The 1st edition was really done for Saunders years ago. Publication then switches to Elsevier. The current rendition represents a complete overall of every aspect of urologic knowledge included in the text. The text was meant to be factual but also to represent the philosophy of the authors of the various chapters, all chosen with care for their expertise. MORE

This is the first edition of our book. We hope to publish subsequent editions with updates in content as more is discovered. MORE

Tom Pollard: Starting in the 1950s, the field of cell biology has been and continues to grow rapidly.  Our understanding of many cellular processes improves each year. Dramatic new insights are available and incorporated into the book since the publication of the third edition. MORE

There has been a remarkable amount of progress in basic science along with translational and clinical research with many new exciting, targeted therapies recently approved or in development. We have sought to make all this information easier to access for clinicians in shorter more focused chapters. MORE