Handbook of Urology

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. 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