Surgical Strategies in Endourology for Stone Disease

by Sanchia S. Goonewardene, Karen Ventii, Ali Gharib, Raymond J. Leveillee, David M. Albala

Overview

This book provides a practical guide to surgical endourology. Evidence-based chapters give expert opinion on complex cases, best practice techniques, and treating complications. The book covers a broad range of topics required within urological treatment including basic science, imaging in endourology, the use of technological devices, therapeutics for endourology, the treatment of high risk patients, stone disease management, pelvic kidneys, and dialysis.

Surgical Strategies in Endourology aims to give the reader guidance in treating patients with endourological conditions and is relevant to both practising and trainee urologists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783030821432
Publisher:	Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Publication date:	11/03/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	160 MB
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About the Author

Sanchia Goonewardene qualified from Birmingham Medical School with Honours in Clinical Science and a BMedSc Degree in Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine. She has served on the EAU Guidelines Panel on Chronic Pelvic Pain. She has been an MSc  Thesis examiner for the University of Edinburgh/ Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ESSQ course. She is an Associate Editor for the  Journal of Robotic Surgery and is on the review board of BMJ case reports. Additionally, she is on the working group of The International Continence Society Terminology Panel on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and Male LUTS and the Good Urodynamic Practice Panel. She has published 6 books and  is Series Editor for Management of Urology, Springer Nature. Her first book published, 'Core Surgical Procedures for Urology Trainees Editor)  has since ranked Number 3 in Book Authority's 100 Best Urology Books of all Time.

Table of Contents

1. Basic Science for Endourology.- 2. Therapeutics for Endourology.- 3. Metabolic stone disease and management.- 4. Complications in Metabolic stone disease and management.- 5. Technology- Imaging in EndoUrology- CT.- 6.                Management of the high risk patient in endourology.- 7.              High risk patient cases and Complications.- 8. Imaging in EndoUrology- US.- 9. Imaging in EndoUrology- Retrograde studies.- 10.            Cases and Complications seen on Retrograde studies.- 11. Imaging in Endourology- MRI.- 12. Technology and indications- ESWL.- 13. Cases and Complications with ESWL.- 14. Technology- Lasers.- 15. Cases and Complications with Lasers.- 16. Technology- Lithoclast.- 17. Cases and Complications with Lithoclast.- 18. Technology- Which type of wire and basket?.- 19.Cases and Complications with wires and baskets.- 20. Stents, Nephrostomies and Nephroureteral catheters.- 21. Cases and Complications- Stents and nephrostomies.- 22.       Rigid Ureteroscopy- Tips and Tricks.- 23. Cases and Complications- Rigid Ureteroscopy.- 24. PCNL- Supine, Prone, Endoscopic Combined.- 25.          Technique- The PCNL Tract.- 26.                Cases and Complications in Standard PCNL.- 27. Technique- Mini, Super mini and Ultra Mini PCNL.- 28. Cases and Complications in minimally invasive PCNL.- 29. The Pelvic Kidney and Stone Disease Management.- 30. Cases and complications in pelvic kidneys.- 31. Types of Dialysis.- 32. The Dialysis Patient and stone disease.- 33. Cases and Complications with Dialysis Patients.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Alex Uhr, MD (Thomas Jefferson University)
Description: This book comprehensively covers surgical management of stone disease, a particularly relevant topic for both young and experienced urologists. Experts review guidelines and share case experiences to highlight surgical strategy in various clinical scenarios.
Purpose: This comprehensive review of endourology principles and techniques provides readers with a framework for decision making in common and challenging cases. This book is packed with knowledge and experience from experts in the field and should be used as a reference by all endourologists.
Audience: Although the main audience for this book is the young urologist, the wealth of shared experience will benefit practitioners at all levels of expertise. This book is an easy read — straightforward and concise without much filler, making it the perfect reference for both a white coat pocket or accessible bookshelf.
Features: To fully benefit from the information provided in the book, there is a baseline functional knowledge of endourology that is required. This book takes that one step further as it examines and reviews common and often challenging endourologic cases. The information is presented in a concise and comprehensive format, organized by specific clinical scenario for easy reference. Each chapter identifies a different surgical problem and covers relevant guidelines, equipment, surgical strategy, potential complications, and outcomes to consider while managing the case. Each chapter includes many valuable pictures, flow charts, and diagrams that are easy to follow and enhance the lesson. Conveniently, the authors have eliminated insignificant filler information such that only high-yield and important topics are covered.
Assessment: This book is a wonderful resource for both young and experienced urologists. It provides quick, concise, and comprehensive clinical pearls when approaching common endourologic scenarios and should be used as a reference when managing these cases.

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