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DISEASES OF THE FORESKIN Phimosis
DISEASES OF THE FORESKIN Phimosis There are physiological adhesions between the foreskin and the ...
Buschke –Löwenstein tumour
Buschke –Löwenstein tumour The Buschke–Löwenstein tumour is uncommon. It has the histological pat...
CARCINOMA OF THE PENIS Aetiology
CARCINOMA OF THE PENIS Aetiology Circumcision soon after birth confers immunity against carci - n...
Clinical features
Clinical features Many patients present late as a fungating/ulcerative growth ( Figure 85.24 ), e...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The author is grateful to Pankaj M Joshi MBBS, MS, DNB Urology (Gold Medal), Rec...
Anatomy
Anatomy The female urethra is around 4 /uni00A0 cm long, extending from the bladder neck to the m...
Balanoposthitis
Balanoposthitis Inflammation of the prepuce is known as posthitis; inflamma tion of the glans is ...
of chronic retention
of chronic retention Men with chronic retention who have relatively low volumes of residual urin...
Treatment of prostatic calculi
Treatment of prostatic calculi Prostatic calculi usually require no treatment. Conservative measu...
Treatment
Treatment The management of these patients depends on achieving an accurate diagnosis. For this,...
Upper tract imaging
Upper tract imaging Most urologists no longer carry out imaging of the upper tract in men with s...
Staging using the tumour–node– metastasis (TNM) sy
Staging using the tumour–node– metastasis (TNM) system The TNM staging system for prostate cancer...
Summary of treatment for carcinoma of the prostate
Summary of treatment for carcinoma of the prostate /uni25CF Low-risk disease . For men in their s...
The nervous system
The nervous system The nervous system is examined to eliminate a neurological lesion. Diabetes me...
Rectal examination
Rectal examination Rectal examination can detect nodules within the prostate and advanced disease...
Screening for prostate cancer
Screening for prostate cancer Prostate cancer screening with PSA is controversial and the test do...
Serum prostate-specific antigen
Serum prostate-specific antigen After suitable counselling, measurement of serum PSA may be helpf...
Prostatic biopsy
Prostatic biopsy If there is suspicion of prostate cancer, because of local findings, a raised ...
Prostatodynia
Prostatodynia This diagnosis is made by the presence of perigenital pain in the absence of any ...
Radiological examination
Radiological examination Radiographs of the chest may reveal metastases in either the lung fields...