Textbook of Endourology

Section I: Ureteropyeloscopy. Endoscopic Anatomy. Technique of Ureteroscope Insertion. Endoscopic Surgery of the Ureter and Kidney for Noncalculus Disease. Management of Upper Tract Transitional Cell Carcinoma. Management of Ureteral Stones. Intracorporeal Lithotripsy. Complications of Ureteropyeloscopy. Management of Urinary Calculi in Pregnancy. Section II: Percutaneous Nephrotomy. Percutaneous Instrumentation. Techniques for Renal Access. Percutaneous Access in the Difficult Kidney. Indications for Percutaneous Nephroscopy in Noncalculous Disease. Percutaneous Management of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Upper Urinary Tract. Endourologic Management of Complications of Urinary-Intestinal Diversions. Endourologic Management of Renal Transplant Complications. Endoscopic Future Perspectives: Light as a Diagnostic Tool. Section III: Lower Tract Endoscopy. Instrumentation of the Lower Urinary Tract. The Urethra: Diagnostic Procedures and Endoscopic Therapies. Bladder Tumors and Calculi. Prostate. Laser Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Prostatic Endoprosthetics. Endoscopic Management of Male Infertility: Ejaculatory Duct Obstruction. Section IV: Laparoscopy. Patient Selection. Preoperative Patient Care. Instrumentation. Physiologic Considerations in Laparoscopic Surgery. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery. Techniques of Laparoscopy. Procedures. Urologic Laparoscopic Complications. Laparoscopic Urology: In Search of a Clear Winner. Section V: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. Physical Principles of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. Equipment for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy. Renal Calculi: Treatment and Complications. Treatment of Complex Calculi: Role of Extracorporeal Shock Wave. Ureteral Calculi.