Campbell's Urology (4 Volume Set Book + CD-ROM) (Hardcover)

~ Patrick C. Walsh (Author), Alan B. Retik MD (Author), E. Darracott Vaughan Jr. MD (Author), Alan J. Wein MD PhD(hon) (Author), Alan B. Retik (Author), E. Darracott Vaughn Jr. (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

A handsome, practical set of volumes Helpful for the student, is important for the resident, and is an up-to-date source for the practicing urologist. - JAMA

"Basically, everything a physician needs to know about Urologic disease is contained in these pages, the information presented in a series of chapters that build textbooks within textbooks - comprehensive and impeccably detailed, sewing together the leading voices on the subject... It is simply impossible to note highlights here, since the book as a whole constitutes a benchmark in academic medical publishing... it does not seem plausible that a Urologist would not want to have Campbells Urology in their office." - The Electric Review

Book Description

Known as the "bible of urology," the 8th Edition of this acclaimed masterwork --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 3954 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 8 edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721695892
• ISBN-13: 978-0721695891
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 10 x 9.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 31.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,667,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 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.