Interventional Techniques in Uro-oncology

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 SurgeryKing’s College Hospital,London, UKPeter ScardinoDepartment of UrologyMemorial  Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, USAMark 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

• 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 McDougal).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.

"This book provides an easy to read reference on interventional techniques on uro-oncology and a valuable addition to the medical library. It would be of benefit to a wide range of medical specialists including urologists, oncologists, urology and oncology nurse specialists, and radiologists, as well as general practitioners with an interest in cancer treatment." (Urology News, 1 November 2011)"The individual chapters of this book are, overall, well written and excellent discussions of their respective tpics, although there is some heterogeneity in the suitability for the general medical audience. The book may be particularly appropriate for novices in the field who are looking to get some important background information as an initial starting point." (Doody's, 2 September 2011)