Campbell's Urology (4-Volume Set) [Hardcover]

Patrick C. Walsh MD (Author), Alan B. Retik MD (Author), E. Darracott Vaughan Jr. MD (Author), Alan J. Wein MD PhD (Hon) (Author), Louis R. Kavoussi MD (Author), Andrew C. Novick MD (Author), Alan W. Partin MD PhD (Author), Craig A. Peters MD FACS FAAP (Author), Patrick Walsh (Author), Alan B. Retik (Author), E. Darracott Vaughan (Author), Alan J. Wein (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 2002

Since it first published in 1954, Campbell's Urology has established a universal reputation as the "bible of urology." The meticulously revised, updated, and expanded New Edition-now encompassing 4 volumes-continues to be the most comprehensive, up-to-date urology textbook in the world. Hundreds of internationally recognized contributors address every aspect of the specialty in complete detail, including operative and pediatric urology. The result is a single resource that readers can consult for current, reliable answers on any subject in urology.

• Organizes chapters as subject-oriented "mini-textbooks" that cover every topic in adult and pediatric urology.
• Features an organ systems approach that makes information easy to find-and emphasizes important concepts with bold type.
• Uses over 2,000 algorithms, photographs, radiographs, and line drawings to illustrate essential concepts, nuances of clinical presentation and technique, and decision-making.
• Offers a complete, authoritative review source of the specialty in the companion Study Guide to Accompany Campbell's Urology, 8th Edition.

• Encompasses the expertise of over 180 experts in the field-46 new to this edition-as well as 4 new Associate Editors.
• Includes 20 new chapters and 40 completely rewritten chapters that examine the latest topics in the field.
• Features comprehensive coverage of hot topics such as the embryology of the urinary tract · medical aspects of renal disease · reconstructive surgery of the urinary tract · pediatric endourology · and tissue engineering.
• Discusses the surgical aspects of one of the most complex anomalies seen in urology in 2 chapters: Exstrophy, Epispadias, and Other Bladder Anomalies and Surgical Technique for One-Stage Reconstruction of the Exstrophy-Epispadias Complex.
• Presents illustrations of clinical imaging in the diagnostic sections of the appropriate organ system.
• Now offers a companion CD-ROM that contains all of the text and illustrations from the book · selected images from Pollack et al: Clinical Urography, 2nd Edition · selected full-color photographs from The Johns Hopkins Atlas of Surgical Pathology · narrated video segments that illustrate important operations · complete text of the Study Guide to accompany CAMPBELL'S UROLOGYand links to MEDLINE.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Meredith Campbell would be proud of this newest edition...Nearly 4000 pages of practical information [cover] every aspect of urology...With the introduction of new techniques and minimally invasive approaches, we need these volumes to bring us up to speed." JAMA

"Everything a physician needs to know about urologic disease is contained in these pages. All Urologists should have Campbell's Urology in their office as a definitive reference. Also recommended to all Health Science libraries as a general reference text."
The Electric Review, January-February 2005

"The fact that Campbell's has been around for five decades evidences how invaluable this text has become to the medical community. Aside from its value to practicing physicians, Professors of Medicine have used the book as a teaching tool to help residents begin to explore the sub-specialty of Urology. The 8th edition should only continue the tradition of using Meredith Campbell's treatise to instruct aspiring physicians."
The Electric Review, March-April 2005

Book Description

Known as the "bible of urology," the 8th Edition of this acclaimed masterwork

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 860 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 8 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721690580
• ISBN-13: 978-0721690582
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.8 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 32 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The encyclopedic bible of urology, February 26, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Campbell's Urology (4-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

This book is the most extensive single source of urologic information available. It covers all basic aspects of urology in a fairly complete manner. The main drawbacks are:
1)Reference authors quoted directly in text. This makes the book fairly diffcult to read in a fluid manner and adds extra length to the already lengthy text. Gillenwater is a much more readble text.
2)Some chapters need a better overall framework. The best example of this is the chapter on adrenal pathology which does not provide a very good thorough to the asymptomatic adrenal mass, by far the most common adrenal problem.
3)Often excessive discussion regarding all the studies for and against an issue. I feel that it would be better to state that an issue is unresolved and then list some appropriate ways of attacking the problem.
4)Certain chapters are written in the 1st person. The chapter on the technique of radical retropubic prostatectomy is a personal account and not a reference chapter. MAny innovations from other centers are missing making this chapter somewhat biased.

Overall an excellent and authoratative view or urology

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The basis for any urology library, December 29, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Campbell's Urology (3-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

Medicine is obviously a rapidly evolving field and most medical texts receive a periodic retooling. All revisions should be as thorough and meaningful as the Seventh edition of Campbell's. The text has been sucessfully expanded where appropriate and each section further honed. Figures are elegant, pertinent, and well rendered. The references are all encompassing and as current as one can expect in a volume such as this. If there are any hesitations about updating from the sixth edition (which was also a vast improvement from the fifth) I hope to assuage them, encourage the reader and congratulate the authors.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible of Urology...., October 14, 2002

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This review is from: Campbell's Urology (4-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

If you need to know urology, then you need this set of book. This edition is set up very well. The 4 books make it easier to look up info. It covers all the major topics in urology and is as up to date as any book can be.