Urology.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Meet the patient -- Chapter 1 Assessment of the urological patient: History and examination -- History -- Overactive bladder syndrome -- Examination -- Chapter 2 Assessment of the urological patient: Urinalysis and imaging -- Urinalysis -- Imaging the urinary tract -- Part 2 The kidneys and adrenal gland -- Chapter 3 The kidney: Embryology, developmental errors and cystic disease -- Embryology -- Congenital errors -- Chapter 4 Kidney trauma -- Penetrating injuries -- Closed injuries -- Chapter 5 Kidney infections and inflammation -- Uncomplicated infections -- Complicated infections -- Ascending infection -- Blood-borne infection -- End result of urinary infection -- Complicated renal infections -- Clinical sequelae of renal infections -- Chronic upper urinary tract infections and inflammation -- Granulomatous disease -- Chapter 6 Urinary tract calculi -- Epidemiology -- Pathophysiology -- Crystal aggregation and stone growth -- Stone-specific factors -- Evaluation of the stone former -- Treatment of urinary tract calculi -- Prevention of recurrent urinary stones -- Chapter 7 Kidney neoplasms -- Surgical anatomy and renal surgery -- Surgical approaches to the kidney -- Complications after renal surgery -- Wilms' tumour (nephroblastoma) -- Renal cell cancer (hypernephroma) -- Management of metastatic disease: Systemic therapy -- Other renal tumours -- Chapter 8 The renal pelvis and ureter -- Anatomy -- Peristalsis -- Inflammation of the ureter -- Vesicoureteric reflux -- Ureteric obstruction -- Ureteric injury -- Carcinoma of the ureter -- Chapter 9 The adrenal gland -- Surgical anatomy and physiology -- Physiology and disorders of the adrenal cortex -- Adrenal tumours -- Part 3 The bladder and urethra.

Chapter 10 The bladder: Structure, function and investigations -- Structure -- Bladder function -- Bladder investigations -- Urethral pressure profile -- Chapter 11 Bladder infections and inflammation -- Lower urinary tract infection -- Simple cystitis -- Chronic cystitis -- Interstitial cystitis -- Schistosomiasis (bilharziasis) -- Radiation cystitis -- Chapter 12 Disorders of bladder function -- Overactive bladder syndrome -- Detrusor overactivity -- Incontinence -- Chapter 13 Bladder cancer -- Clinical features -- Pathology -- Staging of bladder cancer -- Treatment of bladder cancer -- Carcinoma of the urachus -- Combination chemotherapy -- Palliation -- Part 4 The prostate gland -- Chapter 14 Benign disorders of the prostate gland -- Surgical anatomy -- Prostatitis -- Benign prostatic enlargement -- Treatment -- Chapter 15 Prostate cancer -- Pathology -- Tumour markers -- Presentation -- Investigations -- Staging of prostate cancer -- Treatment -- Advanced/metastatic disease -- Castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) -- Part 5 Male genitalia -- Chapter 16 The urethra -- Anatomy -- Congenital disorders of the urethra -- Inflammation of the urethra -- Urethral trauma -- Complications of urethral injuries -- Urethral stricture -- Urethral carcinoma -- Chapter 17 The penis -- Surgical anatomy -- Blood supply -- Nerves -- Physiology of erection -- Ejaculation -- Circumcision -- Acute balanoposthitis -- Peyronie's disease -- Ejaculatory failure -- Erectile dysfunction -- Priapism -- Cancer of the penis -- Chemotherapy -- Chapter 18 The testicle -- Embryology -- Surgical anatomy -- Blood supply -- Structure -- Congenital anomalies -- Torsion -- Varicocele -- Hydrocele -- Cysts of the epididymis -- Trauma to the testicle -- Inflammation of the testicle -- Cancer of the testis -- Chapter 19 Male infertility -- History and general examination.

Investigations -- Infertility -- Vasectomy -- Part 6 Additional therapeutic modalities -- Chapter 20 Radiotherapy -- Delivery -- Side effects of radiotherapy -- Pelvic radiotherapy -- Pre-existing morbidities -- Steps in delivering radiotherapy -- External beam radiotherapy -- Proton beam therapy -- Chapter 21 Minimally invasive urology -- Laparoscopy -- Trans-peritoneal compared to extra-peritoneal approaches for laparoscopy -- Robotics -- Single-port laparoscopy versus multi-port laparoscopy -- Complications of robotic surgery -- Training in laparoscopy and robotics -- Appendix A: ECOG performance status -- B Appendix B: TNM classification of malignant tumours -- Sentinel lymph node -- Histopathological grading: G -- Stage grouping -- Appendix C: Response evaluation criteria in solid tumours -- Eligibility -- Methods of measurement -- Baseline documentation of 'target' and 'non-target' lesions -- Response criteria -- Confirmation -- Duration of overall response -- Appendix D: The Clavien- Dindo classification of surgical complications -- Appendix E: Adverse effects of cancer treatment -- Appendix F: Urinary catheters -- Condom catheters -- Indwelling catheters -- Intermittent (short-term) catheter -- Appendix G: Evidencebased medicine -- Levels of evidence -- Grades of recommendation -- Multiple choice questions -- Answers -- Index -- EULA.

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