Prostate Cancer - Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment (Translated Version)

Author: Xia Shujiang (Translator)
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Publish Date: 2004-11-15
Features: This book aims to introduce diagnostic and surgical treatment methods for prostate cancer to urologists and radiation oncologists. The focus is on surgical procedures, including some new techniques such as dual laparoscopic surgery. Detailed illustrations are provided for important surgical procedures, such as: transrectal multi-center prostate biopsy under local anesthesia; pelvic lymph node dissection; retropubic ascending radical prostatectomy; retropubic descending radical prostatectomy; retropubic radical prostatectomy (with nerve preservation); perineal prostatectomy; laparoscopic radical prostatectomy; laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (with nerve preservation); penile implantation; artificial sphincter implantation. The authors of this book are renowned experts in the field of world urology, and their extensive knowledge and experience ensure that the book provides authoritative guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Learn surgical techniques from the world's top specialists! This will benefit you for life! The lead translator, Professor Xia Shujiang, has studied under famous urologists in China, such as Professor Liu Shiyi, Professor Xu Chunxiao, and Professor Tang Xiaoda, and has received guidance from internationally renowned urologists, Sir Norman Blacklock, Hugh Whitfield, and Roger Kirby. With over 20 years of experience in medical, educational, and research work in urology, Professor Xia possesses rich clinical experience and a solid theoretical foundation. He has won multiple science and technology achievement awards for his research on prostate diseases. The doctors from the Urology Department of Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated People's Hospital worked tirelessly and completed the translation of this monograph in just a few months. I deeply appreciate their enthusiasm for their work. Professor Xia Shujiang's translated work, Prostate Cancer—Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment, introduces the latest research findings on prostate cancer from various aspects, including the pathological and molecular biological characteristics of prostate cancer, its diagnosis and treatment, and the management of complications. The book also summarizes the main academic issues and medical challenges in prostate cancer, offering scientific predictions and prospects, expanding the horizons for research on prostate cancer in the new century and reflecting the book's knowledge, scientific rigor, advanced content, and practicality. The translated monograph is comprehensive, well-written, and accompanied by numerous figures and tables, making it a valuable reference book. It is believed that the publication of this book will promote the progress of basic and clinical research on prostate cancer in China and improve the diagnostic and treatment standards for prostate cancer.