Lecture Notes: Urology

Preface, vi Acknowledgements, vii Part 1 Meet the patient 1 Assessment of the urological patient: History and examination, 3 2 Assessment of the urological patient: Urinalysisand imaging, 17 Part 2 The kidneys and adrenal gland 3 The kidney: Embryology, developmental errors and cystic disease, 33 4 Kidney trauma, 45 5 Kidney infections and inflammation, 50 6 Urinary tract calculi, 58 7 Kidney neoplasms, 73 8 The renal pelvis and ureter, 92 9 The adrenal gland, 110 Part 3 The bladder and urethra 10 The bladder: Structure, function and investigations, 117 11 Bladder infections and inflammation, 128 12 Disorders of bladder function, 134 13 Bladder cancer, 150 Part 4 The prostate gland 14 Benign disorders of the prostate gland, 169 15 Prostate cancer, 185 Part 5 Male genitalia 16 The urethra, 209 17 The penis, 228 18 The testicle, 245 19 Male infertility, 270 Part 6 Additional therapeutic modalities 20 Radiotherapy, 281 21 Minimally invasive urology, 285 Appendix A: ECOG performance status, 294 Appendix B: TNM classification of malignant tumours, 295 Appendix C: Response evaluation criteria in solid tumours, 297 Appendix D: The Clavien-Dindo classification of surgical complications, 300 Appendix E: Adverse effects of cancer treatment, 302 Appendix F: Urinary catheters, 303 Appendix G: Evidence-based medicine, 308 Multiple choice questions, 309 Answers, 315 Index, 321