Lecture Notes: Urology

Urology Lecture Notes contains all the essential knowledge for medical students, junior doctors and early–stage trainees involved in urology placements or urological surgery. With a strong emphasis on clinical presentation, procedures and surgery, it provides an accessible, conversational guide to all the situations likely to be encountered on the wards.

Key features include:
 Extensive illustration to clearly demonstrate relevant procedures, conditions, and physiology
 Important information flagged up in key points
 Self–assessment MCQs to test and help consolidate knowledge

Whether you are preparing for your first urology rotation or looking for a quick reference to all aspects of the system, Urology Lecture Notes provides key support to all students, junior doctors and trainees involved in this specialty.

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Meet the patient

1 Assessment of the urological patient

2 Investigations

Part 2: The kidneys and adrenal gland

3 The kidney: embryology, structure and developmental errors

4 Kidney trauma

5 Kidney infections and inflammation

6 Urinary calculi

7 Kidney neoplasms

8 The renal pelvis and ureter

9 The adrenal gland

Part 3: The bladder and urethra

10 The bladder: basics

11 Bladder inflammation

12 Disorders of micturition

13 Bladder cancer

Part 4: The prostate gland

14 Benign disorders of the prostate gland

15 Prostate cancer

Part 5: Male genitalia

16 The urethra

17 The penis

18 The testes

19 Male infertility

Part 6: Additional therapeutic modalities

20 Radiotherapy

21 Adjuvant Intravesical therapy in superficial bladder cancer

22 Minimally invasive urology

Appendix 1: ECOG Performance Status

Appendix 2: TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours

Appendix 3: Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST)

Appendix 4: The Clavien–Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications

Appendix 5: Adverse effects of cancer treatment

Appendix 6: Urinary Catheters

Appendix 7: Evidence–based Medicine

Self–assessment questions

Answers

Index