Office Urology: The Clinician's Guide

Author: Elroy D. Kursh
Published: September 2000
Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 0896037894
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 544

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"...initial chapters cover the critical aspects of managing the urological office & the latter describe diagnostic procedures & treatments performed in the office." Provides a survey of the key medical and management issues every practicing urologist faces on a daily basis. Kursh and Ulchaker (Cleveland Clinic Foundation) present 36 contributions dealing with practical issues including selection of appropriate treatment and counseling of patients on the optimal therapy; diagnostic procedures now being done more frequently in the office (intravesical therapy for bladdar cancer, minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic obstruction, transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy, and urodynamics); and other topics such as genital pain and managing incontinence in geriatric patients.

Table of Contents
Preface
List of Color Plates
List of Contributors
Part I. The Urologic Office
Principles of Managing the Urologic Office
Marketing Your Urologic Practice Ethically, Effectively, and Economically
Proper Billing and Coding
Advanced Information Systems in the Modem Physician's Office
Important Legal Issues in the Current Health-Care Environment
Part II. Patient Evaluation
Urologic History, Physical Examination, and Urinalysis
Endoscopy and Instrumentation in the Office
Part III. Infections and Inflammation of the Genitourinary Tract
Evaluation and Management of Recurrent Urinary-Tract Infections
Prostatitis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Diagnosis and Treatment of Interstitial Cystitis
Part IV. The Renal Mass
Evaluation of the Renal Mass
Selecting the Optimal Treatment for Localized Renal Tumors and Long-Term Follow-Up
Part V. Bladder Tumors
Evaluation and Management of Low-Grade, Low-Stage Bladder Cancer
Intravesical Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer: A Practical Guide
Selecting and Counseling Patients for Cystectomy or Cystoprostatectomy
Part VI. Prostate - Benign
Evaluation of Lower Urinary-Tract Symptoms
Medical Management of Benign Prostatic Obstruction
The Advent of Minimally Invasive Treatments for Benign Prostatic Obstruction
Part VII. Prostate - Malignant
Evaluation of Prostate Cancer
Transrectal Ultrasound and Prostate Biopsy in the Office
Selecting and Counseling Patients on Appropriate Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer: Endocrine Therapy
Part VIII. Penile Disorders
Practical Dermatology for the Urologist
Erectile Dysfunction
Part IX. The Scrotal Contents
Evaluation and Management of the Scrotal Mass and Acute Scrotum
Genital Pain
A Practical Approach to Male Infertility
Elective Sterilization
Part X. Voiding Dysfunction
Office Urodynamics
Assessment of the Incontinent Woman
Selection, Treatment, and Counseling for Women with Urinary Incontinence
Managing Incontinence in the Geriatric Patient
Part XI. Other Problems
Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Hematuria
Evaluation and Management of Recurrent Stone Disease
Common Pediatric Problems
Index

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