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THE JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
Copyright© 1974 by The Williams & Wilkins Co.
Vol. 111, January Printed in U.S.A.
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. President-DR. WYL.\ND F. LKrnBETTER, 1 Hawthorne Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 President-Elect-Du. CH.\RI,ES J. HOBSON, 170 St. George St., Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada Past President-DR. W. E. KnTREDGE, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 Secretary-DR. WILLL\~I B. C.hnLICK, 14(37 Western Ave., Albany, New York 12203 Treasurer-DR. E,\l\l, F. N,1.Tro", 112 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California 91101 Historian-DR. RALPH R. L.\.NDEs, 1040 Main St. Danville, Virginia 24541 Execntive Secretary-RICH Alm J. HANNIGAN, 1120 Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Administrative Consultant-WILLL\.M P. DIDuscH, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ivlid-Atlantic Section-DR. SAM D. GRAHAM, 2013 N. Augusta St., Staunton, Virginia 24401 New England Section-DR. W,\.LTER S. KERR, Ju., 275 Charles St., Boston, Massachusetts 02114 New York Section-Du. HERBERT BRENDLER, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029 North Central Section-DR. Au·rHUR T. EVANS, 250 Wm. Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 Northeastern Section-DR. WILLIAM J. STAUBITZ, 194 Morris Ave., Buffalo, New York 14214 South Central Section-DR. A. KELLER Doss, 800 5th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Southeastern Section-DR. CH,\.RLTON P. AnMSTJ\ONG, Jn., 413 Vardry St., Greenville, South Carolina 29(301 Western Section-DR. J,\.MES TATE l\L-1.soN, 1118 Ninth Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101 SECTIONS* Mid-Atlantic PRESIDE:'s!T, DR PATRICK C. DEVINE, 801 Medical Tower, Norfolk, Virginia 23507 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. JosEPH L. WILKERSON, 2235 Garrett Rd., Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 New England PRESIDENT, Dn. Ro BERT R. BEnNEfKE, 8i4 Howard Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06519 SECRETARY, DR. GuY W. LEADBETTER, JR., 371 Pearl St. Burlington, Vermont 05401 TREASURER, DR. EDWARD C. PARKHURST, 1 Hawthorne Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 New York PRESIDENT, DR. PERRIN B. SNYDER, 428 West 59th St., New York, New York 10019 SECRETARY, DR. HARRY GRABSTALD, 444 East 68th St., New York, New York 10021 TREASURER, Dn. BERNARD D. PrNcK, 124 Gregory Ave., Passaic, New Jersey 07055 N orih Central PRESIDENT, Dn. DAVID A. CULP, University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 SECRETARY, Dn. I-LrnRY E. Lrcwrw ARDT, 3535 W.13 Mile Rd., Royal Oak, Michigan 48072 TREASURER, DR. LAURE;';CE F. GREENE, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55901 Northeastern PRESIDENT, Dn. LLOYD N. McANINCH, Department of Urology, University Hospital, London, Ontario N6G 2K3, Canada SECRE'.rARY, DR. A. W. BrrncE, Etherington Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada TREASURER, Dn. H. LEONARD SCHLESINGER, 210 Cornelia St., Suite 101, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 South Central PRESIDENT, DR. DONALD D. ALBERS, 301 N. W. 12th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103 SECRETARY, Dn. FOSTER FUQUA, 3707 Gaston Ave., Dallas, Texas 75246 TREASURER, Dn. ROGER V. HAGLUND, 2021 South Lewis, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 Southeastern PRESIDENT, DR. Hl:BERT K. TURLEY, 899 Madison Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38103 SECRETARY, DR. WILLIAM BnANNAN, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 TREASURER, Du. VrcTou A. POLITANO, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136 Western PRESIDENT, Dn. CARY P. GRAY, 300 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, California 94301 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. ROBERT T. PLUMB, 2850 Sixth Ave. Bldg., San Diego, California 92103 * The March 1974 issue of the Journal of Urology will contain a list of executive committee members of the Sections and also officers and executive committee members of the Bnmch Societies.
SECTION MEETINGS
Mid-Atlantic-The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, October 23-26, 1974 New England-Southampton Princess, Southampton, Bermuda, September 29-0ctober 5, 1974 New York-S. S. France, September 19-24 and Royal College of Surgeons, London, England, September 25, 1974 North Central-Sheraton Columbus Motor Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, September 18-21 1974 Northeastern-The Mountain View House, Whitefield, New Hampshire, September 29-0ctober 3, 1974 South Central-Denver Hilton, Denver, Colorado, September 15-19, 1974 Southeastern-The Marco Beach Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, March 24-28, 1974 Western-Fairmount Hotel, San Francisco, California, March 31-April 5, 1974 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Details may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN SECTIONS OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Details may be obtained from the Secretary of the Section in which you are currently residing. 1974 MEETING OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION The annual convention of the American Urological Association will be held at the ChasePark Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri, May 19-23, 1974. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. Pre-registration forms may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
May May May May May May May
19-23, 1974-Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 11-15, 1975-Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida 16-20, 1976-International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada 1-5, 1977-Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois 21-25, 1978-Washington Hilton, Washington, D. C. 13-17, 1979-New York Hilton, New York, New York 18-22, 1980-San Francisco Hilton, San Francisco, California
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FILM LIBRARY COMMITTEE The Film Library Committee is compiling a list of motion pictures pertaining to urologic research, diagnosis, patient care and surgical techniques. If you have a motion picture that meets these specifications which has not been catalogued by the American Medical Association or the American College of Surgeons, please send immediately to Dr. David A. Culp, University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, the title, running time, whether the film is in color or black and white and whether it is sound or silent. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TERMINOLOGY AND SUGGESTED RELATIVE UNIT VALUES FOR UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES Relative unit values for urological procedures have been recommended by the Association's Professional Relations and Terminology Committees. Copies of the December 1, 1971 revision of the terminology and relative unit values may be obtained from the headquarters of the American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 at the rate of $2 per copy. PLACEMENT REGISTRY The American Medical Association and the American Urological Association are continuing their pilot placement registry, which offers assistance to physicians seeking residencies and to approved hospitals seeking residents to fill urologic vacancies. The registry is being tried on a special pilot basis and marks expansion of the AMA's established Placement Service since formerly all registrations were limited to positions beyond the training level. The Service is developing 1) a roster of approved residencies available and 2) a list of physicians seeking training in Urology. Further inquiries are encouraged so that the Placement Service may be of assistance to those who have already registered with it and so that the program may be expanded to increase its effectiveness. For more information write the Physicians' Placement Service, American Medical Association, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60610. ACCREDITATION OF POSTGRADUATE UROLOGIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS The American Urological Association, Inc., through its Committee on Continuing Education, will offer review for accreditation purposes of all postgraduate educational activities
beginning in 1973 and continuing thereafter. All urologic societies and organizations, the various sections of the American Urological Association and individual, institutional and commercial sponsors of such programs are invited to submit applications for review, potential approval and assignment of relative value credit hours. Application forms and explanatory letters will be mailed to appropriate organizational authorities early each year. Deadline for receipt of applications wiU be May 1 of each year. An annual announcement of approved programs for the following year will be published each fall by the American Urological Association, Inc. for mail distribution. Inquiries should be addressed to Mr. Richard J. Hannigan, Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, Inc., 1120 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF UROLOGY: NEW CANDIDATE INFORMATION Part I, the written examination, will be given in May each year at nnmerous cities in the United States. The applicant need not have completed the practice period requirement. Senior urology residents may also take the examination. Part II, the oral, radiology and pathology examination, will be given in February each year. Those who have passed part I, have a minimum of 18 months of practice and have been approved will be eligible. Case reports will no longer be required; in their place a list of all major and minor hospital cases during the most recent 18 months post-residency period must be submitted by January 1 prior to part II examination. These lists should include the name of the hospital, hospital number of patient, date of admission and designation of specific surgical procedure. Occasionally a copy of a particular hospital record may be requested. The examination fee is $500~$250 must accompany the application for part I and the remainder is paid when the candidate is notified that he may take part II. Senior residents will need to pay only $150 and the remainder before part II. The Board office welcomes any questions regarding requirements and will print an upto-date manual shortly. For information ·write Dr. William L. Valk, secretary of the Board, Suite 124, 4121 West 83rd, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208.
FELLOWSHIPS IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Pediatric Urology Fellowship (Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Foundation) available at Columbia University. United States citizenship and New York license to practice medicine required. Apply to Dr. John K. Lattimer, 630 W. 168th St., New York, New York 10032.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS, METABOLISM AND DIGESTIVE DISEASES Inquiries regarding NIH research grants in urology may be sent to Dr. M. J. Scherbenske, Kidney Disease and Urology Program; Director, Extramural Program; G22 Westwood Bldg., Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Telephone: area code 301, 496-7450. POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT UROLOGY January 24-27, 1974. Playboy Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida. Registration fee $125. For details write to Dr. Michael P. Small, 1200 N.W. 10th Ave., Miami, Florida 33136. PEDIATRIC UROLOGIC SEMINAR February 2-3, 1974. Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California. For details write Dr. H. H. Edelbrock, 6753 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 70G, Los Angeles, California 90028.
SEMINAR ON URINARY DIVERSION February 4-7, 1974. Dorado del Mar Hotel, Puerto Rico. Subject: Urinary Diversion. For details write Dr. Chester C. Winter, Ohio State University Hospital, Room N-809, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
URORADIOLOGY SEMINAR February 20-22, 1974. Braniff Place, New Orleans, Louisiana. For details write Dr. Erich K. Lang, Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, P.O. Box :cl932, Shreveport, Louisiana 711:30. RADIOLOGY OF THE URINARY TRACT February 23-27, 1974. Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Aspen, Colorado. For details write Dr. Erich K. Lang, Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, P .0. Box 3932, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130.
UROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA March 3-7, 1974. Melbourne, Australia. For details write Mr. David Yoffa, 12 Collins St., Melbourne 3000, Australia.
COLORADO CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
March 11-13, 1974. Aspen, Colorado. For details write Dr. Larry G. McLain, Department of Continuing Education, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80218. ADVANCES IN UROLOGY March 13-14, 1974. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. For details write Education Office, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106. AMERICAN FERTILITY SOCIETY POSTGRADUATE COURSE
April 3, 1974. Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood Beach, Florida. Registration fee $75. For details write Dr. Winfred L. Wiser, 1801 Ninth Ave., South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. SEMINAR IN UROLOGY April 10-11, 1974. Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri. For details write Dr. Ian M. Thompson, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65201. UROLOGY~SELECTED TOPICS FOR THE PRACTITIONER April 25-27, 1974. Hilton Inn, Gainesville, Florida. Fee $100. For details write Mrs. Charlene Taft, Division of Continuing Education, Box 758 M.S.B., J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32601. TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY UROLOGY RESIDENTS May 15-18, 1974. Tan Tara Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. For details write Dr. Robert J. Lauvetz, Box 552, University of Missouri Medical Center, 807 Stadium Blvd., Columbia, Missouri 65201. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS
May 17-18, 1974. Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. For details write to Dr. Robert H. Bradley, Jr., 33 Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118.
INTERNATIONAL URODYNAMICS SOCIETY May 20, 1974. Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. The Urodynamics Society is devoted to encouraging dialogue among urologists, bioengineers and other scientists. For details write Dr. Saul Boyarsky, Washington -Cnivorsity School of Medicine, 4960 Audubon Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110. FIFTH ANNUAL PARAUROLOGIC SEMINAR
l\Iay 23-25, 1974. Chl1se-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Arthur T. Evans is program director and Dr. William L. Weems is co-director; assisting them will be Drs. David W. Goddard, Arthur J. Johnson, A. Richard Kendall, C. A. _:\lacfarlane, Stephen A. Mahoney, Winston K. JVIebust, Stuart E. Price, Jr. and Gilbert J. Wise; :\is. Karolyn K. Bruner and :Mary A. Clark and Drs. W. F. Leadbetter and William B. Garlick, ex-officio. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. Pre-registration forms may Le obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN DIAGNOSIS OF NEOPLASIA OF URINARY TRACT AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT May 28-31, 1974. Kew York Hilton Hotel, :'\ ew York, New York. For details write Department of Hadiology, State University of Now York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203. CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION June 19-22, 1974. Chateau Laurior, Otta,rn, Ontario, Canada. For details write Dr. W. H. Lakey, Canadian Urological Association, CMA House, Box 8244, Ottawa, Ontario KlG 3H7, Canada CONGRESS OF POLISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY June 21-22, 1974. Lodz, Poland. For details write Dr. Leszek Jeromin, Secretary of the Polish Urological Society, Klinikc1 Urologicz1rn A. J\I., Lodz, Poland. RHODESIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
September 8-14, 1\J74. Victoria Falls and Wankie Game Reserve, South Rhodesia. For details write Dr. Haymond Weinberg, Lancet House, 2-1 North Ave., Salisbury, Rhodesia.
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Because of the increasing number of manuscripts of varying length and complexity submitted to the Journal of Urology, the Board of Editors have listed for the benefit of authors the principal requirements for the acceptability of a paper. This information is presented on p. 3 of the advertising section. The Editors wish to offer to as many authors as possible an opportunity to publish their work if it meets the established standards of excellence. The Editors will judge a paper primarily on the basis of originality and accuracy of content, and after that on the simplicity, clarity and brevity of a good grammatical style.
THE CUMULATED INDEX The cumulated index of volumes 101-110 (January HlG9-December 1973) has been inserted in the back of this issue.
Copyright© 1974 by The Williams & Wilkins Co.
Vol. 111, January Printed in U.S.A.
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. President-DR. WYL.\ND F. LKrnBETTER, 1 Hawthorne Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 President-Elect-Du. CH.\RI,ES J. HOBSON, 170 St. George St., Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada Past President-DR. W. E. KnTREDGE, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 Secretary-DR. WILLL\~I B. C.hnLICK, 14(37 Western Ave., Albany, New York 12203 Treasurer-DR. E,\l\l, F. N,1.Tro", 112 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California 91101 Historian-DR. RALPH R. L.\.NDEs, 1040 Main St. Danville, Virginia 24541 Execntive Secretary-RICH Alm J. HANNIGAN, 1120 Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Administrative Consultant-WILLL\.M P. DIDuscH, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ivlid-Atlantic Section-DR. SAM D. GRAHAM, 2013 N. Augusta St., Staunton, Virginia 24401 New England Section-DR. W,\.LTER S. KERR, Ju., 275 Charles St., Boston, Massachusetts 02114 New York Section-Du. HERBERT BRENDLER, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029 North Central Section-DR. Au·rHUR T. EVANS, 250 Wm. Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 Northeastern Section-DR. WILLIAM J. STAUBITZ, 194 Morris Ave., Buffalo, New York 14214 South Central Section-DR. A. KELLER Doss, 800 5th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Southeastern Section-DR. CH,\.RLTON P. AnMSTJ\ONG, Jn., 413 Vardry St., Greenville, South Carolina 29(301 Western Section-DR. J,\.MES TATE l\L-1.soN, 1118 Ninth Ave., Seattle, Washington 98101 SECTIONS* Mid-Atlantic PRESIDE:'s!T, DR PATRICK C. DEVINE, 801 Medical Tower, Norfolk, Virginia 23507 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. JosEPH L. WILKERSON, 2235 Garrett Rd., Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 New England PRESIDENT, Dn. Ro BERT R. BEnNEfKE, 8i4 Howard Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06519 SECRETARY, DR. GuY W. LEADBETTER, JR., 371 Pearl St. Burlington, Vermont 05401 TREASURER, DR. EDWARD C. PARKHURST, 1 Hawthorne Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 New York PRESIDENT, DR. PERRIN B. SNYDER, 428 West 59th St., New York, New York 10019 SECRETARY, DR. HARRY GRABSTALD, 444 East 68th St., New York, New York 10021 TREASURER, Dn. BERNARD D. PrNcK, 124 Gregory Ave., Passaic, New Jersey 07055 N orih Central PRESIDENT, Dn. DAVID A. CULP, University Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 SECRETARY, Dn. I-LrnRY E. Lrcwrw ARDT, 3535 W.13 Mile Rd., Royal Oak, Michigan 48072 TREASURER, DR. LAURE;';CE F. GREENE, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55901 Northeastern PRESIDENT, Dn. LLOYD N. McANINCH, Department of Urology, University Hospital, London, Ontario N6G 2K3, Canada SECRE'.rARY, DR. A. W. BrrncE, Etherington Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada TREASURER, Dn. H. LEONARD SCHLESINGER, 210 Cornelia St., Suite 101, Plattsburgh, New York 12901 South Central PRESIDENT, DR. DONALD D. ALBERS, 301 N. W. 12th St., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103 SECRETARY, Dn. FOSTER FUQUA, 3707 Gaston Ave., Dallas, Texas 75246 TREASURER, Dn. ROGER V. HAGLUND, 2021 South Lewis, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 Southeastern PRESIDENT, DR. Hl:BERT K. TURLEY, 899 Madison Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38103 SECRETARY, DR. WILLIAM BnANNAN, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 TREASURER, Du. VrcTou A. POLITANO, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136 Western PRESIDENT, Dn. CARY P. GRAY, 300 Homer Ave., Palo Alto, California 94301 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. ROBERT T. PLUMB, 2850 Sixth Ave. Bldg., San Diego, California 92103 * The March 1974 issue of the Journal of Urology will contain a list of executive committee members of the Sections and also officers and executive committee members of the Bnmch Societies.
SECTION MEETINGS
Mid-Atlantic-The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, October 23-26, 1974 New England-Southampton Princess, Southampton, Bermuda, September 29-0ctober 5, 1974 New York-S. S. France, September 19-24 and Royal College of Surgeons, London, England, September 25, 1974 North Central-Sheraton Columbus Motor Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, September 18-21 1974 Northeastern-The Mountain View House, Whitefield, New Hampshire, September 29-0ctober 3, 1974 South Central-Denver Hilton, Denver, Colorado, September 15-19, 1974 Southeastern-The Marco Beach Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, March 24-28, 1974 Western-Fairmount Hotel, San Francisco, California, March 31-April 5, 1974 ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Details may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP AND ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN SECTIONS OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Details may be obtained from the Secretary of the Section in which you are currently residing. 1974 MEETING OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION The annual convention of the American Urological Association will be held at the ChasePark Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri, May 19-23, 1974. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. Pre-registration forms may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
May May May May May May May
19-23, 1974-Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri 11-15, 1975-Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida 16-20, 1976-International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada 1-5, 1977-Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois 21-25, 1978-Washington Hilton, Washington, D. C. 13-17, 1979-New York Hilton, New York, New York 18-22, 1980-San Francisco Hilton, San Francisco, California
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FILM LIBRARY COMMITTEE The Film Library Committee is compiling a list of motion pictures pertaining to urologic research, diagnosis, patient care and surgical techniques. If you have a motion picture that meets these specifications which has not been catalogued by the American Medical Association or the American College of Surgeons, please send immediately to Dr. David A. Culp, University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, the title, running time, whether the film is in color or black and white and whether it is sound or silent. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION TERMINOLOGY AND SUGGESTED RELATIVE UNIT VALUES FOR UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES Relative unit values for urological procedures have been recommended by the Association's Professional Relations and Terminology Committees. Copies of the December 1, 1971 revision of the terminology and relative unit values may be obtained from the headquarters of the American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 at the rate of $2 per copy. PLACEMENT REGISTRY The American Medical Association and the American Urological Association are continuing their pilot placement registry, which offers assistance to physicians seeking residencies and to approved hospitals seeking residents to fill urologic vacancies. The registry is being tried on a special pilot basis and marks expansion of the AMA's established Placement Service since formerly all registrations were limited to positions beyond the training level. The Service is developing 1) a roster of approved residencies available and 2) a list of physicians seeking training in Urology. Further inquiries are encouraged so that the Placement Service may be of assistance to those who have already registered with it and so that the program may be expanded to increase its effectiveness. For more information write the Physicians' Placement Service, American Medical Association, 535 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois 60610. ACCREDITATION OF POSTGRADUATE UROLOGIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS The American Urological Association, Inc., through its Committee on Continuing Education, will offer review for accreditation purposes of all postgraduate educational activities
beginning in 1973 and continuing thereafter. All urologic societies and organizations, the various sections of the American Urological Association and individual, institutional and commercial sponsors of such programs are invited to submit applications for review, potential approval and assignment of relative value credit hours. Application forms and explanatory letters will be mailed to appropriate organizational authorities early each year. Deadline for receipt of applications wiU be May 1 of each year. An annual announcement of approved programs for the following year will be published each fall by the American Urological Association, Inc. for mail distribution. Inquiries should be addressed to Mr. Richard J. Hannigan, Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, Inc., 1120 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF UROLOGY: NEW CANDIDATE INFORMATION Part I, the written examination, will be given in May each year at nnmerous cities in the United States. The applicant need not have completed the practice period requirement. Senior urology residents may also take the examination. Part II, the oral, radiology and pathology examination, will be given in February each year. Those who have passed part I, have a minimum of 18 months of practice and have been approved will be eligible. Case reports will no longer be required; in their place a list of all major and minor hospital cases during the most recent 18 months post-residency period must be submitted by January 1 prior to part II examination. These lists should include the name of the hospital, hospital number of patient, date of admission and designation of specific surgical procedure. Occasionally a copy of a particular hospital record may be requested. The examination fee is $500~$250 must accompany the application for part I and the remainder is paid when the candidate is notified that he may take part II. Senior residents will need to pay only $150 and the remainder before part II. The Board office welcomes any questions regarding requirements and will print an upto-date manual shortly. For information ·write Dr. William L. Valk, secretary of the Board, Suite 124, 4121 West 83rd, Prairie Village, Kansas 66208.
FELLOWSHIPS IN PEDIATRIC UROLOGY Pediatric Urology Fellowship (Irene Heinz Given and John La Porte Given Foundation) available at Columbia University. United States citizenship and New York license to practice medicine required. Apply to Dr. John K. Lattimer, 630 W. 168th St., New York, New York 10032.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS, METABOLISM AND DIGESTIVE DISEASES Inquiries regarding NIH research grants in urology may be sent to Dr. M. J. Scherbenske, Kidney Disease and Urology Program; Director, Extramural Program; G22 Westwood Bldg., Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Telephone: area code 301, 496-7450. POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN PEDIATRIC AND ADULT UROLOGY January 24-27, 1974. Playboy Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida. Registration fee $125. For details write to Dr. Michael P. Small, 1200 N.W. 10th Ave., Miami, Florida 33136. PEDIATRIC UROLOGIC SEMINAR February 2-3, 1974. Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles, California. For details write Dr. H. H. Edelbrock, 6753 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 70G, Los Angeles, California 90028.
SEMINAR ON URINARY DIVERSION February 4-7, 1974. Dorado del Mar Hotel, Puerto Rico. Subject: Urinary Diversion. For details write Dr. Chester C. Winter, Ohio State University Hospital, Room N-809, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
URORADIOLOGY SEMINAR February 20-22, 1974. Braniff Place, New Orleans, Louisiana. For details write Dr. Erich K. Lang, Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, P.O. Box :cl932, Shreveport, Louisiana 711:30. RADIOLOGY OF THE URINARY TRACT February 23-27, 1974. Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, Aspen, Colorado. For details write Dr. Erich K. Lang, Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, P .0. Box 3932, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130.
UROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALASIA March 3-7, 1974. Melbourne, Australia. For details write Mr. David Yoffa, 12 Collins St., Melbourne 3000, Australia.
COLORADO CONFERENCE ON PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
March 11-13, 1974. Aspen, Colorado. For details write Dr. Larry G. McLain, Department of Continuing Education, The Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80218. ADVANCES IN UROLOGY March 13-14, 1974. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. For details write Education Office, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44106. AMERICAN FERTILITY SOCIETY POSTGRADUATE COURSE
April 3, 1974. Diplomat Hotel, Hollywood Beach, Florida. Registration fee $75. For details write Dr. Winfred L. Wiser, 1801 Ninth Ave., South, Birmingham, Alabama 35205. SEMINAR IN UROLOGY April 10-11, 1974. Crown Center, Kansas City, Missouri. For details write Dr. Ian M. Thompson, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri 65201. UROLOGY~SELECTED TOPICS FOR THE PRACTITIONER April 25-27, 1974. Hilton Inn, Gainesville, Florida. Fee $100. For details write Mrs. Charlene Taft, Division of Continuing Education, Box 758 M.S.B., J. Hillis Miller Health Center, Gainesville, Florida 32601. TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY OF UNIVERSITY UROLOGY RESIDENTS May 15-18, 1974. Tan Tara Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. For details write Dr. Robert J. Lauvetz, Box 552, University of Missouri Medical Center, 807 Stadium Blvd., Columbia, Missouri 65201. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL UROLOGISTS
May 17-18, 1974. Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. For details write to Dr. Robert H. Bradley, Jr., 33 Chestnut Hill Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118.
INTERNATIONAL URODYNAMICS SOCIETY May 20, 1974. Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. The Urodynamics Society is devoted to encouraging dialogue among urologists, bioengineers and other scientists. For details write Dr. Saul Boyarsky, Washington -Cnivorsity School of Medicine, 4960 Audubon Ave., St. Louis, Missouri 63110. FIFTH ANNUAL PARAUROLOGIC SEMINAR
l\Iay 23-25, 1974. Chl1se-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Arthur T. Evans is program director and Dr. William L. Weems is co-director; assisting them will be Drs. David W. Goddard, Arthur J. Johnson, A. Richard Kendall, C. A. _:\lacfarlane, Stephen A. Mahoney, Winston K. JVIebust, Stuart E. Price, Jr. and Gilbert J. Wise; :\is. Karolyn K. Bruner and :Mary A. Clark and Drs. W. F. Leadbetter and William B. Garlick, ex-officio. PLEASE PRE-REGISTER. Pre-registration forms may Le obtained from the Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN DIAGNOSIS OF NEOPLASIA OF URINARY TRACT AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT May 28-31, 1974. Kew York Hilton Hotel, :'\ ew York, New York. For details write Department of Hadiology, State University of Now York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203. CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION June 19-22, 1974. Chateau Laurior, Otta,rn, Ontario, Canada. For details write Dr. W. H. Lakey, Canadian Urological Association, CMA House, Box 8244, Ottawa, Ontario KlG 3H7, Canada CONGRESS OF POLISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY June 21-22, 1974. Lodz, Poland. For details write Dr. Leszek Jeromin, Secretary of the Polish Urological Society, Klinikc1 Urologicz1rn A. J\I., Lodz, Poland. RHODESIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
September 8-14, 1\J74. Victoria Falls and Wankie Game Reserve, South Rhodesia. For details write Dr. Haymond Weinberg, Lancet House, 2-1 North Ave., Salisbury, Rhodesia.
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS Because of the increasing number of manuscripts of varying length and complexity submitted to the Journal of Urology, the Board of Editors have listed for the benefit of authors the principal requirements for the acceptability of a paper. This information is presented on p. 3 of the advertising section. The Editors wish to offer to as many authors as possible an opportunity to publish their work if it meets the established standards of excellence. The Editors will judge a paper primarily on the basis of originality and accuracy of content, and after that on the simplicity, clarity and brevity of a good grammatical style.
THE CUMULATED INDEX The cumulated index of volumes 101-110 (January HlG9-December 1973) has been inserted in the back of this issue.