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Updates in Pediatric Urology: Highlights from the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology Annual Meeting, October 18-21, 2002, Boston, MA.

The Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology was held in Boston, Massachusetts, on October 18–21, 2002. A total of 137 papers and posters were presented on a wide range of topics that included cryptorchidism, tumors, varicocele, exstrophy, sexual differentiation, reflux, hypospadias, neurogenic bladder, hydronephrosis, valves, and voiding dysfunction. Terry D. Allen, MD, former professor and chief of pediatric urology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, was awarded the Pediatric Urology Medal. Dr Allen received accolades for his many contributions that have shaped our understanding of voiding dysfunction, neurogenic bladder, intersex, and endocrine disorders. The meeting was well attended by pediatric urologists from the United States, Canada, and abroad. Highlights of the meeting are presented below.