Urological Surgery (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Surgery)

Description

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Urological Surgery is a comprehensive textbook of urological surgical technique, designed specifically for the trainee urological surgeon, whether he or she intends to be an office-based urologist, or a specialist urology surgeon. It provides an in-depth description of all aspects of urological surgery, with a step-by-step approach on how to perform urological operations. The reader is taken through simple procedures such as cystoscopy, J stent insertion and bladder biopsy, through to more complex surgery such as cystectomy and PCNL. It describes indications for surgery, diagnostic work-up, surgical technique, routine post-operative care together with the approach to management of complications of urological surgery. The trainee urologist will find it an invaluable source of information, particulary as a last minute reminder of how to perform a particular operation. "Trainees in possession of the Oxford Handbook of Urology, which was published in 2006, may be wondering if it would be worth purchasing this handbook of urological surgey. My asnwer would be an emphatic yes. Most of the chapters have been updated to reflect current thinking and practices. In addition to this up-to-date knowledge, this book offers an excellent step-by-step approach to urological surgery. I would recommend this text..."--KW Leung, IG Conn Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 0 Copyright......Page 2 Authors......Page 5 Preface......Page 8 Symbols and abbreviations......Page 10 1 - General Principles of Urological Surgery......Page 25 2 - Basic Urological Surgical Skills and Equipment......Page 37 3 - Bladder Outlet Obstruction......Page 123 4 - Surgery for Urological Cancer......Page 233 5 - Laparoscopic Urological Surgery......Page 446 6 - Stone Disease......Page 521 7 - Surgery for Upper Tract Obstruction and Other Ureteric Surgery......Page 658 8 - Trauma to the Genitourinary Tract and Other Urological Emergencies......Page 700 9 - Scrotal and Penile Surgery......Page 840 10 - Surgery for Male Factor Infertility......Page 881 11 - Uroradiological Intervention......Page 898 12 - Surgery for Disorders of Erectile Function, Ejaculation, and Seminal Vesicles......Page 901 13 - Management of The Neuropathic Bladder......Page 933 14 - Paediatric Urology......Page 1022 15 - Medicolegal Aspects of Urology......Page 1085