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Prostate Biopsy J. Stephen Jones, M.D.

Prostate Biopsy By J. Stephen Jones, M.D.

Prostate Biopsy by J. Stephen Jones, M.D.


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Summary

Advances in prostate biopsy have made major complications uncommon and prostate biopsy is now one of the most common procedures performed by urologists.

Prostate Biopsy Summary

Prostate Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications by J. Stephen Jones, M.D.

Advances in prostate biopsy have made major complications uncommon and prostate biopsy is now one of the most common procedures performed by urologists. In Prostate Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications, all topics related to the diagnosis of prostate cancer, including risk factor assessment, indications for biopsy, techniques, complications, and emerging technologies in the science are presented. Topics of great importance in the field of prostate biopsy such as PSA, pain prevention, prediction models, and biopsy techniques are addressed Internationally acclaimed specialists provide their expert opinions on all topics related to prostate cancer diagnosis. Browsing the list of authors involves recognition of those who have defined the science of prostate cancer diagnosis and those who continue to improve it on an ongoing basis. Prostate Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications provides todays most comprehensive and state of the art material written about prostate biopsy.

Prostate Biopsy Reviews

From the reviews:

"20 chapters in this book read as independent articles that delve into many of the most recent discoveries and controversies surrounding prostate cancer diagnosis. It presents a good overview of different variations on the PSA blood test and describes the key elements of prostate biopsy. This is a valuable resource for scientists/clinicians who are dedicated to working in the area of prostate cancer diagnosis. The chapters provide excellent discussions of their topics and the book is an excellent resource for readers ." (Ethan J Halpern, Doodys Review Service, August, 2008)

About J. Stephen Jones, M.D.

Steven Jones, MD, is the Vice Chairman of hte Glickman Urological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, one of the foremost departments of urology in the world. He is an expert in many aspects of urological science and medicine and has assembled the greatest international team to address the questions surrounding prostate biopsy.

Table of Contents

Defining the Problem: From Subclinical Disease to Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer.- What Every Patient Should Know about Prostate Cancer Before He Submits to Biopsy of His Prostate.- Prostate-Specific Antigen and Prostate Cancer Screening.- The Role of Complexed Prostate-Specific Antigen in Prostate Cancer Screening.- Newly Recognized Forms of Prostate-Specific Antigen and Emerging Molecular Markers.- The Role of Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer.- Prostate Cancer Screening: Navigating the Controversy.- Prostate Cancer Nomograms and How They Measure Up to Neural Networks.- Preparation for Prostate Biopsy.- Principles of Prostate Ultrasound.- Minimizing Pain and Optimizing Patient Experience During Prostate Biopsy.- Prostate Biopsy Techniques.- Biopsy StrategiesHow Many and Where?.- Transperineal Prostate Biopsy.- Repeat Prostate Biopsies and the Vienna Nomograms.- Saturation Biopsy for Detection and Characterization of Prostate Cancer.- Pathologic Implications of Prostate Biopsy.- Complications of Transrectal UltrasoundGuided Prostate Biopsy.- Management and Controversies of High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation on Prostate Biopsy.- Future Directions in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis.

Additional information

NPB9781588297907
9781588297907
158829790X
Prostate Biopsy: Indications, Techniques, and Complications by J. Stephen Jones, M.D.
New
Hardback
Humana Press Inc.
2008-03-21
344
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