@article{1434144, recid = {1434144}, author = {Nikolavsky, Dmitriy, and Blakely, Stephen A.,}, title = {Urological care for the transgender patient : a comprehensive guide /}, pages = {1 online resource (xi, 262 pages) :}, note = {Includes index.}, abstract = {This book is designed to familiarize general urologists with the care of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. Written by experts in reconstructive urology, it characterizes the process of gender affirmation and explains the surgical anatomy of both feminizing and masculinizing gender-affirming procedures including vaginoplasty, orchiectomy, hysterectomy, vaginectomy, phalloplasty, metoidioplasty, and prosthetics. Guiding the clinician in identification of immediate and long-term risks of gender-affirming surgery, it instructs clinicians in endocrinological care, options for fertility preservation, evaluation of malignancies after hormonal therapy, appropriate postsurgical follow-up, and the management of common complications involving urethral stricture, fistula, neo-vaginal stenosis, and incontinence. Urological Care for the Transgender Patient: A Comprehensive Guide is a necessary tool to prepare urological clinics and clinicians in serving the growing population of transgender patients presenting at various stages of their transformation.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1434144}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18533-6}, }