Detailed Contents

ix

Abbreviations

xxi

1

General Principles of Management of Patients

1

2

Significance and Preliminary Investigation of Urological Symptoms and Signs

7

3

Urological Investigations

39

4

Bladder Outlet Obstruction

73

5

Incontinence

125

6

Infections and Inflammatory Conditions

165

7

Urological Neoplasia: Pathology and Molecular Biology

221

8

Miscellaneous Urological Disease of the Kidney

371

9

Stone Disease

403

10

Upper Tract Obstruction, Loin Pain, Hydronephrosis

457

11

Trauma to the Urinary Tract and Other Urological Emergencies

473

12

Infertility

523

13

Sexual Health

537

14

Neuropathic Bladder

577

15

Urological Problems in Pregnancy

609

16

Paediatric Urology

615

17

Urological Surgery and Equipment

661

18

Basic Science of Relevance to Urological Practice

757

19

Urological Eponyms

769

Index

775