Evidence-based Urology, 2nd Edition

An updated and revised resource to evidence-based urology information and a guide for clinical practice

The revised and updated second edition of Evidence-Based Urology offers the most current information on the suitability of both medical and surgical treatment options for a broad spectrum of urological conditions based on the best evidence available. The text covers each of the main urologic areas in specific sections such as general urology, oncology, female urology, trauma/reconstruction, pediatric urology, etc. All the evidence presented is rated for quality using the respected GRADE framework.  Throughout the text, the authors highlight the most patient-important, clinical questions likely to be encountered by urologists in day-to-day practice.

A key title in the “Evidence-Based” series, this revised and expanded edition of Evidence-Based Urology contains new chapters on a variety of topics including: quality improvement, seminoma, nonseminomatous germ cell tumor, penile cancer, medical prophylaxis, vesicoureteral reflux disease, cryptorchidism, prenatal hydronephrosis, and myelodysplasia. This updated resource:

• Offers a guide that centers on 100% evidence approach to medical and surgical approaches
• Provides practical recommendations for the care of individual patients
• Includes nine new chapters on the most recently trending topics
• Contains information for effective patient management regimes that are supported by evidence
• Puts the focus on the most important patient and clinical questions that are commonly encountered in day-to-day practice

Written for urologists of all levels of practice, Evidence-Based Urology offers an invaluable treasure-trove of evidence-based information that is distilled into guidance for clinical practice.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Evidence‐based methods
Philipp Dahm

1 Searching for evidence, 3
Jeanette Buckingham

2 Clinical trials in urology, 19
Charles D. Scales, Jr. and David F. Penson

3 Systematic reviews in urology, 25
Philipp Dahm, Shahnaz Sultan, and Jae Hung Jung

4 Rating the quality of evidence and making recommendations, 39
Philipp Dahm and Shahnaz Sultan

5 Evidence‐based clinical practice guidelinesin urology, 47
Steven E. Canfield

6 Understanding concepts related to health economics in urology, 53
Yair Lotan and Ryan Hutchinson

7 Quality improvement in urology, 59
Nima Almassi and Howard B. Goldman

Part 2 General urology and stone disease
Charles D. Scales, Jr.

8 Antibiotic prophylaxis in urological surgery, 67
Roderick Clark and Philippe Violette

9 Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis, 89
Vikram Narayan and Philipp Dahm

10 Operative safety, 103
Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, Bryan J. Hill, and Roger R. Dmochowski

11 Prophylaxis and treatment of urinary tract infections in adults, 113
Gabrielle J. Williams, Angela C. Webster, and Jonathan C. Craig

12 Medical management of stone disease, 133
Timothy Y. Tseng and Glenn M. Preminger

13 Surgical management of renal stone disease, 159
Justin M. Dersch, Brandon J. Otto, and Benjamin K. Canales

14 Surgical management of ureteral stone disease, 171
Aaron H. Lay, Jay D. Raman, and Margaret S. Pearle

Part 3 Pediatric urology
Luis H.P. Braga

15 Prenatal hydronephrosis, 187
Shawn Dason and Luis H.P. Braga

16 Cryptorchidism, 197
David I. Chu and Gregory E. Tasian

17 Vesicoureteral reflux disease, 209
Ruiyang Jiang and Jonathan C. Routh

18 Circumcision, 217
Roderick Clark and Sumit Dave

19 Nocturnal enuresis, 235
Stacy T. Tanaka

20 Management of neurogenic bladder in children with spina bifida, 243
Kourosh Afshar, Mir Sohail Fazeli, and Cyrus Chehroodi

21 Wilms tumor, 251
Ruiyang Jiang and Jonathan C. Routh

Part 4 Prostate cancer
Julio M. Pow-Sang

22 Early detection and screening for prostate cancer, 257
Pim J. van Leeuwen, Monique J. Roobol, and Phillip D. Stricker

23 Molecular markers for prostate cancer, 265
Pranav Sharma, Eric Webb, and Julio M. Pow‐Sang

24 Imaging of the prostate, 279
Matthew J. Watson, Francesca V. Mertan, Samuel Borofsky, Arvin K. George,Abhinav Sidana,Peter L. Choyke, Peter A. Pinto, and Baris Turkbey

25 Active surveillance for localized prostate cancer, 289
Nathan Perlis and Laurence Klotz

26 Surgical management of prostate cancer,297
Daniel A. Barocas and Michael S. Cookson

27 Radiation therapy for clinically localized prostate cancer, 317
Michelle Echevarria, Peter A. Johnstone, and Kosj Yamoah

28 Management of metastatic prostate cancer, 331
Michael S. Humeniuk, Tian Zhang, Megan A. McNamara,Sundhar Ramalingam, and Michael R. Harrison

Part 5 Kidney and bladder cancer
Rodney H. Breau

29 Treatment of superficial bladder cancer, 349
Alexander Kretschmer, Alexander Karl, and Badrinath R. Konety

30 Treatment of muscle‐invasive bladder cancer, 367
Justin R. Gregg and Sam S. Chang

31 Management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma, 373
Ilaria Lucca, Romain Mathieu, Tobias Klatte, and Shahrokh F. Shariat

32 Metastatic bladder cancer, 383
Louise Harris, Caitlin Bowen, Satish Kumar, Bernadette Coles, and Malcolm Mason

33 Treatment of localized kidney cancer, 391
Luke T. Lavallée, Frédérick Pouliot, and Rodney H. Breau

34 Treatment of metastatic kidney cancer, 399
Przemyslaw W. Twardowski and Robert A. Figlin

Part 6 Testis and penile cancer
Michael C. Risk

35 Early‐stage (stage I) seminoma, 409
Sia Daneshmand and Cory Hugen

36 Advanced (stage II and III) and recurrent seminoma, 417
Peter C. Black and Christian Kollmannsberger

37 Early‐stage nonseminomatous germ‑cell tumor, 427
Justin T. Matulay and James M. McKiernan

38 Advanced nonseminoma, 443
Michael C. Risk and Clint Cary

39 Penile cancer, 457
Oliver W. Hakenberg

Part 7 Female urology, trauma, and reconstruction
Roger R. Dmochowski

40 Medical management of urinary incontinence in women, 467
Joshua A. Cohn, Elizabeth Timbrook Brown, W. Stuart Reynolds, Melissa R. Kaufman,Roger R. Dmochowski

41 Surgical treatment of female urinary incontinence, 479
Alex Gomelsky

42 Diagnosis and treatment of overactive bladder, 489
Nadir I. Osman, Altaf Mangera, and Christopher R. Chapple

43 Urethral stricture disease, 497
Robert A. Goldfarb and Sean P. Elliott

44 Genitourinary trauma, 503
Paul Chung and Bryan B. Voelzke

Part 8 Male LUTS and sexual dysfunction
John M. Hollingsworth

45 Medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia, 511
Paholo G. Barboglio Romo and John M. Hollingsworth

46 Surgical management of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hypertrophy, 527
Derek J. Lomas and Amy Krambeck

47 Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (NIH category III), 539
Giuseppe Magistro and Florian M.E. Wagenlehner

48 Management of erectile dysfunction, 545
Hunter Wessells

49 Update on treatment of bladder pain syndrome: does anything work? 555
Yahir Santiago‐Lastra, Ann Oldendorf, and J. Quentin Clemens

50 Male infertility, 561
Bryan Hinck, Ashok Agarwal, Fnu Deepinder, and Edmund S. Sabanegh, Jr.

51 Premature ejaculation, 569
Josip Vukina, J. Abram McBride, Culley C. Carson, and R. Matthew Coward

Index 579