Handbook of Urology

by Parsons, John Kellogg; Eifler, John B.; Han, Misop

• ISBN13: 9780470672563
• ISBN10: 0470672560
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-11-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

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.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Contributors

Section 1 Infections
 
1 Infections of the urinary tract
Mark W. Ball

2 Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Urologic Procedures
Jeffrey K. Mullins

Section 2 Urinary lithiasis

3 Nephrolithiasis: Etiology, Stone Composition, Medical Management, and Prevention
Robert M. Turner II and Michelle Jo Semins

4 Nephrolithiasis: Evaluation and Surgical Treatment
Bishoy A. Gayed and Michelle Jo Semins

Section 3 Reproductive and Sexual Function

5 Male infertility
Ahmed Magheli

6 Erectile dysfunction and Peyronie's disease
Jeffrey K. Mullins

Section 4 Emergency Urology

7 Genitourinary trauma
Adam Kern

8 Testicular torsion and trauma
Adam Kern

9 Acute gross hematuria: etiology and management
Kenneth Tseng

10 Priapism
Debasish Sundi and Trinity J. Bivalacqua

11 Urinary fistulae
Adam Kern

12 Urethral stricture disease
Debasish Sundi and Arthur L. Burnett

Section 5 Urine storage and emptying
 
13 Neurourology
Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu

14 Urogynecology
Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu

15 Interstitial cystitis and chronic pelvic pain
Ifeanyichukwu Anusionwu

Section 6 Oncology

16 Prostate Cancer Screening and Diagnosis
John B. Eifler

17 Prostate Cancer: Localized
Stacy Loeb

18 Prostate cancer: treatment of metastatic disease
John B. Eifler

19 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
John B. Eifler

20 Bladder cancer: superficial
Ashley E. Ross and Trinity J. Bivalacqua

21 Invasive Bladder Cancer and Urinary Diversion
Ashley E. Ross and Trinity J. Bivalacqua

22 Penile and urethral cancer
Nicholas C. Field, Matthew Eric Hyndman

23 Ureteral and renal pelvic tumors
Elias Hyams and Brian Matlaga

24 Angiomyolipoma, oncocytoma and retroperitoneal fibrosis
Phillip M. Pierorazio

25 [Malignant] Renal parenchymal tumors
Phillip M. Pierorazio

26 Adrenal Disorders
Jeffrey K. Mullins

27 Testicular tumors
Varun Sharma and Markus Margreiter

Section 7 Congenital and Acquired Disease
 
28 Obstructing Congenital Anomalies of the Urinary Tract
Kristina D. Suson

29 Developmental Abnormalities of the Genitalia: Disorders of Sexual Differentiation, Hypospadias, and Cryptorchidism
Eric Z. Massanyi

30 Pediatric Urinary Infections, Vesicoureteral Reflux, and Voiding Dysfunction
Eric Z. Massanyi

31 Pediatric Genitourinary Oncology
Eric Z. Massanyi

32 The Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex
Kristina D. Suson

33 Bladder Augmentation, bladder neck reconstruction and continent diversions in children
Angela D Gupta

34 End Stage Renal Disease and Transplantation
Angela D Gupta

Addendum 

Uropharmacology
John B. Eifler

Index