Jefferson Urology and the

Jefferson Urology &

The Merck Manual reflects the mission to provide the best medical information.

Department of Urology Contributors to The Merck Manual that include both the "Professional" and "Home" editions.

Leonard G. Gomella, MD: Urology Editor

Paul H. Chung, MD: Genitourinary Tests and Procedures; How To Do Genitourinary Procedures

Keara De Cotiis, MD: Catheterization of Children

T. E. Sonny Figueroa, MD: Urinary Incontinence in Children

Irvin H. Hirsch, MD: Male Reproductive Endocrinology and Related Disorders; Male Sexual Dysfunction

J. Ryan Mark, MD and Thenu Chandrasekar, MD: Genitourinary Cancer

Patrick J. Shenot, MD: Voiding Disorders; Penile and Scrotal Disorders

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Melissa Adams, Director of Publishing, Merck Manuals contributed to this article.

Jefferson’s Department of Urology was founded in 1904 as the Department of Genitourinary Diseases with its first dedicated Chair, Orville Horwitz, MD. This makes Jefferson one of the oldest identified urologic disease centric departments in the United States. While many physicians were traditionally trained in “Genitourinary Surgery” in the early 1900’s, a defined Urology residency was established at Jefferson in 1946 by Dr. D.M. Davis, one of the well-known figures in modern urology. Our Department of Urology archives indicate that Dr. Davis produced the first book from our Department in 1953 titled “Mechanisms of Urologic Diseases”. Since the time of Dr. Davis, the scholarly products such as books produced by our faculty has increased greatly as the Department transformed from predominantly volunteer to more full-time medical college employed faculty. Beyond journal articles, our Jefferson Urology faculty have been involved in a wide variety of published books in the field of medicine. While many of these books are urology centric, some are medical books outside of the specialty of Urology. In 2021, we reviewed our Departmental library and faculty files to identify medical books authored/edited by our faculty. Hundreds of chapters have been written by our faculty over the years and have contributed greatly to our scholarly contributions and are not included here. For books included here, our faculty member must have a prominent role in the published book as editor/associate editor and be identified in that role on the cover. We have included only books published by medical publishers that would be appropriate for inclusion in a medical school medical library. Select journals are included if the periodical is published in book form.

A famous quote by our namesake Thomas Jefferson is, “I cannot live without books...” He made this statement shortly after the tenth and last wagon carrying his library left Monticello for Washington, D.C. Jefferson had sold his library to Congress to replace the congressional library that was destroyed when the British burned the United States Capitol on August 24, 1814. Congress, he felt, could not function without access to a proper reference library, so he promptly offered his own. (http:// blog.monticelloshop.org/?p=2030, Accessed December 10, 2021). Just as in Jefferson’s time, books have been a mainstay of medical education and patient care for hundreds of years. Over the years, Jefferson Urology faculty have authored or edited nearly 2 dozen different titles with many published long term through numerous editions and others translated into foreign languages.

While print books are still a major focus of medical publishers, online content is growing in this area. Many of the books noted here by Jefferson Urology faculty are currently available both in print and online or e-book versions, with the electronic version trend likely to continue into the future. This online trend is seen with our department’s involvement with the famous Merck Manual on page 22 of this 2021 Year in Review. In contrast to the U.S. medical readership, print books remain extremely popular outside of the US. Here is a sampling of books from our Sidney Kimmel Medical College Urology faculty. While the list is mostly in alphabetical order we start with the oldest book first.

Mechanisms of Urologic Disease This was the first book published by any Jefferson Urology faculty member. “Mechanisms of Urologic Disease” by Dr. DM Davis was published in 1953 by W.B Saunders in Philadelphia, with a purchase price of $4.50. A book review was published in JAMA on November 14, 1953. The reviewer noted: “This readable little volume gives a bird's-eye view of urologic problems with emphasis on the physiological processes and pathological changes involved. In contrast to most treatises on urology, instead of dividing the subjects on an anatomic basis, the author appropriately treats the subjects on the basis of eight different types of pathological changes.”

The 5-Minute Urology Consult Gomella LG, (ed.), 2015 3rd Edition

Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia, PA

The following are excerpts from a review of the second edition by Dr. Paul Lange from the University of Washington and published in JAMA March 2011: “This excellent book does superbly what it intended to do: Quickly provide the reader with essential facts and action items needed to care for patients with almost any urologic problem….every urologic patient care environment should have a hard copy or the online version within easy reach. I recommend it highly.” Dr. Gomella edited all three editions with plans underway for the 4th edition.

Advanced Ureteroscopy: Treating Difficult Problems

Hubosky SG, Grasso M, Traxer O, Bagley DH.2021, Springer Nature Switzerland

From the book jacket: “This book considers all aspects of ureteroscopy and the dominant role that it plays in the treatment of many urologic disorders. Most diseases of the ureter and renal collecting system must be considered for ureteroscopic diagnosis and/or treatment. This book explores advancements of instrumentation such as endoscopes, ancillary devices, endoscopic lithotripters, and ablative devices. It also illuminates the most current diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, including pre- and postoperative treatment, metabolic management, and the role of chemotherapy in the upper tract. Further, this book examines less common indications for ureteroscopy such as strictures, foreign bodies, and diagnostic dilemmas.”

Basic and Advanced Prostate Brachytherapy

Dicker, A, Merrick, G, Waterman, F, Valicenti R and Gomella, LG (eds.) 2005, Taylor and Francis, Ltd. London

From the publishers website: “Prostate brachytherapy has evolved into a sophisticated treatment modality, used either as monotherapy or in combination with external beam radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer. This book covers both basic and advanced techniques for prostate brachytherapy and is appropriate for the practitioner involved with permanent radioactive seed implants. Topics include: patient selection, equipment decisions, treatment planning, operative techniques, post-implant evaluation and follow-up after implant. The accompanying CD-ROM, with video clips, is an invaluable teaching tool. The text is for urologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and medical physicists.” This was also published in Japanese.

Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy for Genitourinary Malignancies: A Primer for Urologists and Advanced Practice Providers

Trabulsi EJ, Lallas CD and Calvaresi AE (Eds). 2021 Springer Nature, Switzerland

This book is designed to familiarize clinical practitioners in systemic therapy options and medical management of urologic malignancies including prostate cancer, bladder and upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and renal cell carcinoma. The book is a resource for urologists, uroradiologists, medical clinicians and family practitioners alike, familiarizing its audiences with systemic therapy regimens for urologic malignancies, as well as their expected outcomes and side effects. A focus of the book is directed towards the role of advanced practice providers in administering this care.

Gomella and Haist's Clinician’s Pocket Reference

Gomella, LG, Haist, SA (Eds.) 12th Edition, 2022 McGraw Hill, New York, NY

The “Clinician’s Pocket Reference” was originally published as “So You Want To be A Scut Monkey” by the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1979. The book was originally developed by students at the University of Kentucky. In 1983 the name was changed to the “Clinician’s Pocket Reference” when the 4th Edition was published by Appleton-Century-Crofts, Norwalk, CT. The book is a general reference for medical students and other health care providers for guidance at the start of clinical training. It has been a medical student “go to” reference book for many years and has been published by a series of legacy publishers (Appleton and Lange, now McGraw Hill). It has been referred to as the “manual of manuals” for learning patient care. The latest 12th edition (2022), has been renamed “Gomella and Haist’s Clinician’s Pocket Reference” in recognition of their long standing editorial leadership of the book.

Over the years, various editions of the “Clinician’s Pocket Reference” have been translated into 6 different foreign languages. The Portuguese language translation of the fourth edition was the first in 1983. Here are just a few examples of the translations. Clinician’s Pocket Drug Reference

Gomella, LG, Haist SA, GelhotAdams A (eds.) 13th Edition, 2016 McGraw Hill, NY, NY

This small pocket drug guide was published from 2002 until 2016 by McGraw Hill. It was a general drug reference covering the most commonly prescribed agents in the US. Often featured as a companion book to the “Clinician’s Pocket Reference.”

Diagnóstico y Manejo del Cancer de Prostata

Meza Montoya L, Gomella L and Solsona Narbon E, Eds 2017 Grijley Publishers, Lima, Peru

In 2017 Dr. Gomella was invited to collaborate with the Peruvian Asociacion Peruana para el estudio de Cancer Urologico and the National Cancer Institute of Peru on a Spanish language book dedicated to prostate cancer care in that country.

EMS Pocket Drug Guide

Gomella, PT, (Ed), 2nd Ed. 2013 McGraw Hill Medical, NY Dr. Patrick Gomella, Assistant Professor of Urology and Surgery, has extensive experience in emergency medical services and is a certified EMT-P (Paramedic). During medical school he completed this drug guide for EMS providers in the field.

Glenn’s Urologic Surgery

Gomella LG, Associate Editor 5th Edition 1998

Lippincott-Raven, Phila., PA Gomella LG, Associate Editor 6th Edition 2004

LWW, Philadelphia, PA Gomella LG, Associate Editor 7th Edition 2010

LWW, Philadelphia, PA

From the publisher’s web site: “The world’s preeminent surgeons present step-by-step descriptions of all current operative procedures for each region of the genitourinary tract and provide the background information surgeons need to ensure successful outcomes. More than 1,300 detailed illustrations demonstrate surgical anatomy and techniques. The Seventh Edition highlighted laparoscopic procedures with brand new chapters on robotic surgery, nanotechnology, and laparoscopic and robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy.” Dr. Gomella served as Associate Editor for laparoscopy for the 5th, 6th and 7th Editions.

Handbook of Urological Diseases In Children

Gonzalez R, Ludwikowski BM. 1st Edition 2010. World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore

This manual provided a quick reference on pediatric urologic problems for medical students and physicians in training. It was authored by Dr. Ricardo Gonzalez, Professor of Urology at Jefferson and the AI Dupont Children’s Hospital. You can read more about the life of Dr. Gonzalez and his contributions to pediatric urology and on page 54 of this 2021 Year in Review.

Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery

Gomella, LG, Kozminski, M, Winfield, H., (eds.) 1st Edition 1994. Raven Press, New York, NY

Laparoscopic surgery began to expand in the early 1990’s. The laparoscopy program in urology at Jefferson was initiated by Dr. Gomella in 1990 with guidance from Dr. Craig Winkle, Vice-Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology. “Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery” was the first color atlas dedicated to this rapidly evolving field. This book provided a guide to the use of laparoscopic techniques in urologic surgery. It provided essential information on patient selection and perioperative management, on laparoscopic instrumentation and video systems, and on basic techniques including microlaparoscopy and use of lasers and electrosurgery. The book also described a variety of laparoscopic urologic procedures several years before the introduction of laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and robotic assisted laparoscopy. The book was also published in Italian.

Multidisciplinary Approach to Prostate Cancer

Dicker AP, Kelly WK, Zaorsky N, Trabulsi EJ (Eds.), 2014 Demos Medical, New York, NY

With an emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and decisionmaking, this practical resource reflects the extraordinary advances in the treatment of prostate cancer during the past five years. Approximately thirty international, leading-edge investigators describe the most current evidence-based approaches to prostate cancer treatment. The book provides a comprehensive view of the entire spectrum of prostate cancer management from initial screening through novel and experimental treatments that have the potential for a major impact on practice. See also page 7 of this 2021 Year in review for more information on this book and the history of our SKCC GU Multidisciplinary Clinic.

Oxford American Handbook of Urology

Albala, D, Morey, A Gomella, LG and Stein J (eds), 2010 Oxford University Press, New York, NY

From the Publishers web site: “The Oxford American Handbook of Urology provides authoritative, point-of-care guidance on all aspects of the field, covering both benign and malignant conditions, as well as medical and surgical management. Incorporating diagnosis and treatment advice from established, published guidelines as well as drawing from the experience of four seasoned urologists, the book's concise and accessible format quickly guides the reader to desired information on common signs and symptoms.” Prostate Cancer Genetics: Changing the Paradigm of Care

Gomella LG and Giri V (Eds.), Urologic Clinics, Elsevier 2021, Phila., PA

The Urologic Clinics of North America publishes Clinics Articles in book form. In 2021, Drs. Gomella and Giri were invited to serve as guest editors on an edition dedicated to prostate cancer genetics.

Recovering From Prostate Cancer

Gomella, LG and Fried, JJ, 1993. Harper-Collins Press, New York, NY

This paperback book was the first written for the general public that specifically focused on the topic of prostate cancer. Dr. Gomella partnered with Philadelphia Inquirer science writer John Fried. The book antedated others written by high profile experts in the field.

Smith’s Textbook of Endourology

Smith, AD, Badlani, GH, Bagley, DH, et al: 1st Ed. 1995 Quality Medical Publishing, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Bagley served as Associate Editor on the first edition of this book now considered to be the standard endourology reference. The editors of this first edition have been referred to as the “the founding fathers of endourology.”

Surgery on Call

Lefor, AT, Gomella, LG, 4th Edition. 2005, McGraw Hill, New York, NY

This book was primarily used by surgical house officers to provide rapid information on common surgical problems. The first edition was published in 1990 by Appleton and Lange and subsequently by McGraw Hill. It was released in an Australian English version and was translated in to several foreign languages with the Portuguese version shown here. This book was part of a larger “On Call” Series from Appleton and Lange/McGraw Hill. This series included Internal Medicine, OB/GYN, Pediatrics, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. In addition to this book, Dr. Gomella served as the editor for the entire series. The Clinics Atlas of Office Procedures: Office Urology

Hirsch IH, Guest Editor 2002, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA This was part of a Urologic Clinics of North America series that focused specifically on in-office based procedures in Urology. Topics included prostate biopsy, cystoscopy, urodynamics and others. Dr. Hirsch served as guest editor.

Upper Urinary Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

Grasso M and Bagley DH, 2015, Springer, Philadelphia PA

From the publishers web site: “This book will have references to all current perspectives, such as diagnostic modalities, endoscopic treatments, surgical treatments, adjuvant therapies and so forth. It will be a useful source of treatment guidelines and a strong frame of reference for designing innovative therapies. This book will show multimodality treatment plans, and will be of great interest to many medical subspecialists who encounter complex patients.”

Ureteroscopy

Huffman, JL, Bagley, DH and Lyon, ES, 1988 WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA

The first book on ureteroscopy from the team that were considered the pioneers and the earliest contributors to this technique. Publishers book description: “Practical guide to urologic endoscopic procedures for the removal of stones and tumors that do not require abdominal incisions. Covers applications and contraindications of techniques utilizing flexible endoscopes and laser equipment. Also details instrumentation, upper urinary tract anatomy for the ureteropyeloscopist, urinary dilation, diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, post-operative care, and management of complications. Includes line drawings depicting techniques and patient positions.”

Urologic Endoscopy: A Manual and Atlas

Bagley DH, Huffman JL, and Lyon ES.1985, Little, Brown & Company, Boston, MA

The following comments were noted in a 1985 review in the British Journal of Surgery: “Bagley, Huffman and Lyon are internationally recognized authorities on endourology, the term now commonly used to cover all forma of urological endoscopy including percutaneous renal surgery and ureterorenal endoscopy…”…” it is the best book of its kind….” “The expense of the book ($95) is easily justified by its contents and lavish production. It would form a useful and upto-date edition in the library of any clinician involved in urological practice.”