Advanced Endourology: The Complete Clinical Guide.

This book is a small, but weighty, tome; in fact, it weighs two-and-a-half pounds. It is, as the editors describe, a resource guide for all aspects of endourology and especially advanced endourology. It is a multi-authored book written by national and world experts in endourology from the US and Canada. This book, therefore, provides very much an American view of endourology. Each chapter, however, is very well referenced and covers world-wide opinion, which gives an international flavour to the text. The book itself is divided into six parts: diagnosis and instrumentation, calculus therapy, incisional therapy, ablative therapy, complications of endourology and paediatric minimally invasive surgery. Each chapter is written to the same pattern, starting with the contents, followed by a summary and introduction to the chapter; the text follows with a final conclusion and a comprehensive list of references. Each topic is covered by a structured programme of indications, instrumentation, technique, results, complications, tips and tricks and a final conclusion. This makes the chapters very readable, while the structure makes dipping into it and picking out various techniques and outcomes very easy, which I found particularly useful. The style of the text is very formal and slightly old-fashioned. Occasionally, the text is a little too long and could be better paragraphed to make it more readable. The illustrations are also slightly old-fashioned, with some of the X-rays and endoscopic views not of the best quality. There are not enough line diagrams or drawings to illustrate the text and because of this, like many textbooks of this sort they tend to date relatively easily. The book, however, has included with it a DVD that contains 16 separate videos each well produced, demonstrating common, essential and advanced techniques all of which complement the text very well. Learning surgery from a written description is almost impossible without the global picture that live surgery or videos bring. This greatly enhances the whole experience of the book and makes it well worth reading. The authors say that every urologist should have this book. I am not sure that I would go that far but agree that all departments should have this book. It is helpful and practical both for the everyday urologist and the endourological surgeon. It is also essential reading for residents who are working for their board or final fellowship exams.

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