Urinary Diversion: Scientific Foundations and Clinical Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841843539 ISBN 13: 9781841843537

Publisher: CRC Press, 2004

Synopsis

Under the new editorship of Karl Kreder and Anthony Stone, and with an international team of contributors, this completely revised text covers all aspects of urinary diversion. Setting out the scientific principles of diversionary surgery, it also provides step-by-step guidance on the various operative procedures.

Divided into seven major sections, Urinary Diversion, Second Edition covers the following key areas:

a historical review of urinary diversion techniques

physiological considerations

orthotopic bladder replacement

urinary diversion to an abdominal stoma

techniques that use the anus for continence

the prevention of reflux

future trends in artificial bladder construction.

The only book on the market to deal exclusively with urinary diversion, this superbly illustrated text is undoubtedly an important addition to literature in the field.

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Review

"a unique new book covering nearly all aspects of urinary diversion. Internationally known authors have come together to provide a thorough review of state-of-the-art urinary diversion techniques. covers historical aspects, physiology, and very practical information, such as patient selection before urinary diversion, which makes it useful to a wide range of medical personnel. particularly useful to all urology teaching programs and physicians or other professionals involved in managing patients with urinary diversion." -- Mark S. Austenfeld, MD, University of Kansas School of Medicine, for Doody Review Services

Synopsis

Completely revised under the new editorship of Karl Kreder and Anthony Stone, this text covers all aspects of urinary diversion. Offering numerous illustrations, it sets out the scientific principles of diversionary surgery and also provides step-by-step guidance on the various operative procedures. Broken down into seven major sections, the text starts with an historical review of urinary diversion techniques, and includes sections on physiological considerations, orthotopic bladder replacement, urinary diversion to an abdominal stoma, techniques that use the anus for continence, the prevention of reflux, and future trends in artificial bladder construction.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841843539
• ISBN 13: 9781841843537
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 412
• Editor: Kreder Karl, Stone Anthony