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A Comprehensive Guide to the Prostate

Eastern and Western Approaches for Management of BPH

  • 1st Edition - February 14, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Bilal Chughtai
  • Language: English

A Comprehensive Guide to the Prostate: Eastern and Western Approaches for Management of BPH provides a multidisciplinary approach to BPH and male voiding dysfunction, presentin… Read more

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Description

A Comprehensive Guide to the Prostate: Eastern and Western Approaches for Management of BPH provides a multidisciplinary approach to BPH and male voiding dysfunction, presenting comprehensive guidance on management. With an equal focus on traditional, complementary and alternative medicine, and a look at novel technologies, a complete understanding of the BPH disease process is revealed. Abstracts and references in every chapter make the connection between research and practice. Perfect for researchers and urologists, this must-have reference provides what is needed to understand BPH and male voiding dysfunction.

Key features

  • Presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach on BPH and male voiding dysfunction
  • Gives equal focus to traditional, complementary and alternative medicine
  • Provides access to videos of procedures using the various treatment modalities covered in the book

Readership

Clinicians, especially urologists working in the prostate space; Primary Care Physicians; and Urology Researchers

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Behavioral Therapies

3. Medical Therapy

4. Eastern Medicine

5. Western Medicine

6. Acupuncture

7. Naturopathic Medicine

8. TURP

9. Plasmakinetic Vaporization

10. 532nm Laser Photoselective Vaporization of Prostate

11. Holmium Enucleation of Prostate

12. Thulium Resection of Prostate

13. Diode Laser Resection of Prostate (980nm)

14. Modern Open Prostatectomy

15. Laparoscopic/Robotic Simple Prostatectomy

16. Transurethral Microwave Therapy

17. Transurethral Needle Ablation

18. Prostatic Tissue Approximation (Urolift)

19. Prostatic Stents

20. Prostatic Artery Embolization

21. Ethanol Injection of Prostate

22. New Technologies

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 16, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Bilal Chughtai

Dr. Chughtai is as an Assistant Professor in Urology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is a leader in BPH, key opinion leader in BPH surgical procedures, active participant in clinical and translational research and is involved in protocols as either primary or co-investigator that include NIH and industry support. He is a journal reviewer for JAMA Surgery, European Urology, Journal of Urology, Urology, and Journal of Endourology. He has also published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, co-authored chapters in several urologic texts, published 2 textbooks, and has presented numerous abstracts at national meetings.

His current research interests include BPH, health outcomes, cost effectiveness analysis, pelvic reconstruction, bioengineering, and male pelvic health. In addition, he is involved in resident and medical student training and education.

Dr. Chughtai completed his BA at New York University, his MD at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and his residency at Albany Medical Center. He subsequently completed his fellowship in Male Voiding Dysfunction and BPH at Weill Cornell Medical Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, Department of Urology, NY, USA

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