Updates in Pediatric Urology: Highlights of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology Annual Meeting, October 8–10, 2005, Washington, DC

[摘要] The American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology’s Annual Meeting was held in Washington, DC, October 8–10, 2005. More than 100 papers and posters were presented on a wide range of topics, including cryptorchidism, genitourinary tumors, varicocele, exstrophy, sexual differentiation, reflux, hypospadias, neurogenic bladder, hydronephrosis, valves, and voiding dysfunction. Dr. Dixon Walker received the Pediatric Urology Medal. He is known for his numerous contributions to pediatric urology, especially in the area of vesicoureteral reflux. He also served as the first pediatric section editor of the Journal of Urology. The meeting was well attended by pediatric urologists from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Select clinical abstracts from the meeting are high-lighted below.

[学科分类] 基础医学

[关键词] Pediatrics;Bladder reconstruction;Vesicoureteral reflux;Deflux;Cryptorchidism;Nephrolithiasis