Management of Penile Cancer

Management of Penile Cancer-1

Daniel J. Culkin Editor 2014 Penile cancer presents many challenges to the clinician. In more advanced stages it requires resection that is devastating to the patient. It results in a loss of intimacy for the couple and deterioration of self-image. In the early stages resection can be minimized with excellent cosmetic results. Lymph node dissection […]

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Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician

Pediatric Urology for the Primary Care Physician-1

Ronald Rabinowitz William C. Hulbert • Robert A. Mevorach Editors 2014 While there are pediatric urology texts for pediatric urologists and for general urologists, there are none for primary care physicians. This book is written specifically for the primary care physician, the initial contact for the many children with urologic conditions. The goal is to assist the primary […]

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Clinical Care Pathways in Andrology

Clinical Care Pathways in Andrology-1

John P. Mulhall • Peter J. Stahl Doron S. Stember 2014 Andrology is the medical specialty that deals with male health, especially as it pertains to problems of the male sexual and reproductive system. Andrological issues in urologic practice and indeed in general medical practice are commonly encountered, yet perplexing for many clinicians. In medical training, urologic or […]

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Capsaicin as a Therapeutic Molecule

Capsaicin as a Therapeutic Molecule-1

Omar M. E. Abdel-Salam Editor 2014 Capsaicin, a homovanillic acid derivative (8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide), is the pungent ingredient in red peppers of the plant genus Capsicum, including chillies and jalapenos. Capsaicin has long been used as a probe for sensory neuronal mechanisms. This is because capsaicin selectively stimulates, and at large doses, defunctionalizes a subset of primary afferent neurons with unmyelinated […]

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Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography

Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography-1

S. Abbas Shobeiri Editor 2014 A Multicompartmental Approach to 2D/3D/4D Ultrasonography of Pelvic Floor Imaging currently plays a limited role in the clinical investigation of pelvic floor disorders. The most promising modality to date has been magnetic resonance imaging. But MRI has limitations due to cost and access. Ultrasonography, on the other hand, is part of general practice […]

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Imaging of Urinary Tract Diverticula

Imaging of Urinary Tract Diverticula-1

Vladimir M. Builov 2014 Urinary tract diverticula include pelvicalyceal diverticula (PSD), ureteral diverticula (UD), bladder diverticula (BD), and urethral diverticula (UTHD). Urinary tract diverticula are mainly congenital abnormalities, although they may also be acquired. In most cases the priority method for their diagnostics, especially if there are no clinical implications for a long time, is diagnostic imaging. Its algorithm, the […]

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