Lecture Notes: Urology Book

1 History and examination 1

2 Investigations 8

3 The kidney: structure and function 24

4 The kidney: congenital disorders 35

5 The kidney: trauma 47

6 The kidney: inflammation 51

7 Urinary calculi 67

8 Neoplasms of the kidney 82

9 Vascular disorders of the kidney and hypertension 92

10 The adrenal gland 98

11 Renal failure 101

12 The renal pelvis and ureter 109

13 The bladder: structure and function 123

14 The bladder: congenital abnormalities and trauma 132

15 Urinary tract infection 136

16 Bladder cancer 147

17 The bladder: disorders of micturition 161

18 The prostate gland: benign disorders 174

19 Prostate cancer 188

20 The urethra 201

21 The penis 217

22 The testicle 230

23 Male fertility 251

24 Minimally invasive urology: laparoscopy and robotics 256

Self-assessment MCQs 261

Answers 267

Glossary 268

Index 271