Viva Practice for the FRCS(Urol) and Postgraduate Urology Examinations, Second Edition

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"This is the first revision book to be published specifically for candidates sitting the FRCS(Urol) examination, which tests the required standard of a recognised Urology specialist. It provides a selection of common clinical scenarios together with a guide to answering the FRCS(Urol) questions. Each chapter is written by Consultant Urological Surgeons or Senior Urology Trainees who have already been successful in passing the examination. This second edition responds to continual changes in practice: The chapters on urological cancers including prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cancer have important updates due to emergence of new evidence and changes in NICE, EAU and AUA guidelines. Substantial revisions to other sections such as paediatric urology, female urology, urinary stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia and uro-technology to meet standards of current best practice. Adds an extra chapter on the TNM classification of urological cancers.The book remains an invaluable revision tool for the FRCS(Urol) and will also be useful for individuals sitting the FEBU and equivalent postgraduate urological examinations in the USA, Australia and Asia. Established consultants will also find value in the text as a ‘refresher’ in areas outside their subspecialist interest."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "This is the first revision book to be published specifically for candidates sitting the FRCS(Urol) examination, which tests the required standard of a recognised Urology specialist. It provides a selection of common clinical scenarios together with a guide to answering the FRCS(Urol) questions. Each chapter is written by Consultant Urological Surgeons or Senior Urology Trainees who have already been successful in passing the examination. This second edition responds to continual changes in practice: The chapters on urological cancers including prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cancer have important updates due to emergence of new evidence and changes in NICE, EAU and AUA guidelines. Substantial revisions to other sections such as paediatric urology, female urology, urinary stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia and uro-technology to meet standards of current best practice. Adds an extra chapter on the TNM classification of urological cancers.The book remains an invaluable revision tool for the FRCS(Urol) and will also be useful for individuals sitting the FEBU and equivalent postgraduate urological examinations in the USA, Australia and Asia. Established consultants will also find value in the text as a ‘refresher’ in areas outside their subspecialist interest."--Provided by publisher Content: 1) PROSTATE CANCERProfessor Hashim U. Ahmed, Jane Boddy, Alan Doherty, Lyndon Gommersall, and Manit Arya 2) TESTICULAR CANCER Farooq A. Khan and Jas S. Kalsi 3) PENILE CANCERAsif Muneer4) UROTHELIAL CANCERDavid Mak, Muhammad J. Khan, Herman Fernando, Ciaran Lynch, Lyndon Gommersall5) KIDNEY CANCEREmma Bromwich, Ahmed Qteishat, Herman Fernando and Dominic Hodgson6) PAEDIATRIC UROLOGYAruna Abhyankar and Arash K. Taghizadeh7) UROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES PART 1 Iqbal S. Shergill and Basharat Jameel8) UROLOGICAL EMERGENCIES PART 2: GENITOURINARY TRAUMA & URETHRAL STRICTUREDavendra M. Sharma, Iqbal S. Shergill and Manit Arya9) URINARY TRACT INFECTIONSVibhash Mishra and Jas Kalsi10) URINARY TRACT STONESThomas Johnston, Mark Rochester and Oliver Wiseman11) FEMALE UROLOGY AND NEUROUROLOGYChristian Nayar, Vinay Kalsi, Rizwan Hamid, Julian Shah, Tina Rashid 12) BENIGN PROSTATE HYPERPLASIAIqbal S. Shergill, Ananda K. Dhansekharan, Jas S. Kalsi and William J. McAllister13) ANDROLOGYJas S. Kalsi, Suks Minhas and Asif Muneer 14) TECHNOLOGY IN UROLOGY AND PRINCIPLES OF URORADIOLOGY AND MISCELLANEOUSGideon Ellis, Daniel Cohen, John A. Bycroft and Jim Adshead15) TNM CLASSIFICATIONS FOR UROLOGICAL CANCERSHerman Fernando16) COMMONLY ASKED VIVA QUESTIONS