Historical Expert Prof. Sergio Musitelli presents the original manuscripts, his own transcriptions and English translations of four unique publications from 17th century Italian scholars. The findings of Lorenzo Bellini, Marcello Malpighi and Giovanni Afonso Borelli on the function of various organs, kidneys in particular give insights into the earliest discoveries in the human body. Musitelli's characterful translation and annotations provide historical context and a modern perspective as one consults the original texts.

The mission of the International Consensus on Urological Diseases on Medical Treatment of Urological Malignancies was to produce the standard book on the systemic therapy of urological malignancies. This standard book aims at improving patient care by providing a comprehensive overview on well-established medical strategies to treat urological malignancies. For each chapter, the overview is then followed by detailed information on a specific medical approach. In addition to the established standard, cutting edge basic and clinical research is presented allowing an in depth understanding ...

This e-book is the outcome of the commendable effort of a select group of clinicians who, under the input of the European Association of Urology (EAU) in cooperation with International Consultation on Urological Diseases (ICUD), met in Stockholm during the 29th annual meeting of EAU. By means of enthusiastic interactive collaboration, they critically revised the available evidence-based data, using standardised methodology. When evidence was missing, which is not uncommon, their personal experience and expertise filled the gap, providing an updated state-of-the-art overview in various to...

Historia Urologiae Europaeae series is addressed to all European urologists. Its aim is to make known the ideas and the work of our predecessors, and to help us understand the current trends in the development of our speciality. Unfortunately, the treatises written in Sanskrit, ancient Chinese, Greek and Latin are both difficult to find and difficult to understand, and should, therefore, be translated into English. The same applies to more recent books published in various languages.

Most of the treatises produced before the 17th century, even the legendary ones, have gaps, mi...