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Psychosexual Counseling in Andrological Surgery

A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Patient and His Family

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Authors:
  1. Elena Vittoria Longhi

    1. Department of Urology Sexual Medical Center, San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy

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  2. Giorgio Franco

    1. Department of Urology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

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  3. Fulvio Colombo

    1. Andrology Unit, Sant’Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

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  • Describes and discusses the psychosexual counseling appropriate to a wide range of surgical procedures

  • Covers all aspects of psychosexual relevance

  • Includes concise descriptions of the surgical interventions

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Basic Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Who Is the Surgical Patient?

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 3-9

    3. Illness and Individual Reactions

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 11-20

    4. The Teenager and His Parents: How Do They Face Andrological Surgery?

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 21-27

    5. LGBT Families

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 29-32

    6. Body Image: What Does It Tell the Andrologist Surgeon?

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 33-37

    7. Identity Card: Body Image Diagnosis

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 39-48

    8. Body Image, Homosexuality, and Emotional Brain

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 49-58

    9. The Doctor-Patient Relationship Referral to the Sexologist and How to Be Understood by Patients

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 59-69

    10. Sexological Anamnesis: How to Discover the Reasons for HIS and HER Intimacy

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 71-79

    11. Role of Informed Consent in Andrological Surgery in Adolescents and Adults

      • Mauro Silvani
      Pages 81-84

  3. The Teenager and His Parents

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. Sexological Aspects Associated with Delayed Puberty and “Small Penis Syndrome”

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo
      Pages 87-95

    3. Surgical Correction of Symptomatic Varicocele in Adolescents

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Fabio Ferro
      Pages 97-103

    4. Monorchidism, Anorchidism, and Testicular Prosthesis in Children and Adolescents

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Alessandro Franceschelli
      Pages 105-115

    5. Sperm Retrieval in the Azoospermic Patient in Young Adult and Humans: The Klinefelter Syndrome

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Alessandro Franceschelli
      Pages 117-130

  4. The Patient and the Partner

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
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    2. Penile Prosthesis Implant in Neurological Patients

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Leonardo Misuraca
      Pages 133-145

    3. Penectomy for Penile Malignancy Quality of Life and Sexual Disorders

      • Elena Vittoria Longhi, Leonardo Misuraca
      Pages 147-161
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About this book

This book combines concise descriptions of the various andrological surgical interventions in the adolescent and adult with detailed analysis of the pre- and postoperative psychosexual counseling of the patient and his family that is appropriate to each procedure. It offers a multidisciplinary approach to the candidate for andrological surgery that reflects the everyday experiences of an andro-sexology team. Each chapter focuses on a particular surgical procedure. Succinct description of the disease and its epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment is followed by extensive discussion of all aspects of psychosexual relevance and the required counseling. Topics addressed include, for example, the impact of diagnosis, body image issues, fears relating to the surgical procedure and its outcome, the risk of excessive expectations and consequent disillusionment, relationship issues and communication problems, and the role of the sexologist. The analysis and guidance offered in this book will be of particular value to the less experienced andrologist and will assist in achieving postoperative patient satisfaction.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Urology Sexual Medical Center, San Raffaele Hospital, Milano, Italy

    Elena Vittoria Longhi

  • Department of Urology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Giorgio Franco

  • Andrology Unit, Sant’Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Fulvio Colombo

About the authors

Elena Longhi is a fully qualified professional psychologist and psychotherapist, with specialist training in Sexological Psychotherapy and Systemic and Family Psychotherapy. Since 2000 she has been a Professor at the International Institute for Sexology, Florence, Italy and has worked at the Sexual Medicine Center, Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan. One of her key areas of interest has been the rehabilitation of patients who have undergone andrological surgery.           

Giorgio Franco is Associate Professor in the Department of Urology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. After completing his medical degree, Dr. Franco specialized in Urology and General Surgery. He is a Fellow of the European Board of Urology and was a member of the scientific committee of the Italian Society of Andrology (SIA) from 1999 to 2002 and from 2004 to 2006. He has published more than 270 publications on Urology and Andrology, including 67 in peer-reviewed journals. 

Fulvio Colombo is Head of the Andrology Unit at Policlinico Sant’Orsola Malpighi (University Hospital), Bologna, Italy and Professor at the Postgraduate School of Urology, University of Bologna. From 2004 to 2007 Dr. Colombo was chief of the scientific academy of Italian Society of Andrology and he is a Fellow of the Surgical Committee of the European Society for Sexual Medicine. He has vast experience in urological andrology and reconstructive genital surgery as well as transgender surgery and has authored or co-authored approximately 250 journal articles and scientific videos.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Psychosexual Counseling in Andrological Surgery

  • Book Subtitle: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Patient and His Family

  • Authors: Elena Vittoria Longhi, Giorgio Franco, Fulvio Colombo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99646-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99644-8Published: 12 April 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99646-2Published: 02 April 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 242

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Andrology, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Surgery

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