Surgical Treatment: Lasers and Techniques
Laser techniques for the treatment of benign prostate enlargement are established alternatives to TURP and OP. Currently, the most frequently used lasers are holmium (Ho):YAG, potassium titanyl phosphate or lithium triborate (GreenLight), thulium, and dio
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Male LUTS/BPH Made Easy
Christopher R. Chapple • Andrea Tubaro Editors
Male LUTS/BPH Made Easy
Editors Christopher R. Chapple Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The Royal Hallamshire Hospital Sheffield UK
Andrea Tubaro Department of Urology Sant'Andrea Hospital Rome Italy
ISBN 978-1-4471-4687-2 ISBN 978-1-4471-4688-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-4688-9 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht © Springer-Verlag London 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
We would like to dedicate this work to the many clinical pioneers in the field of functional urology who have led thought and changed our ideas. This work has underpinned all of the information and concepts presented here.
Preface
As men draw near the common goal, Can anything be sadder, Than he who, master of his soul, Is servant to his bladder –ANONYMOUS
It is a great honour and pleasure to introduce this book on the subject of male LUTS/ BPH. The principle of the book is to emphasise the genesis of thought relating to lower urinary tract symptoms in male patients and to explore the relationship of these symptoms to benign prostatic hyperplasia, emphasising that there are no symptoms pathognomonic of BPH as such. Clearly benign prostatic
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