Offers a step-by-step, incremental approach, highlighted by new illustrations, photos, and images
Focuses on surgical techniques and pearls, and pitfalls, which offer alternative approaches and additional insights from expert surgeons
Helps you find what you need quickly with a clear, easy-to-use, highly templated format
Includes expanded content on new technologies, reconstructive techniques, robotic surgical platforms, gender affirmation surgery, laparoscopic nephrectomy, renal trauma, ureteral reconstruction and excision, bladder augmentation, and more
Provides access to procedural videos online, including Percutaneous Renal Cryotherapy, Greenlight Photovaporization of the Prostate, Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate, Cryoablation of a Renal Tumor, and Sling Procedures in Women
Contains links to AUA and EAU guidelines, as well as suggested readings throughout
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
SECTION 2 KIDNEY: EXCISION Chapter 8 Surgical Approaches for Open Renal Surgery, Including Open Radical Nephrectomy Chapter 9 Open Partial Nephrectomy Chapter 10 Open and Laparoscopic Nephroureterectomy Chapter 11 Vena Caval Thrombectomy Chapter 12 Robotic Radical Nephrectomy and Advanced Caval Surgery: Tumor Thrombectomy, Cavectomy, Caval Replacement Chapter 13 Laparoscopic Nephrectomy Chapter 14 Laparoscopic and Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy Chapter 15 Endoscopic Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Chapter 16 Topical Management of Upper Tract Tumors
SECTION 3 KIDNEY: RECONSTRUCTION Chapter 17 Open Pyeloplasty Chapter 18 Renal Trauma Chapter 19 Renal Transplant Recipient Chapter 20 Laparoscopic and Robotic Pyeloplasty Chapter 21 Laparoscopic and Robotic Living Donor Nephrectomy Chapter 22 Open Stone Surgery: Anatrophic Nephrolithotomy and Pyelolithotomy
SECTION 4 ENDOSCOPIC AND PERCUTANEOUS RENAL SURGERY Chapter 23 Anatomy of the Renal Endoscopy Chapter 24 Percutaneous Renal Access Chapter 25 Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Chapter 26 Miniperc with Suction Chapter 27 Renal Cryosurgery
SECTION 5 ADRENAL EXCISION Chapter 28 Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Approaches to the Adrenal Gland (Benign) Chapter 29 Laparoscopic and Robotic Approaches to the Adrenal Gland
SECTION 15 URETHRAL: RECONSTRUCTION Chapter 87 Reconstruction of the Fossa Navicularis Chapter 88 Reconstruction of Strictures of the Penile Urethra Chapter 89 Reconstruction of Strictures of the Bulbar Urethra Chapter 90 Reconstruction of Pelvic Fracture Urethral Injuries Chapter 91 Transperineal Approach for Rectourethral Fistula Repair Chapter 92 Direct Vision Internal Urethrotomy
SECTION 17 GENDER AFFIRMATION SURGERY Chapter 102 Principles of Gender-Affirming Genital Surgery Chapter 103 Male to Female Gender-Affirming Surgery Chapter 104 Phalloplasty With and Without Urethral Lengthening Chapter 105 Complications of Gender-Affirmation Surgery
Joseph A. Smith Jr., MD, William L. Bray Professor of Urologic Surgery, Chair, Department of Urologic Surgery, Urologic Surgeon/Oncologist, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Glenn M. Preminger, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Urologic Surgery, James F. Glenn, MD, Professor of Urology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA, Roger R. Dmochowski, MD,, Professor of Urology and Surgery, Department of Urology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA and John C. Thomas, MD, Professor of Urology, Department of Urology, Division of Pediatric Urology, Chief of Staff, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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