Manit Arya & Hashim Uddin Ahmed 
Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology [EPUB ebook] 

Minimally invasive surgical techniques are moving into the
mainstream of urological practice. Even less invasive techniques,
some of which can involve no use of the knife whatsoever, are
rapidly being developed and implemented for treating urological
cancer. Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology is the
first text to cover these techniques in total and provides a
comprehensive review of the state-of-the-art minimally invasive
interventions.

This well-illustrated reference provides the basic science
behind each technique before explaining when and how best to
perform them. It examines their use in different clinical settings,
the advantages and disadvantages of each technique in the
management of specific tumor types, and their suitability for
different patients. Future techniques are discussed including the
potential of nanotechnology in the delivery of urologic healthcare.
Each chapter is easy to navigate with key points and
references.

Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology is an essential
reference for training and practicing oncologists, urologists and
radiologists as well as the general physician with a keen interest
in cancer care. Its approachable style will also inform non-experts
on what is available and whether a particular intervention is
suitable for their patient in the clinic.

Tabella dei contenuti

Contributors.

Preface to the first edition.

1 Rationale for minimally invasive interventional techniques in
urological cancer (Cole Davis, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Katsuto
Shinohara, and Peter R. Carroll).

2 Brachytherapy for prostate cancer (John Sylvester and Peter
Grimm).

3 High-intensity focused ultrasound (Markus Margreiter and
Michael Marberger).

4 Prostate and renal cryotherapy (Chad R. Ritch, Aaron E.
Katz, Hashim U. Ahmed, and Manit Arya).

5 Radiofrequency ablation (Adam S. Feldman, Peter R. Mueller,
and W. Scott Mc Dougal).

6 Photodynamic therapy (Caroline M. Moore, Stephen G. Bown,
John Trachtenberg, and Mark Emberton).

7 Perspectives on nanotechnology (Aleksandar F.
Radovic-Moreno, Kai P. Yuet, Robert S. Langer, and Omid C.
Farokhzad).

8 Imaging in diagnosis and staging of urologic cancers: magnetic
resonance imaging (Jurgen J. Fu¨ tterer and Stijn T.W.P.J.
Heijmijnk).

9 Imaging in diagnosis and staging of urological cancers:
ultrasound, CT, and PET (Jorge Rioja, Charalampos Mamoulakis,
Stavros Gravas, and Jean de la Rosette).

10 Imaging after minimally-invasive interventions in urological
cancers (Rowland Illing and Alex Kirkham).

Index.

Color plate section.

Circa l’autore

Hashim Uddin Ahmed MRCS, BM, BCh(Oxon), BA(Hons)

Medical Research Council Clinical Research Fellow,

Specialist Registrar in Urology,

Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences,

University College London,

London, UK

Manit Arya FRCS, FRCS(Urol)

Honorary Post-CCT Fellow in Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive
Surgery

King’s College Hospital,

London, UK

Peter Scardino

Department of Urology

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, USA

Mark Emberton MD FRCS (Urol)

Reader in Interventional Oncology and Honorary Consultant
Urologist,

University College London Hospitals / University College London
Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre,

London, UK