Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men
Edited by Alexander Bachmann and Jean de la Rosette
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Bachmann was born in 1968 in Leipzig, Germany and earned his medical degree at Leipzig University Medical School in 1994. After residency in St. Gallen, Cologne, Zurich, Gelsenkirchen and Leverkusen he became a specialist in urology in 2002. Since April 2006 he has been the Head and Chairman of the Department of Urology Basel - Liestal, University Hospital Basel.
Dr Bachmann specializes in the field of ablative and reconstructive laparoscopy including donor nephrectomy and is a founding member if the International Greenlight user group (IGLU). He is member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) and has written numerous peer-reviewed publications in high-ranked Journals, including European Urology, Journal of Urology, Transplantation and World Journal of Urology.
Dr de la Rosette is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology, at AMC University Hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He completed his medical degree and urology residency at St Radboud University Hospital in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He was subsequently appointed consultant urologist and Director of Minimal Invasive Urology at the Department of Urology at the St Radboud University Hospital in Nijmegen. Dr de la Rosette is the chairman of the committee on Minimal Invasive Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) of the International Consultation on BPH. He is also chairman of the committee on Renal Stone Disease of the International Consultation on Stone Diseases. Both consultations are patronised by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dr de la Rosette has written over 300 peer reviewed publications and has authored many book chapters.
Contributors:
Karl-Erik Andersson, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Lund University Hospital, Sweden
Reginald Bruskewitz, West Clinic, UW Health Urology Clinic, US
Lukas Bubendorf, Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsspital Basel, Switzerland
Thomas Gasser, Chefarzt, Urologische Klinik, Kantonsspital Liestal, Switzerland
Christian Stief, Direktor, Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern, Germany
M. Michel, Urologische Klinik, Universitätsklinik Mannheim, Germany
Stephan Degener, Department of Urology, Klinikum Wuppertal, University Medical Center Wiiten/Herdecke, Germany
Michael J. Mathers, Urological Ambulatory Remscheid, in cooperation with the Department of Urology, Klinikum Wuppertal, University Medical Center Wiiten/Herdecke, Germany
Stavros Gravas, Department of Urology, University Hospital of Larissa, Greece
Herbert Leyh, Chefarzt der Urologie, Klinikum Garmisch-Partenkirchen GmbH, Germany
M. Oelke, Ltd. Oberarzt, Urologische Klinik, Universität Hannover, Germany
J. Nordling, Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
M. C. Michel, Afd. Farmacologie and Farmacotherapie, AMC, Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
C. Gratzke, Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern, Germany
O. Reich, Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern, Germany
T. Sulser, Direktor, Urologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Zürich, Switzerland
Peter J. Gilling, Promed Urology Limited, New Zealand
A. J. Gross, Chefarzt der Urologischen Abteilung der Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Germany
M. Seitz, Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der Universität München - Großhadern, Germany
Stephan Madersbacher, Stellvertretender Abteilungsvorstand der Abteilung für Urologie und Andrologie, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost Donauspital, Wien, Austria
Jens Rassweiler, Direktor Urologische Klinik, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn, Germany
G.H. Muir, Consultant Urologist, North Downs House, UK
Stephen Wyler, Urologische Klinik, Universitätsspital Basel, Switzerland