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The Pocket Guide to Urology - 4th Edition
Since the first edition was released in 1999, the Pocket Guide to Urology has become one of the most popular urology texts. Over 30,000 copies of the Pocket Guide to Urology have been printed and distributed worldwide (over 35 countries on 6 continents).  It is being translated into Chinese for distribution throughout China. The 4th edition is currently for sale.
The 4th edition of the Pocket Guide to Urology is a comprehensive evidence-based reference book that emphasizes clinical guidelines, consensus statements, and landmark studies. Information is compiled and is presented in a thorough, organized, and logical format.  Each chapter contains detailed references.   
The 4th edition of the Pocket Guide to Urology contains a plethora of new information.
It has 538 pages and contains the following chapters:



Pocket Guide to Urology - Cover

                                             
Contents
Renal Tumors
Wilms’ Tumor & Other Pediatric Renal Tumors 
Bladder Tumors
Upper Tract Urothelial Tumors
Tumor Markers for Urothelial Cancer
Penile Tumors
Testicular Tumors
Prostate Cancer
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
Androgen Deprivation
Hematuria
Urolithiasis
Strictures of the Lower Urinary Tract
Strictures of the Upper Urinary Tract
Imaging & Radiology
Urodynamics & Bladder Function
Urinary Incontinence: General Concepts
Urge Incontinence & Overactive Bladder
Stress Incontinence in the Female
Stress Incontinence in the Male
Embryology
Pregnancy: Urologic Considerations
Vesicoureteral Reflux (VUR)
Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
Male Infertility
Ejaculatory Disorders
Priapism
Emergent Urologic Conditions
Genitourinary Trauma
Genitourinary Infections: General Concepts
Lower Urinary Tract Infections
Upper Urinary Tract Infections
Genital Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prostate Infections
Gas Forming Infections
Tuberculosis & Malacoplakia
Surgical Principles for the Urologist
Ureteral Stents
Use of Intestine in the Urinary Tract
Doses of Commonly Used Medications
Formulas and Conversions
Sample Pages

Progress on the 5th Edition
      Updated Chapters:               

               ● Prostate cancer - added abiratrone, enzalutamide, sipuleucel-T, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, denosumab for mets,
                  zoledronic acid, Radium-223 (alpharadin), mitoxantrone, PIVOT trial, more randomized trials comparing
                  treatments, 2012 American Brachytherapy Society Guidelines for permanent and HDR brachytherapy,
                  NCCN 2012 guidelines, molecular markers (PTEN, ERG), atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH),
                  atypical small acinar proliferation (ASAP), ductal prostate cancer, and many other updates.
               ● Androgen deprivation - National Osteoporosis Foundation Guidelines, denosumab for osteoporisis,
                  micosurges on LHRH agonist
               ● Renal Tumors - added NCCN 2012 guidelines, axitinib, EORTC 30904 update, added tumor thrombus section,
                   and many other updates.
               ● Upper tract tumors - added Lynch syndome, aristolochia (cause of Balkan nephropathy).
               ● Hematuria - 2012 AUA guidelines for microhematuria.
               ● Uroliothiasis - treatment and prevention of catheter encrustation.
               ● UTI General Concepts - IDSA 2009 catheter associated UTI guidelines
               ● Lower urinary tract infections - added 2010 IDSA/ESCMID guidelines for acute cystitis
               ● Upper urinary tract infections - added 2010 IDSA/ESCMID guidelines for acute pyelonephritis
               ● STDs - added 2010 CDC guidelines and 2012 CDC gonorrhea update, STD screening, STD prevention,
                  condom types and failure rates.
               ● Male Infertility - added 2012 AUA Vasectomy guideline.
              
Erectile Dysfunction - added 2012 American Heart Association statement on sex and cardiac disease,
                  Princeton 3 Consensus on ED and cardiac disease,

               ● Surgical principles - 2012 update of AUA antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines, updated mechanical bowel prep
                  studies to include urologic data.
               ● Overactive bladder - added mirabegron.
               ● BPH - added cialis.
    New Chapters: 
              ● Fungal Infections - cystitis, pyelonephritis, fungus balls, 2009 IDSA guidelines
Many other updates throughout the book
           
I am currently developing an iphone/ipad version. I hope to have it ready by early or mid 2013.
Pocket Guide to Urology, Fourth Edition  - Copyright 2010 by Jeff A. Wieder.  All rights reserved.
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