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:

			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

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.