Controversies In Female Pelvic Reconstruction An Issue Of Urologic Clinics

This issue of the Urologic Clinics is unique in that it examines the Controversies in Female Pelvic Reconstruction from both the urology and urogynecology standpoint. Areas of controversy regarding evaluation and therapy for a number of conditions unique to women's health are examined. Topics covered include urethral bulking, robotic/laparoscopic prolapse repair, management of bladder pain syndromes, and urodynamics.

With collaboration of Consulting Editor, Dr. Samir Taneja, Dr. Comiter has created a very current clinical look at surgery for female pelvic reconstruction. He secured expert authors from top institutions to contribute reviews on the following topics: Injection of Periurethral Bulking agents; Synthetic Midurethral Sling; Autologous Fascial Sling; Burch Colposuspension; Management of the Eroded Midurethral sling; Surgery for Apical Vaginal Prolapse After Hysterectomy: Transvaginal Suture-Based Repair; Surgery for Apical Vaginal Prolapse After Hysterectomy: Transvaginal Mesh-Based Repair; Surgery for Apical Vaginal Prolapse After Hysterectomy: Abdominal Sacrocolpopexy; Surgery for Posterior Compartment Vaginal Prolapse: Suture-Based repair; Surgery for Posterior Compartment Vaginal Prolapse: Graft Augmented Repair; Surgery for Anterior Compartment Prolapse: Suture-Based Repair; Surgery for Anterior Compartment Prolapse: Graft-Augmented repair; Vaginal Approach to Vesicovaginal Fistula; and Abdominal Approach to Vesicovaginal Fistula. Readers will come away with the most current clinical information they need to improve surgical outcomes in female patients.

This issue of the Urologic Clinics provides a timely update on Renal Cancer and the evolving treatment standards in urology. Articles include Contemporary Imaging of the Renal Mass, Surgical Approach to Multifocal Renal Cancers, and Systemic Therapy Prior to Surgery. Effects of the various existing surgical approaches on long-term renal function is also discussed, along with a review of the current trends in surgical management of renal cancers with specific attention to utilization of laparoscopic approach, partial nephrectomy, ablative technologies and observation.

Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer is advanced disease that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. This issue of the Urologic Clinics focuses on the various forms of therapy including immunotherapy, first line chemotherapy, and novel targeted agents. Articles on defining the diseae and palliative care are also included.

This volume of the Urologic Clinics covers the indications, controversies, and complications of Lymphadenectomy in Urologic Oncology. Cancer of the prostate, bladder, testicles, and kidney are covered, along with new imaging modalities and complications of open and minimally invasive lymphadenectomy.

This issue of the Urologic Clinics covers timely topics pertinent to Men's Health, including The Role of Primary Care in Men’s Health, Changes in Male Fertility in the Last Two Decades, The Aging Male, and Pre-adolescent issues as risk factors for adult male health.

Dr. Cookson has put together topics and authors that speak to current knowledge on urinary diversion. Top experts provide timely clinical reviews on the most relevant information to urologists performing this surgery. Articles are devoted to the following topics: Patient Selection and Counseling for Urinary Diversion; Perioperative Preparation and Nutritional Considerations; Male Neobladder; Female Neobladder; Continent Cutaneous Urinary Diversion; Conduit Urinary Diversion; Metabolic and Nutritional Complications of Urinary Diversion; Surgical Complications of Continent Diversion; Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion; Secondary Tumors after Urinary Diversion; Quality of Life in Urinary Diversion; Urinary Diversion in Renal Transplant Patients; Urinary Diversion in the Pediatric Patients; and Tissue Engineering and Conduit Substitution. Readers will leave with the current information they need to manage patients surgically and clinically.

In this issue of Urologic Clinics of North America, guest editor Dr. Jill Buckley brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Urologic Reconstructive Surgery. This complex area draws upon the fields of urology, plastic surgery, and even colorectal surgery. In this issue, top experts address the wide breadth of reconstructive surgeries that a urologist may be called upon to perform, providing current, evidence-based clinical and surgical information to improve outcomes. Contains 14 relevant, practice-oriented topics male stress urinary incontinence; gender affirmation surgery: male to female; gender affirmation surgery: female to male; robotic lower urinary tract reconstructive surgery; selection and outcomes of urinary bowel diversions; and more. Provides in-depth clinical reviews on urologic reconstructive surgery, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.