The urinary system / Stephanie Watson.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Greenwood Press, 2004.

xvi, 207 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.

Structure and function of the urinary system -- From birth to old age -- Urology comes of age: a history of the profession from antiquity to the twenty-first century -- When the kidneys malfunction: kidney diseases and abnormalities -- Kidney failure: dialysis and transplantation -- Diseases and disorders of the bladder -- Benign and cancerous prostate growth -- Urinary incontinence -- Urinary tract infections.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-202) and index.