Medical Therapy in Urology is a concise and practical guide to the medical management of urological diseases. Bridging the gap between primary and secondary care, it provides clinicians in an outpatient setting, including family practitioners, with the information needed for the initial medical management of urological conditions.
The editors and authors bring a wealth of experience in Urology to ensure that the primary care practitioner is completely equipped to initiate the treatment and management of all manner of urological conditions. Each chapter includes a brief overview of the relevant anatomy, physiology and pathology of the condition in question, an explanation of the drugs used , a review of medical literature and a clinical section on when a particular drug treatment should be used.
Consultant Urologists, Uro-radiologists, medical clinicians and family practitioners alike will find this succinct overview a valuable resource in their day-to-day practice.
Medical Therapy in Urology
Iqbal S. Shergill Manit Arya Philippe Grange Anthony R. Mundy ●
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Medical Therapy in Urology
Iqbal S. Shergill St Bartholomew’s Hospital London UK
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Manit Arya University College London London UK
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Philippe Grange King’s College Hospital London UK
Anthony R. Mundy University College London London, UK
ISBN 978-1-84882-703-5 e-ISBN 978-1-84882-704-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-84882-704-2 Springer London Dordrecht Heidelberg New York A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2009932671 © Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. The use of registered names, trademarks, etc., in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Product liability: The publisher can give no guarantee for information about drug dosage and application thereof contained in this book. In every individual case the respective user must check its accuracy by consulting other pharmaceutical literature. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Maanvii Arya and Krishan Arya who light up my life To Navroop, Mehtaab and Partap for their continued support and Sukhbir Khera for her expert advice on pharmacy aspects of this textbook
Preface
The future of urology is changing from one based around surgery, to an outpatient system, concentrating mainly on medical management. Last year, in the UK, there were almost two million hospital consultations for urological symptoms and an estimated five million consultations in general practice. With such a significant proportion of care being delivered for urology, 80% of which can be managed medically, we felt that a resource should be made available to providers that will serve as a quick and useful guide to the medical management of urological disease.