of more than 60 international authorities in a single landmark text. From foundations in the anatomy of the male genital tract to the latest neuroimaging data, readers will appreciate the comprehensive information detailing the tremendous advances made in the delineation of sexual function and its disorders as well as the expert descriptions of practical and cost-effective medical, surgical, and psychological strategies for the treatment of all forms of male sexual dysfunction.

The problems a transplant patient faces do not stop once the surgery is over; in addition to problems with the transplant itself, the host body reacts in a number of different ways to the arrival of a new organ and the immuno suppression required to sustain it. This pioneering text from an internationally known expert on the kidney details the problems that a patient faces with a kidney transplant and looks at how the physician can treat these; it will be an essential resource for all those involved in the initial and continuing treatment of kidney transplant patients.

As prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer found in men, the clinical and surgical commitments to treating it are enormous, as well as to be expected given the aging male population. Urologic cryotherapy is one such method for those with organ-confined or minimally-spread prostate cancer. The benefits it offers both patient and surgeon are hugely significant: it is minimally invasive, has a favourable success rate and complication rates, is followed by a short period of recuperation, is repeatable if necessary, and costs considerably less than a radical prostatectomy. Presenting their adroit surgical and extensive teaching experience with urologic cryoablation in the treatment of renal and prostate cancers, Drs. Daniel Ruskstalis and Aaron Katz, along with a superb team of U.S. contributors, share their mastery of this revolutionary technique with the reader, whether qualified or in-training. An important, accessible guide to a ground-breaking advance in the treatment of prostate cancer, Handbook of Urologic Cryoablation is requisite reading for those urologic surgeons wishing to perform cryoablation effectively and efficiently for the patient's benefit.

This book consists of 45 chapters written by leading international authorities. Each chapter will analyse the available literature to produce an authoritative statement about the management of urological disorders. There will be a concise summary of the best available scientific evidence providing up-to-date information. Individual doctors cannot read everything that is published and cannot possibly synthesise what they do read, so that they are not always aware of what is proven to be effective and what probably is not. The Evidence for ... series seeks to fill that need. In The Evidence for Urology we have commissioned systematic reviews of the common operations and some innovative treatments, to present the facts to busy doctors. Where is there and where is there not evidence?

Circa jeder 3. Patient in der Urologie ist ein Tumorpatient. In der Uroonkologie sind es meist altere, an Prostatakrebs erkrankte Manner, die nicht gelernt haben, uber Ihre Gefuhle zu sprechen. Aber auch jungere Manner leiden, besonders unter begleitenden sexuellen Funktionsstoerungen. In diesem Praxisbuch werden die Grundlagen der psychosozialen Uroonkologie erlautert wie auch die Diagnostik und Therapie. Es schildert die Besonderheiten der mannlichen Patientengruppe, stellt die wichtigsten Tumorentitaten kurz dar und richtet den Blick auch auf psychische Komorbiditaten. Intensiv werden Patientenangste, z. B. Progredienzangst, Sexualitat, Tod thematisiert und Sie erhalten zahlreiche Tipps, wie Sie ein Patientengesprach fuhren und Hilfen anbieten koennen. Hinweise und UEbersichten fur den Arbeitsalltag zur Diagnostik und Therapie und Praxistipps zum Umgang mit der meist alteren, mannlichen Patientengruppe erleichtern die Gesprachsfuhrung und erweitern das Hilfsangebot fur den Patienten. Das Buch basiert auf der Fachexpertise eines renommierten Autorenteams und spiegelt den aktuellen Stand der Wissenschaft wider. Es erfolgen viele Verweise und Erlauterungen zur S3-Leitlinie "Psychoonkologische Diagnostik, Beratung und Behandlung von erwachsenen Krebspatienten". Fur Urologen, Onkologen, Psychotherapeuten und jeden Arzt, der urologische Tumorpatienten behandelt, und diesen wertvollen Baustein in der Krebstherapie professionell nutzt - fur mehr Lebensqualitat des Patienten.

The editors of this comprehensive third edition of the Textbook of the Neurogenic Bladder have assembled an impressive team of world specialists to develop an essential resource for physicians, continence specialists, and other health care professionals involved in the diagnosis and management of patients who have lost normal bladder function. The book provides a succinct update on epidemiology and briefly covers lower urinary tract anatomy and physiology. This is followed by a discussion on the pathophysiology of various types of dysfunctions and a clinical section that focuses on evaluation and treatment. Different types of treatments from behavioral to surgical are reviewed, including the most recent and sophisticated pharmacotherapy and tissue engineering approaches. A special section is devoted to myelomeningocele, a congenital condition with lifelong repercussions on voiding. Other topics such as complications, sexual function, fertility, maternity aspects, and prognostic factors round off the book. Each topic is covered in detail by several authors for a better overall understanding. A selection of reports and guidelines in relation to neurogenic bladder dysfunction is also included. This revised edition builds on the strong reputation of its predecessors. It is an essential reference tool for urologists, nurses, and technicians involved in the care of patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.

Die Erste Hilfe fur die Facharztprufung: detaillierte und differenzierte Information zu Diagnostik und Therapie aller urologischen Erkrankungen. Loescht den Wissensdurst schnell und grundlich: der stichwortartige Text spart wertvolle Zeit beim Nachlesen und Lernen. Aktuellste Informationen zum Nachschlagen auf Station: aktuelle Studienlage und Leitlinien nationaler und internationaler Gesellschaften sind enthalten. Im Zentrum steht weiterhin die Vermittlung detaillierter und differenzierter Information zu Diagnostik und Therapie. Der stichwortartige Text spart wertvolle Zeit beim Nachlesen und Lernen. Alle Kapitel wurden sorgfaltig uberarbeitet. Die aktuelle Studienlage und die Leitlinien nationaler und internationaler Gesellschaften fanden Berucksichtigung. Unter dem Druck zunehmender Arbeitsverdichtung wird die Ressource Zeit immer wertvoller. Daher benoetigen urologische Assistenzarzte, Facharztkandidaten und Facharzte ein Nachschlagewerk und kompaktes Vorbereitungswerk fur die Facharztprufung, um in kurzer Zeit einen schnellen UEberblick uber alle wichtigen urologischen Themen auf Facharztniveau zu erhalten. umfassend uberarbeitet und neu strukturiert fur die dritte Auflage Kein Wort zu viel: ubersichtliche Darstellung in Stichworten, Aufzahlungen und Tabellen. Kein Wort zu wenig: detaillierte und differenzierte Informationen zur Diagnostik und Therapie aller wichtigen urologischen Erkrankungen. Fur den schnellen UEberblick: zahlreiche Algorithmen, Schemata und UEbersichten. Unter Mitarbeit von anerkannten Experten aus ganz Deutschland und unter Berucksichtigung der aktuellen Leitlinien der DGU und EAU. Der schnelle, ubersichtliche Wissensspeicher fur den in der Urologie tatigen Arzt - jetzt in 3. Auflage!

How far would you go to have a baby? Making Babies the Hard Way is a frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment. One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 per cent of couples undergoing fertility treatment are currently unsuccessful. Writing with humour and honesty, Caroline Gallup describes the social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on her and her husband, Bruce, including feelings of bereavement for the absent child, the unavoidable sense of inadequacy and the day-to-day difficulties of financial pressure. As well as telling her own moving story, she also offers information and guidance for others who are infertile, or who are considering or undergoing treatment. This courageous and poignant book will be of interest to couples who cannot conceive and those who are undergoing treatment, as well as their families and friends.

Urologie fur Klinik und Praxis zum Nachschlagen und Lernen! Das in 2 Bande gegliederte Standardwerk fullt eine lange unbesetzte Lucke in der Urologie. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Urologie und der Akademie der Deutschen Urologen haben die Experten aus Deutschland, OEsterreich und der Schweiz ein einzigartiges Buch fur alle Urologen geschaffen. - Die ganze Urologie in 2 Banden: von der bildgebenden Diagnostik bis zur medikamentoesen und operativen Therapie - Umfangreiche Ausstattung mit hunderten hervorragenden Zeichnungen, Fotografien, Grafiken und Tabellen - An den neuesten Leitlinien orientiert - Spezielle Tipps fur Praxis und Klinik - Hervorragend didaktisch strukturiert: ideal zum detaillierten Lernen fur die Facharztprufung -Zusammenfassung der wichtigsten Fakten eines Kapitels erleichtert die schnelle Informationsaufnahme, wenn die Zeit knapp ist "Die Urologie": Ein Buch, an dem man als Urologe nicht vorbeikommt!

In the preface of this offering the editors claim that they present a fresh, practical and concise textbook, covering vital issues that the urologist must face on a daily basis in the office. This claim is certainly justified and, as a basic text for the general urologist or urological trainee, I found it to be quite superb. it is very consistent in style and standard While the authorship contains many of the famous names of urology, the presented material benefits greatly from the coal-face experience' of the majority of the authors. The full range of general urology is covered, and while topics are presented in a didactic manner, the opinions presented are fair and well balanced. It is comprehensive, authoritative and extremely useful for the general urologist. I certainly intend referring to it and can see a requirement for future editions as changes in office urological practice occur. - British Journal of Surgery

This new volume fills the gap in the literature as it will guide urologists and pathologists in the proper utilizatioin of a variety of laboratory methods that are currently available to determine the presence, persistence or progression of tumors of the lower urinary tract. The volume emphasizes cytology of the urinary tract which is preferred over other methods (i.e. biochemical, immunological and cytogenetic) for its accuracy, especially for the important high grade tumors. This volume will appeal to urologists as well as pathologists, cytopathologists and related professions. The illustrations, nearly all in color, stress the key points of the text and enhance basic understanding of urothelial and other tumors of the urinary tract. A few hand drawings may be added, if needed, for clarity. All important topics would be covered in a succinct fashion.

Les tumeurs urothA(c)liales sont une prA(c)occupation quotidienne des urologues, anatomopathologistes et oncologues. L'approche de cet ouvrage est essentiellement pratique, centrA(c)e sur la prise en charge clinique et thA(c)rapeutique des tumeurs urothA(c)liales superficielles et infiltrantes atteignant le haut appareil urinaire, la vessie et l'uretA]re.

Minimally Invasive Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse provides a detailed insight into "when, why, what and how" of various minimally invasive surgical procedures for surgical management of SUI, OAB & POP. The volume provides detailed diagrammatic /pictorial step by step descriptions of the techniques and management of complications related to these procedures. This book presents an up to date, one-stop reference for anything pertaining to MIT of these pelvic disorders. Minimally Invasive Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse is designed for both the urologist and urogynecologist treating patients with urinary disorders and pelvic organ prolapse as well as for residents in training.

This complete, comprehensive, and current compendium presents diagnosis and treatment of the entire spectrum of anorectal diseases. The focus is almost exclusively on anorectal conditions, leaving colonic diseases to other texts. This emphasis is necessary as anorectal pathology is often more complex and challenging than colonic pathology, for the surgeon. The text reviews anorectal anatomy, physiology, and embryology as a foundation to a detailed description of preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative patient management. All surgical procedures are shown in step-by-step detail by world-renowned surgeons and gastroenterologists.

The leading textbook on the subject. A completely rewritten and up-to-date Fourth Edition, formerly edited by W. Drukker, F. M. Parsons and J. F. Maher.