(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy In the urinary tract the true segments are identifiable in renal lobes, in supernumerary kidneys, and, in theory, in complete or…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy This part of Urology covers two inter-linked issues: Firstly, the study of pathologies and diseases that are located or potentially located…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy It is well known that renal development occurs in three stages, each one countersigned by a transient, tubular organ. These stages…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 5.1 Renal Hyperplasia and Hypoplasia These types of pathology do not need conservative surgery and segmentectomy. The only exception is Ask-Upmark…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Etiologic and pathogenetic data are useful if not necessary if we are to understand the segmentary nature of some malformative conditions,…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Much is known regarding the frequency, prevalence, geographic manifestation, phylogenesis, etiology, physiopathology, clinical presentation, and therapy of kidney stones. Crystalline concretions…
(1) Urology Department, University of Turin, Turin, Italy Since 1967, renal tuberculosis has become less frequent and, as a result, surgery rare. In fact, compared to 15 years ago,…
Fig. 10.1 Relationship between prostate cancer volume and Gleason score (ERSPC-Rotterdam data). The columns show the number of cases (n) visualizing the percentage of Gleason score 6, 7, and 8–10…
. Since 2003, millions have joined the men’s health movement, raising in excess of AUD $730 million and funding over 1,000 projects in 21 countries focusing on prostate cancer, testicular…
Fig. 9.1 A schematic representation of true biological progression of the disease that can occur if initially low-grade cancer cells or histologically normal cells transform into higher-grade cancer cells However,…
