Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract A Textbook of St

This book addresses all aspects of upper urinary tract urothelial tumors. It represents the first dedicated text to address solely the symptomatology, diagnostic tools, staging, radical and conservative treatment of these tumors. It describes all new diag

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Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract A Textbook of Step by Step Management

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Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract

Majid Eshghi Editor

Urothelial Malignancies of the Upper Urinary Tract A Textbook of Step by Step Management

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Editor Majid Eshghi, MD, FACS, MBA Chief, Section of Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urology Westchester Medical Health Network Valhalla, NY USA and Professor, Department of Urology New York Medical College Valhalla, NY USA

Additional material to this book can be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com. ISBN 978-3-319-51261-7 ISBN 978-3-319-51263-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51263-1

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To the memory of my parents, They taught me first, they taught me best To my wife Rosemary for her patience, advice, support and care through the hard years of training To MY Fab Four: Maryam, Amanda, Cyrus, Blaise They are the heart, soul, breath and light of my life

To my Mentor Arthur D. Smith From him I learned the five p’s of urology: Passion, Perfection, Presence, Presentation, Publication He led and we followed To Moneer Hanna Who taught me the principles of good surgery applies to all ages. To the memory of my friends and colleagues from the pioneering days of Endourology Joseph Segura, Ed Lyon, Steven Stream My gratitude to all the patients who put their faith and trust in me to care for them Special thanks to Carla McDonnell for all her help in preparing this book.

Prologue

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