Radiology of the Lower Urinary Tract [antikvár]

ForewordFollowing the favorable reception accorded Radiology of the Upper Urinary Tract (edited by E.K. Lang), a complementary volume on the lower urinary tract was naturally demanded, serving to complete the coverage of current radiologic diag-nosis of the urinary tract.The ureter, bladder, and urethra are considered in separate chapters that appraise the value of the various diagnostic radiologic methods in respect of the disease processes and for differential diagnosis.Particular emphasis is placed on the radiologic findings when the efferent urinary tract is of abnormal form. In the chapter on functional tests of the urinary tract and analysis of excretory disorders, the most recent knowledge from the field of uro-dynamics is presented. The pathophysiology of vesicoureteral reflux alsó receives due consideration, and special attention is drawn to the well-structured chapter on radiologic diagnosis of the ureter following surgical procedures, for the important purpose of controlling urinary flow function.The application of the new radiologic methods for the detection and differential diagnosis of diseases of the male reproductive organs is discussed extensively and critically. Indirect disorders of the urinary tract due to prostatic disease are alsó considered.The extensive literature citations include important communications from study groups at European centers. Moreover, against the current trend, important older publications are cited that are fundamental to an understanding of pathomorpho-logic diagnosis. This serves to prevent an unjustifiable, excessively positive evalua-tion of the newer investigative methods; such an evaluation often leads proven methods to be neglected, though their use is essential. A danger exists that somé pathologic findings, such as discreet alterations of the mucous membrane of the urinary tract, which can only be recognized when diagnostic methods offer sufficient spatial resolution, will no longer be detected and consequently no longer be sought.The present volume offers comprehensive coverage of the possible applications of diagnostic radiology of the lower urinary tract and should prove of value in daily clinical routine.M.W. Donner(+), Baltimore F.H.W. Heuck, Stuttgart