Softcover reprint of the original 2nd edition 2003
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Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Philadelphia, PA Current Medicine Group
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2004
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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207 Seiten in 1 Teil 782 Illustrationen, 63 Illustrationen 30.5 cm x 25 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
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1 The Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 2 Clinical Evaluation of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- The Relationships Among Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Benign Prostatic Enlargement, and Bladder Outlet Obstruction.- Urodynamic Evaluation.- Radiologic Imaging of the Lower Urinary Tract.- Cystourethroscopy.- Clinical Approach for the Assessment of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.- 3 Medical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- Selecting Patients for the Medical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- Altering the Static Component of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Through Endocrine Therapy.- Altering the Dynamic Component of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Through ?-Blocker Therapy.- Recent Results From the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) Study.- 4 Minimally Invasive Therapies for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy and Needle Ablation.- Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy.- Transurethral Needle Ablation.- 5 Laser Prostatectomy.- Transurethral Ultrasound-guided Laser-induced Prostatectomy.- Nd:YAG Free-beam Laser Prostatectomy.- Ho:YAG Laser Resection of the Prostate.- Interstitial Laser Coagulation of the Prostate.- 6 Transurethral Resection and Incision of the Prostate, and Open Prostatectomy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- Positioning for Surgery.- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.- Transurethral Incision of the Prostate.- Clinical Outcomes of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate.- Open Prostatectomy: Suprapubic.- Open Prostatectomy: Retropubic.- 7 Prostatitis: Definition and Clinical Approaches.- 8 Clinical Aspects of Prostate Cancer.- Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.- Staging of Prostate Cancer.- Pathologic Considerations.- Conclusions.- 9 Decision Making for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer 1.- 10 Radical Perineal Prostatectomy.- 11 Nerve-sparing Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy.- Preoperative Considerations.- Operative Technique.- Complications.- 12 External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer.- Local Anatomy and Patterns of Disease Spread.- Conventional Photon External Beam Radiotherapy.- Results of External Beam Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer.- Advances in Treatment of Prostate Cancer Using External Beam Radiotherapy.- External Beam Radiotherapy Following Radical Prostatectomy.- 13 Permanent Seed Interstitial Prostate Brachvtherapy.- Patient Selection.- Preoperative Evaluation.- Treatment Selection.- Procedure.- Outcomes.- Complications.- High Dose-rate Temporary Prostate Implants.- 14 Cryoablation of Prostate Cancer.- Cryobiology.- Equipment.- Patient Selection.- Procedure.- Complications.- Tumor Control.- 15 Management of Metastatic Prostate Cancer.- Imaging and Staging.- Endocrine Factors.- Hormonal Therapy.- Hormone-refractory Prostate Cancer.- Color Plates.