Practical Functional Urology

Professor Christopher Chapple is a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Honorary Professor at University of Sheffield and Visiting Professor at Sheffield Hallam University. He has a particular interest in functional reconstruction of the lower urinary tract and the underlying pharmacological control mechanisms, and provides a tertiary service in lower urinary tract reconstructive surgery. He trained at the Middlesex Hospital where he subsequently completed his doctorate thesis, and continued there and at the Institute of Urology in London for his sub-specialist training. He is the Secretary General of the European Association of Urology, having previously been the Chairman of the International Relations Committee, Adjunct Secretary General responsible for Education, and Director of the European School of Urology. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal Neurourology and Urodynamics and is on the editorial board of several international journals. He is an active member of many urological associations and societies including the British Association of Urological Surgeons, the European Association of Urology, the International Continence Society, the Association of Academic European Urologists and the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons. He has chaired a number of guidelines initiatives including the NICE Guidelines Development Group on male lower urinary tract symptoms a nd was co-chairman of the ICUD consultation on male LUTS in 2012. He was awarded the St Peter's medal by the British Association of Urological Surgeons in 2011. Professor Chapple has co-authored over 350 articles in peer-reviewed Journals and has written several books and a number of book chapters.

Basic: History.- Anatomy and neuroanatomy male / female.- Neurophysiology.- Diagnostics.- Pathology.- Neurourological diseases: Bifid Spine.- SCI.- MS.- Other ( Parkinson, MSA).- CVA and CCT.- Intervertebral disc and failed back surgery.- Diabetes.- OAB dry / wet: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- Detrusor Underactivity: Bladder emptying problems.- Catheterization in clinical practice.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- PBS / IC / Prostatitis: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- SUI female: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- SUI male: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- POP: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- UTI: Diagnostics.- Treatment.- Tips and tricks / do's and don'ts.- Urethral disorders: Urethral diverticula.- Urethral strictures.

lt;p>"The first edition of this new title was recently published and aimed to provide functional urologists with a practical amount of information and recommendations. ... This well-illustrated textbook offers the reader practical information regarding male and female functional urology and represents a good addition to current literature on the subject." (European Urology Today, June-July, 2016)

"This manual for practicing urologists reviews the diagnosis and management of patients with lower urinary tract dysfunction. ... practicing general urologists and trainees would benefit from having this book as a reference. ... This is a good reference for general urologists to have on hand. It is a companion to a surgical atlas for those in training and a source of clinical pearls for those already familiar with the basic management of lower urinary tract diseases." (Deborah Tova Glassman, Doody's Book Reviews, June, 2016)