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Smith's Textbook of Endourology

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For urology residents and students, this book is easy to read and contain what you want to know.

This textbook covers all of the field of urology.

Smith's Endourology is a must-read for anyone who considers himself an endourologist - especially at the start of one's career. The hardback book delivers on almost any and all areas of endourology, including laparoscopy and robotics, and features some of the most brilliant pieces of textbook that I ever read. The piece on renal anatomy from Sampaio alone is worth all the money, and the book hands out a CD with the whole thing as PDF just like that. The illustrations are helpful, and aren't copy-protected as well. I found the articles in the basic science part to be very thoughtful and felt pretty smart after reading them - always a good sign. Most textbooks in medicine are somehow boring. This one is well written, comprehensive and narrow in focus. It is, therefore, suited to subspecialists mentioned in its title, and unsuited for pretty much everybody else. From cleaning scopes to PCNL, ESWL and robotic surgery, this book has it all. I can't stop reading it, something few textbook ever managed to do for me.
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The paper is glossy (nightreading) and the illustrations/ photos are somewhat low-res in the book.
The whole lower-tract treatment part I found lacking.