Manual of Medical Treatment in Urology

Urology is one of the most rapidly advancing specialties of medicine and this book is a concise guide to the medical management of urologic disorders.

Divided into two sections, each chapter examines the use of drug therapy to treat different urological conditions.

Section 1 covers benign urological diseases including erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence and prostate enlargement. Section 2 covers the medical treatment of urological cancer, including renal, bladder, prostate, testicular, and Wilm’s Tumour.

This concise guide also provides trainees with a quick reference to drug choice, dosing and complications. Normal values of laboratory tests of urological interest are included in the appendix.

Key points

• Concise guide to medical management of urological disorders
• Covers benign conditions and urological cancers
• Quick reference on drug choice, dosing and complications
• Includes summary of normal values of laboratory tests

Section 1: Benign Urological Diseases

• Medical Treatment of Pain
• Antimicrobial Therapy
• Medical Management of Erectile Dysfunction
• Medical Treatment of Urinary Incontinence
• Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
• Medical Treatment of Urolithiasis
• Miscellaneous Use of Drug

Section 2: Medical Treatment of Urological Cancer

• Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Bladder Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Testicular Cancer
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis
• Nephroblastoma (Wilms’ Tumor)

• Appendix
• Normal Values of Some Laboratory Tests of Urological Interest
• Index

Ismaila A Mungadi MBBS FRCS(Edin) FWACS FMAS
Professor of Surgery/Consultant Urologist, Usmanu Danfodiyo University and Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria

Hyacinth N Mbibu MBBS BSc FWACS
Professor of Urology, Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria

Ehab Eltahawy MD MRCS
Assistant Professor of Urology, Division of Reconstructive and Endourology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, West Markham, USA

Abdullahi Abdulwahab-Ahmed MBBS FMCS
Consultant Urologist, Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria