From the simple to the complex, Complications of Urologic Surgery, 5th Edition, by Drs. Samir S. Taneja and Ojas Shah, offers concise, to-the-point information on prevention and management strategies that help you provide the best patient care. Covering both office-based complications as well as common and uncommon surgical complications arising from open and minimally invasive urologic surgery, this updated, full-color volume is an invaluable resource for exam study or for convenient reference in everyday practice.

New to this Edition
•Contains 14 new chapters including Management of Urine Leak, Urologic Surgery in the Pregnant Female, Complications of Gender Assignment Surgery, Urologic Surgery in the Previously Radiated Field, Complications of Robotic Pelvic Floor Reconstruction, and Complications of Robotic Cystectomy.


•Keeps you up to date with current preoperative management concerns including complications with effusion, hydrothorax, hemothorax, diaphragm injury, pneumonia, and air embolus.



•Features more than 180 superb new illustrations, graphs, and tables for easier understanding of complex concepts.



•Reviews new anticoagulant drugs and their risks and benefits.



•Provides thoroughly updated content on oncology, endourology, and pediatric surgeries - all areas experiencing tremendous changes since the previous edition.



•Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, Q&As, and references from the book on a variety of devices.


Key Features

Contains hundreds of self-assessment questions, case studies, and minimally invasive surgery videos on Expert Consult, as well as review questions and illustrated case studies throughout the book.

Author Information
By Samir S. Taneja, MD, Associate Professor and Director, Urologic Oncology, Department of Urology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY and Ojas Shah, MD, Assistant Professor, Director of Endourology, Department of Urology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York

Section I: Non-Urologic Complications of Urologic Surgery


1. Impact of Host Factors and Co-Morbid Conditions


2. Pulmonary Complications of Urologic Surgery


3. Cardiac Complications of Urologic Surgery


4. Hematologic complications


5. Metabolic Complications of Urologic Surgery


6. Anesthetic Complications


Section II: Complications of Medical Therapies


7. Pharmalogical Complications


8. Complications of Intravesical Therapy


9. Complications of Hormonal Treatment for Prostate Cancer


10. Toxicities of Chemotherapy for Genitourinary Malignancies


11. Complications of Radiation Therapy for Urologic Cancer


Section III: Complications of Minimally Invasive Urologic Procedures


12. Complications of Therapeutic Radiologic Procedures


13. Complications of ESWL


14. Complications of Renal Tissue Ablation


15. Complications of Interstital Seed Implantation


16. Complications of Cryosurgical Ablation of Prostate


17. Complications of Minimally Invasive Procedures for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia


18. Complications of Lasers in Urologic Surgery


Section IV: Common Surgical Considerations


19. Assessing Quality of Care in Urologic Surgery


20. Complications of the Incision and Patient Positioning


21. Management of Vascular Complications


22. Management of Bowel Complications


23. Management of Urinary Fistulas


Section V: Complications of Endourologic Procedures


24. Complications of Transurethral Resection of the Prostate


25. Complications of Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumors


26. Complications of Ureteropyeloscopy


27. Complications of Percutaneous Renal Surgery


Section VI: Complications of Laparoscopic Procecures


28. Special Considerations in Laparoscopy


29. Complications of Laparoscopic Renal Surgery


30. Complications Following Laparoscopic Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy


31. Complications of Minimally Invasive Reconstruction of the Upper Urinary Tract


32. Complications of Robotic Surgery


Section VII: Complications of Retroperitoneal Surgery


33. Complications of Nephrectomy


34. Complications of Partial Nephrectomy


35. Complications of Renovascular Surgery


36. Complications of Renal Stone Surgery


37. Complications of Renal Transplantion


38. Complications of Ureteral Surgery


39. Complications of Adrenalectomy


40. Complications of Lymphadenectomy


Section VIII: Complications of Pelvic Surgery


41. Complications of Radical Cystectomy


42. Complications of Simple Prostatectomy


43. Complications of Radical Perineal Prostatectomy


44. Complications of Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy


45. Longterm Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy


Section IX: Complications of Reconstructive Surgery


46. Complications of Urinary Conduit Diversion


47. Complications of Continent Cutaneous Diversion


48. Complications of Orthotopic Neobladder


49. Complications of Bladder Augmentation


50. Complications of Female Incontinence Surgery


51. Complications of Male Incontinence Surgery


52. Complications of Urethral Reconstruction


53. Complications of Surgery for Erectile Dysfunction and Peyronie's Disease


54. Complications of Surgery of the Scrotum, Testis, and Vas


Section X: Complicatiosn of Pediatric Urologic Surgery


55. Special Considerations in the Pediatric Patient


56. Complications of Pediatric Laparoscopy


57. Complications of Surgery for Posterior Urethral Valves


58. Complications of Ureteral Reimplantation, Anti-reflux Surgery and Megaureter Repair


59. Complications of Exstrophy and Epispadias Repair


60. Complications of Hypospadias Repair


61. Complications of Surgery for Disorders of Sex Development