Geriatric Urology

New horizons in geriatric urology

As the human life-span grows longer with developments in modern medicine and the birth rate slows, the rapid aging of the world population has become a major global demographic trend [1]. Korea is no exception. According to the National Statistics Office, the Korean population over the age of 65 years in 2014 accounted for 12.7% of the total population [2]. This figure increased more than twice...

Urology.

Open renal surgery for calculous disease replaced by percutaneous and shock-wave methods. Oncology: Modified lymphadenectomy for testicular tumors and initial chemotherapy for stage III seminoma; potency preserving treatment of early prostatic cancer by modified surgery or interstitial implants. GNRH-analogues for pharmacological castration: conservative attitude towards renal and urethral trau...

Urology

concerning each of these aspects was imperative throughout the progress of World War II and the mechanisms of dispersing current information regarding personal health measures were effective only insofar as they became highly individualized. The military experiences in provision of adequate clothing and in maintaining optimum nutritional status, based on careful physiological observation, are e...

Urology

Urology.

2–4. Pathology of the urinary system KH Consequences of renal failure. Basic mechanisms of renal failure (prerenal, intrinsic and post-renal), fundamental differences between acute and chronic renal failure. Various categories of renal disease e.g. congenital/inherited, circulatory, toxic, glomerular disease, tubulointerstitial disease, parasitic disease and neoplasia. Lower urinary tract (e.g....