A compend of genito-urinary diseases and syphilis

Syphilis, a chronic, sexually transmitted disease caused by the extracellular spirochete Treponema pallidum, has exhibited a remarkable resurgence in recent years. Despite the exis...

Abstract This is the second edition of a full colour reference atlas published first to excellent reviews in 1994. Every renal unit needs to have a reference text...

En el presente documento se comunica el progreso logrado en la Región hacia la eliminación de la transmisión maternoinfantil del VIH y la sífilis entre los años 2010 y 2017. Se tra...

This chapter begins by discussing the basic principles of renal and urinary tract physiology, before focusing on the key areas of knowledge, namely congenital urological conditions...

Lower urinary tract trauma is common. Indeed, iatrogenic lower urinary tract trauma is the commonest type of urological injury. External trauma is much less common but potentially ...

Anatomy and physiology of the renal system 404Nephrotic syndrome 406Chronic renal failure 408Acute renal failure 410Vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) 412Acute glomerulonephritis (AGN) 4...

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for approximately 2% of cancer diagnosis worldwide. It has the highest mortality of any urological cancer. Clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (CC-R...

Abstract Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was born in Vienna of immigrant parents. During his short life, brought to an end by syphilis at the age of 31, he produced an...