Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Innovations in Management
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-3-642-78187-2
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 604 g

The past 15 years have witnessed a marked increase in attempts to identify safe and effective treatment alternatives to prostatectomy. This book is a review of the current therapeutic efforts in the management of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. It is presented by a group of highly regarded basic and clinical scientists with a major interest in prostatic diseases.
The information provided in this book is aimed at a wide audience including private practice and academic urologists, research fellows and doctors in postgraduate training, and basic scientists interested in prostatic pathology.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Petrovich, Zbigniew

Baert, Luc

Weitere Mitwirkende

Skinner, D.G.

Ameye, F.

Anson, K.

Astrahan, M.A.

Baert, Luc

Bichler, K.-H.

Boyd, S.D.

Brady, L.W.

Bruskewitz, R.C.

Dal Cin, P.

Debicki, P.S.

Devonec, M.

Dixon, C.M.

Fendler, J.P.

Hoeben, E.

Joubert, P.

Keit, J.

Lepor, H.

Mattauch, W.

Mieszkalski, G.B.

Oyen, R.H.

Perrin, P.

Petrovich, Zbigniew

Pike, M.C.

Riehmann, M.

Shapiro, E.

Stawarz, B.

Strohmaier, W.L.

Szmigielski, S.

Ursin, G.

Berghe, H. van den

Vandeursen, H.

Poppel, H. van

Verhoeven, G.

Watson, G.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Etiology of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Can this Disease Be Prevented?.- 2 Pathogenesis of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Potential Role of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Interactions.- 3 The Natural History of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 4 Chromosome Abnormalities in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 5 Quantifying the Smooth Muscle Content of the Prostate Using Double Immunoenzymatic Staining and Color-Assisted Image Analysis.- 6 Evaluation of End Points in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 7 Contemporary Imaging of the Prostate.- 8 Progress in Surgery for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 9 The Use of Endoprostheses in the Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 10 Prostatic Balloon Dilation.- 11 Laser Therapy in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 12 The Use of Pharmacologic Agents for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 13 Physical Principles of Microwave Hyperthermia of the Prostate.- 14 Biologic Effects of Local Microwave Hyperthermia on Prostatic Tissues.- 15 Cell-Mediated Immune Response in Patients Undergoing Prostatic Hyperthermia.- 16 Transrectal Hyperthermia in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 17 Transurethral Microwave Thermotherapy.- 18 Treatment Results with Transurethral Hyperthermia in Patients with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.- 19 Critical Evaluation of Treatment Modalities in Local Hyperthermia of the Prostate.- 20 Optimization of Treatment for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Outcome of Clinical Trials and Future Directions.- List of Contributors.