The Management Of Prostatic Disorders

Guidelines for clinicians in making the initial evaluation of the patient with prostatic disease. Covers prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer. Treatment options for BPH, including drug therapy, surgery, prostate stents, laser, and microwave therapy, are discussed with case study illustrations.

Twenty-three case studies that provide a concise and focused overview of the management of prostatic disorders, closely reflecting the day-to-day clinical problems faced by experienced and trainee urologists. Covers benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and prostatitis.

This comprehensive text focuses on the management of prostate diseases.With an emphasis on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer, coverage is broad yet definitive.Contributors are internationally recognized authorities.

Significant recent advances in the imaging of the lower urinary tract are comprehensively presented in this handbook. It offers information on both imaging examinations and interventional techniques with all the modern modalities, including MRI and ultrasound. The contributors are all experts in clinical urology; their varying and at times conflicting opinions track the fast-moving pace in the field and demonstrate the complexity of the subject. The approach is disease-oriented, though grouped by anatomic region. Each chapter covers etiology, physiology, pathology, epidemiology, clinical presentations and especially diagnostic imaging, but also the appropriate interventional radiologic techniques for both diagnosis and treatment.

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The spectrum of available treatment options for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is matched by the spectrum of disease severity, and with up to 90% of men in their 80s suffering from BPH to some extent, it is imperative that patients are offered the full range of options to manage the disease. Pharmacologic therapies available for the treatment o

Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques is an up-to-date review of modern techniques used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. It provides a comprehensive review of both office and operating room based techniques. Both electrosurgical and laser based techniques are covered. These include high powered 532 nm laser photoselective laser vaporization of the prostate (PVP), holmium laser enucleation/ablation of the prostate (HoLEP/HoLAP), and Bipolar Electrovaporization of the Prostate (Bipolar EVP/Bipolar TURP). In addition, a comprehensive review of office based techniques and future therapies currently being developed is presented. Each of these techniques are presented in a balanced fashion with a focus on modern literature. Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Modern Techniques will be of great value to Urologists, Urology Residents, Iternists, and Family Practitioners. ​