Trauma to the Ureter: Pathogenesis and Management

Abstract

This, the first American book on traumatic lesions of the ureter, is of encyclopedic range. At once practical and scholarly, it will doubtless serve general surgeons, gynecologists, and urologists as the definitive text for a long time. Dr. Orkin surveys the world literature from its 19th century beginnings and delineates, point by point, the variables and ramifications of this complex subject. His detailed and precise exposition is fleshed out with many fine drawings by Stanley Waine and with reproductions of x-rays. The book comprises four major sections, the first of which deals with the anatomy and physiology of the normal and abnormal ureter, including a chapter on the processes of ureteral repair. The second and third sections discuss prevention, diagnosis, and management of the various injuries, classified according to pathogenesis. Each chapter develops fully a single topic; while this arrangement imposes a certain amount of repetitiveness, it is a great