Interventional Urology



This book provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the evolving techniques and current status of interventional urology. The book is organized by organ system with subtopics covering imaging technologies, interventional techniques, and clinical outcomes for the vast variety of interventional urologic procedures. It represents the first single text covering these topics and will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts.

Written by experts in the field, Interventional Urology provides a richly illustrated, image-guided, state-of-the art review of this new field, that will serve as a valuable resource for clinicians, interventional urologists, interventional radiologists, researchers, and residents with an interest in interventional urology.

Table of contents : 
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
History of Interventional Urology....Pages 3-11
Imaging the Urinary Tract: Fundamentals of Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging....Pages 13-46
Image Fusion Principles: Theory....Pages 47-56
Front Matter....Pages 57-57
Prostate Imaging....Pages 59-72
Imaging of Benign Prostatic Conditions....Pages 73-81
Transrectal Ultrasound of the Prostate....Pages 83-98
Fusion-Guided Prostate Biopsy....Pages 99-110
Template Mapping Biopsies: An Overview of Technique and Results....Pages 111-123
Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) and Elastographic Imaging....Pages 125-138
High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer....Pages 139-151
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy....Pages 153-159
IRE for Prostate Cancer....Pages 161-163
Cryotherapy for Prostate Cancer....Pages 165-171
Radiation Therapy: Brachytherapy....Pages 173-183
Selective Arterial Prostatic Embolization (SAPE): BPH Embolization....Pages 185-196
Treatments for Benign Conditions of the Prostate Gland....Pages 197-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Kidney Imaging....Pages 221-232
Renal Mass Biopsy....Pages 233-242
Urinary Diversion and Drainage....Pages 243-270
Renal Ablations....Pages 271-282
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Renal Angiography and Embolization....Pages 283-298
Nutcracker Syndrome....Pages 299-303
Renal Artery Stenosis....Pages 305-323
Front Matter....Pages 325-325
Hemorrhagic Cystitis....Pages 327-339
Endovascular Management of Priapism and Erectile Dysfunction....Pages 341-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Adrenal Imaging....Pages 351-369
Adrenal Interventions....Pages 371-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Varicocele and Pelvic Congestion Syndrome....Pages 385-393
Retroperitoneal Biopsy: Indications and Imaging Approach....Pages 395-400
Back Matter....Pages 401-408