Oxford Handbook of Urology (Oxford Handbooks Series) - Softcover

Reynard, John; Brewster, Simon; Biers, Suzanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199534942 ISBN 13: 9780199534944

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Approximately 20% of all surgical operations and a similar percentage of surgical emergencies are urological in nature. However, doctors often have very limited experience with the many common and varied conditions encountered in this important surgical specialty. For the doctor or nurse expected to provide the initial assessment and management of a condition with which he or she has had very limited experience, this book provides an invaluable source of information and advice. This applies not only to SHOs and specialist registrars on urology and surgical rotations, but also to General Practitioners, Accident and Emergency staff, and the growing number of urological specialist nurses.

The Oxford Handbook of Urology, Second Edition covers a wide spectrum of diseases and their treatment in the field of urology and surgical aspects of kidney, bladder, prostate, and scrotal disorders. It aims to give a brief overview of many different urological subjects, including urology emergencies, cancers, infections, children's disorders and kidney stone disease. It is designed so that it can be quickly and efficiently accessed by a range of people involved in patient care, including medical students, nurses, surgical and urology doctors, and general practitioners.

About this title

About the Author:

John Reynard is a consultant urological surgeon based in Oxford. He also provides a specialist neurourological service for patients with spinal cord injury at the National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. He has published widely in the field of neurourology. He teaches medical students from the University of Oxford Clinical Medical on a variety of topics and has written several books on urological subjects for both medical students and trainee surgeons.
Mr Simon F Brewster Bsc MD FRCS (Urol.) is Consultant Urological Surgeon and Clinical Director at the Churchill Hospital, Oxford, and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery, Oxford University. His main clinical and research interest is prostate cancer, with over 50 journal publications and contributions in 3 textbooks. He is former Secretary of the British Prostate Group and Board member of the European Society of Oncological Urologists. Simon enjoys teaching students and junior doctors, and is a MB Finals examiner. Suzanne Biers qualified from St. George's Hospital Medical School, London University in 1998, with a Bachelor of Science Degree (BSc Hons) in Physiology and Medical Sciences, and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Degrees (MBBS) with distinction in surgery. Basic surgical training was completed at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. Urology training and a Doctor of Medicine (MD) postgraduate degree in Physiology and Pharmacology of the bladder was conducted at the Churchill Hospital, and the Oxford University Department of Pharmacology in Oxford. She was awarded the John Blandy Prize in 2007 from the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and the British Journal of Urology International (BJU Int.) relating to research publications. Ms Biers is now a senior Urology Specialist Registrar in the Wessex Deanery, based in the south of England.

Review:

`Review from previous edition ...It consists of 19 chapters, which present a pithy account of subjects ranging from incontinence, urology surgery and equipment, and stone disease. There is also a useful section entitled urological eponyms. This handbook is primarily aimed at the trainee, but I
think it can be studied by trainees at all levels. FY1 and FY2 doctors would find it useful vade macum. Controversies are generally handled well, e.g. the section on screening of prostate cancer. Each topic is dealt with in sufficient detail to provide provision for examinations and I suspect if
would be useful light reading for a candidate about to take the FRCS Urol. The authors are to be congratulated on yet another triumph in this excellent series.'
L Moffat, The Surgeon, June 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0199534942
• ISBN 13: 9780199534944
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 816