Operative Urology

More than fifty full-time urological clinicians and surgeons from the internationally acclaimed Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological Institute describe the most common as well as the most innovative urological procedures from the standpoint of the state-of-the-art, as it is practiced at one of the world's top institutions. Their comprehensive atlas of urological surgery offers a unique marriage of informative text with superb illustrations to provide detailed, step-by-step descriptions of all the regularly performed inpatient and outpatient urological operations, including newer approaches, such as laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery. Highlightsinclude robotic and laparoscopic prostatectomy, open and lapaoscopic partial nephrectomy, renal transplantation, the male sling, and minimally invasive treatments for urological conditions.

The Cleveland Clinic has one of the top urology departments in the USA, and their leading physicians have assembled a monumental work on urologic surgery. Dr. Novick, who is past President of the American Board of Urology and the Chairman of the Urological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic has assembled the Institute's best surgeons and urologists to develop a new state-of-the-art surgical atlas that covers everything from fundamental surgical techniques to the inclusion of minimally invasive procedures and the latest technologies. The entire spectrum of urologic surgery is covered in this two-volume set that also includes a CD-ROM of some of the forefront surgical techniques, making this an essential set for all urologists worldwide.

The Kidney and Adrenal.- Surgical Incisions.- Adrenal Disease.- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.- Renal Malignancy.- Laparoscopic Surgery for Renal Cell Carcinoma.- Renal Calculus Disease.- Renal Vascular Disease.- Surgical Technique of Cadaver Donor Nephrectomy.- Open Donor Nephrectomy.- Living Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy.- Renal Transplantation.- Renal Trauma.- The Retroperitoneum.- Nerve-Sparing Retroperitoneal Lymphadenectomy.- Uretero lysis.- Pancreas Transplantation.- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction.- Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty.- Urothelial Tumors of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter.- Management of the En Bloc Distal Ureter and Bladder Cuff During Retroperitoneoscopic Radical Nephroureterectomy.- Ureteral Disorders in Children.- Iatrogenic and Traumatic Ureteral Injury.- Ureteral Calculi.- The Bladder (Malignant).- Office Procedures.- Radical Cystectomy and Orthotopic Diversion in Men and Women.- Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy With Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion.- The Bladder (Benign).- Bladder Augmentation With or Without Urinary Diversion.- Vaginal Sling Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence.- Transvaginal Closure of the Bladder Neck.- Urethral Diverticula.- Repair of Anterior Vaginal Wall Prolapse.- Repair of Bladder Fistulae.- The Prostate.- Open Benign Prostatectomy.- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy.- Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.- Laparoscopic Robotic-Assisted Prostatectomy.- Radical Perineal Prostatectomy.- Prostate Cancer.- The Penis and Urethra.- Surgical Anatomy of the Penis.- Anterior Urethral Reconstruction.- Hypospadias Repair.- Malignancies of the Penis and Urethra.- Surgery for Posterior Urethral Valves.- Artificial Urinary Sphincter Implantation.- The Genitalia.- Surgery for Male Infertility.- Penile ProsthesisImplantation.- Priapism.- Peyronie's Disease and Congenital Penile Curvature.- Inguinal Surgery in Children.- Adult Scrotal Surgery.

Operative Urology
At the Cleveland Clinic