Continuing in the tradition of the popular 'Secrets' Q&A format, this thoroughly revised and expanded edition includes new chapters on Laparoscopic Surgery for Genitourinary Tumors and well as Cystocele and Rectocele. New developments in disease processes, operative techniques, technological advances, and office practice are sure to enlighten physicians, residents, and students alike.

•  Concise answers that feature the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"

•  Bulleted lists and tables for quick review

•  All the most important "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series^®

Comprehensive index

•  New coverage includes laparoscopic surgery, chemo and immunotherapy, and erectile dysfunction

•  All chapters have been updated, revised, and expanded

Martin I. Resnick, MD, Lester Persky Professor and Chief, Department of Urology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Director, Department of Urology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH

Andrew C. Novick, MD, Chairman, Urological Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Professor of Surgery (Urology), Ohio State University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

1. Physical Examination 

2. Instrumentation and Endoscopy 

3. Urinalysis and Urine Function Studies 

4. Intravenous Urography and Angiography 

5. Ultrasonography 

6. Computed Tomography 

7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

8. Radionuclide Studies 

9. Renal Mass Evaluation 

10. Abdominal Masses in Children 

11. Evaluation of Acute Scrotal Swelling in Children 

12. Evaluation of Acute Renal Failure 

13. Evaluation of Hydronephrosis in Children 

14 Impotence 

15. Infertility 

16. Neurogenic Bladder 

 

17. Renal Cell Carcinoma 

18. Pheochromocytoma 

19. Primary Aldosteronism 

20. Adrenal Cortical Adenoma and Carcinoma 

21. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis 

22. Wilms Tumor 

23. Neuroblastoma 

24. Benign Tumors of the Kidney 

25. Retroperitoneal Tumors 

26. Urethral Tumors 

27. Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder 

28. Carcinoma of the Prostate 

29. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia 

30. Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis 

31. Premalignant Lesions of the Penis 

32. Urethral Cancer 

33. Testicular Tumors in Adults 

34. Testicular Tumors in Children 

35. Laparascopic Surgery for Genitourinary Tumors 

 

36. Congenital Renal Cystic Disease 

37. Cushing's Syndrome 

38. Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease 

39. Acquired Cystic Disease of the Kidney 

40. Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction 

41. Vesicoureteral Reflux 

42. Ureterocele 

43. Stress Urinary Incontinence 

44. Vesicovaginal Fistula 

45. Exstrophy of the Bladder 

46 Acquired Urethral Stricture 

47. Posterior and Anterior Urethral Valves 

48. Urethral Diverticulum in Females 

49. Hypospadias 

50 Epispadias 

51. Interlabial Masses 

52. End-Stage Renal Disease and Renal Transplantation 

53. Renal Artery Disease 

54. Ambiguous Genitalia 

55. Cryptorchidism 

56. Scrotal Mass in Adults 

57. Varicocele 

58. Pelvic Organ Prolapse 

59. Prostate Biopsy 

60. Vasectomy 

 

61. Acute Pyelonephritis 

62. Renal and Perirenal Abscess 

63. Renal Tuberculosis 

64. Retroperitoneal Fibrosis 

65. Interstitial Cystitis 

66. Prostatitis 

67. Urinary Tract Infection in Adult Females 

68. Urinary Tract Infections in Children 

69. Epididymitis 

70. Scrotal Abscess 

71. Gonococcal and Nongonococcal Urethritis 

72. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 

 

73. Renal Trauma 

74. Ureteral Injuries 

75. Bladder Trauma 

76. Urethral Injury 

77. Testicular Trauma 

78. Priapism 

 

79. Renal Calculi 

80. Staghorn Calculi 

81. Ureteral Calculi 

82. Bladder Calculi 

83. Calcium Oxalate Stones 

84. Uric Acid Calculi 

85. Struvite Stones 

86. Cystine Stones