Textbook of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Ed Roger Kirby, John D McConnell, John M Fitzpatrick, Claus G Roehrborn, Peter Boyle Isis Medical Media, £99.50, pp 566 ISBN 1 899066 24 1

It is some time since the last edition of Hinman's Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy was published, and Kirby and his colleagues identified the need for a modern textbook on benign prostatic hyperplasia. The result is a beautifully produced, well illustrated, and for the most part easily readable book.

Many new medical and minimally invasive treatments for benign prostatic hyperplasia have become available in recent years. Patients are generally treated earlier, and attempts are made to identify the condition in …