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Essential Urology

A Guide to Clinical Practice

  • Extensively revised and updated new edition
  • Authored by experts in their respective areas
  • Extremely comprehensive and very accessible

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Urology (CCU)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Pediatric Potpourri

    • Jonathan H. Ross
    Pages 1-14
  3. Urinary Tract Infections in Children

    • Richard W. Grady
    Pages 15-26
  4. Basic Imaging in Urology

    • Martin B. Richman, Richard Ghavami, George Stern
    Pages 43-63
  5. Hematuria

    • Mark J. Noble
    Pages 65-86
  6. Evaluation and Medical Management of Kidney Stones

    • Mitchell R. Humphreys, John C. Lieske
    Pages 87-121
  7. Female Urinary Incontinence

    • Christopher K. Payne
    Pages 137-160
  8. Interstitial Cystitis

    • Jason P. Gilleran, Kenneth M. Peters
    Pages 161-172
  9. Urinary Tract Infection: Beyond Uncomplicated Cystitis

    • Christopher K. Payne, Jeannette M. Potts
    Pages 173-192
  10. Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

    • Jeannette M. Potts
    Pages 193-201
  11. Genitourinary Dermatology

    • Emily C. Keller, Kenneth J. Tomecki
    Pages 203-228
  12. Male Infertility

    • Jonathan A. Wu, Michael L. Eisenberg
    Pages 229-241
  13. Evaluation and Treatment of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

    • Christopher S. Elliott, Christopher K. Payne
    Pages 243-257
  14. Sexual Dysfunction

    • Jeannette M. Potts
    Pages 259-276
  15. Integrative Medicine in Urology

    • Ragi Doggweiler
    Pages 277-298
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 299-306

About this book

Extensively revised and updated, the second edition of Essential Urology: A Guide to Clinical Practice provides support to primary care physicians through its review of common genitourinary problems. This edition continues to provide the primary care physician with tools to better recognize urological diseases as well as updated management strategies for these disorders. To enhance the theme of comprehensive care and family medicine, the volume is formatted according to the life cycle and the urological challenges, which may be detected and diagnosed by primary care physicians respective of the patient’s stage in life, beginning with pregnancy and in utero diagnoses. Pediatric themes such as infection and voiding dysfunctions are followed by adult urological topics ranging from prostate diseases, nephrolithiasis, overactive bladder syndromes, incontinence and urological cancer screening. Three new chapters are added addressing male infertility/andrology and the growing demand for integrative and alternative medical care of urologic patients,  as well as commonly encountered dermatological problems in the genital area.

Essential Urology: A Guide to Clinical Practice, Second Edition is extremely comprehensive and yet, very accessible. It is authored by experts representing the spectrum of urological subspecialties, further enhancing the value of this unique work.

Reviews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This textbook is the second edition of a practical publication which is intended for primary care physicians, general urologists, paediatricians, gynaecologists and allied health care providers. … this work gathers various selected chapters dedicated to the most frequently encountered problems in practical urology, and which require a substantial  basis of practical knowledge. … this textbook offers an excellent overview of urological problems in clinical practice and can serve as a handy guide for many physicians.” (European Urology Today, June/July, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Men's Health Consultant, Palo Alto, USA

    Jeannette M. Potts

About the editor

Jeannette M. Potts, MD
Men's Health Consultant, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essential Urology

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Clinical Practice

  • Editors: Jeannette M. Potts

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Urology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-092-2

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-091-5Published: 06 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6094-1Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-62703-092-2Published: 06 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2197-7194

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7208

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 306

  • Topics: Urology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Primary Care Medicine

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 239.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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