Interventional Urology
This book provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the evolving techniques and current status of interventional urology. The book is organized by organ system with subtopics covering imaging technologies, interventional techniques, and clinical out
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Interventional Urology
Ardeshir R. Rastinehad • David N. Siegel Editors Peter A. Pinto • Bradford J. Wood Associate Editors
Interventional Urology
Editors Ardeshir R. Rastinehad Focal Therapy and Interventional Urologic Oncology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY USA Associate Editors Peter A. Pinto National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD USA
David N. Siegel Department of Radiology Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine New Hyde Park, NY USA
Bradford J. Wood National Cancer Institute National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD USA
ISBN 978-3-319-23463-2 ISBN 978-3-319-23464-9 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-23464-9
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Foreword
Major paradigm shifts in medicine are infrequent and germinal books that truly capture both context and content are rare. Simply stated, Interventional Urology is an outstanding work that presents the next era in the treatment of uropathology. The primary drivers of change in surgery are technical developments coupled with patient’s desire for accurate treatment via least disruptive approaches. New imaging techniques not only provide accurate real-time noninvasive views inside of the human body but also provide associated physiologic data. Couple these advances with minimally invasive percutaneous techniques and we have arrived at the modern age of addressing urologic disease. The evolution of surgery from direct optically guided to image guided approaches is here to stay. Drs. Siegel, Rastinehad, Pinto, and Wood have done a masterful job in assembling worldclass experts to create a comprehensive opus reflecting contemporary approaches
