THE JouRNAL OF UROLOGY
Copyright © 1973 by Tbe Williams & Wilkins Co.
Vol. 109, May Printed in U.S.A.
AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. President-DR. W. E. KITTREDGE, 1514 Jefferson Hwy., New Orleans, Louisiana 70121 President-Elect-DR. WYLAND F. LEADBET'l'ER, 1 Hawthorne Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Past President-DR. TEMPLE AINSWOR'rH, 2557 Lake Circle, Jackson, Mississippi 39211 Secretary-DR. WILLIAM B. GARLICK, 1467 Western Ave., Albany, New York 12203 Treasurer-DR. EARL F. NATION, 112 N. Madison Ave., Pasadena, California 91101 Historian-DR. RALPH R. 1040 Main Danville, Virginia 24541 Executive Secretary-RICHARD J. 1120 Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Administrative Consultant-WILLIAM P. DrnuscH, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mid-Atlantic Section-DR. SAM D. GRAHAM, 2013 N. Augusta St., Staunton, Virginia 24401 New England Section-DR. WALTERS. KERR, JR., 275 Charles St., Boston, Massachusetts 02114 New York Section-DR. HERBERT BnENDLER, Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, New York 10029 North Central Section-DR. ARTHUR T. EVANS, 250 Wm. Howard Taft Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45219 Northeastern Section-DR. WILLIAM J. S'l'AUBITZ, 194 Morris Ave., Buffalo, New York 14214 South Central Section-DR. A. KELLER Doss, 800 5th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104 Southeastern Section-DR. JOHN S. RHODES, 700 W. Morgan St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 Western Section-DR. THOMAS R. MoN'.l'GOMERY, 2250 N.W. Flanders St., Portland, Oregon 97210 SECTIONS* Mid-Atlantic PRESIDENT, DR. RAYMOND M. Yow, 16 Medical Center, Salisbury, Maryland 21801 SECRETARY-TREASURER, DR. JOSEPH L. WILKERSON, 2235 Garrett Rd., Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 New England PRESIDENT, DR. LLOYD D. FLINT, 605 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02215 SECRE'rARY-TREASURER, Du. JOSEPH B. DowD, 605 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Massachusetts 02215 New York PRESIDENT, DR. PERRIN B. SNYDER, 140 East 54th St., New York, New York 10022 SECRETARY, DR. HARRY GRABSTALD, 444 East 68th St., New York, New York 10021 TREASURER, DR. BERNARD D. PINcK, 124 Gregory Ave., Passaic, New Jersey 07055 North Central PRESIDENT, DR. LESTER PERSKY, 2065 Adelbert Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 SECRETARY, DR. HARRY E. LICHTWARDT, 501 Wm. Beaumont Medical Bldg., Royal Oak, Michigan 48072 TREASURER, DR. LAURENCE F. GREENE, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55901 Northeastern PRESIDENT, DR. WILLIAM J. S1'AUBITZ, 194 Morris Ave., Buffalo, New York 14214 SECRE'l'ARY, DR. A. W. BRUCE, Etherinton Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada TREASURER, DR. H. LEONARD SCHLESINGER, 46 Cornelia St., Plattsburgh, New York 12901 South Central PRESIDENT, DR. ABEL J. LEADER, 1518 Medical Towers, Houston, Texas 77025 SECRETARY, DR. CHARLES A. HULSE, 407 Oak Hills Medical Bldg., San Antonio, Texas 78229 TREASURER, DR. ROGER V. HAGLUND, 550 Doctors Bldg., Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 Southeastern PRESIDENT, DR. HuBERT K. TURLEY, 899 Madison Ave., Memphis, Tennessee 38103 SECRETARY, DR. SAMUELS. AMBROSE, 1365 Clifton Rd., N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30322 TREASURER, DR. VICTOR A. POLITANO, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida 33136 Western PRESIDENT, DR. B. LYMAN STEWAR'r, 1893 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90057 SECRE'l'ARY-TREASURER, DR. RoBERT T. PLUMB, 2850 Sixth Ave. Bldg., San Diego, California 92103 * The March 1973 issue of the Journal of Urology (pp. 527-529) contains a list of executive committee members of the Sections and also officers and executive committee members of the Branch Societies.
SECTION MEETINGS Mid-Atlantic-Costa del Sol, Spain, September 15-22, 1973 New England-Mountain View House, Whitefield, New Hampshire, September 30-0ctober 3, 1973 New York-Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico, November 4-7, 1973 North Central-Acapulco Princess Hotel, Acapulco, Mexico, November 11-18, 1973 Northeastern-The Inn-On-The-Park, Toronto, Canada, September 16-19, 1973 South Central-The Regency Hyatt, Houston, Texas, September 23-27, 1973 Southeastern-The Marco Beach Hotel, Marco Island, Florida, March 31-April 4, 1974 Western-Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-30, 1973 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. 1973 MEETING OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION The annual convention of the American Urological Association will be held at the New York Hilton, New York, New York, May 13-17, 1973. The program for this convention is printed on pages 746-755 of the April issue. ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION May 13-17, 1973-New York Hilton, New York, New York May 19-23, 1974-Chase-Park Plaza, St. Louis, Missouri May 11-15, 1975-Fontainebleau Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida May 16-20, 1976-International Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada May 1-5, 1977-Palmer House, Chicago, Illinois May 21-25, 1978-Washington Hilton, Washingtop.., D. C. May 13-17, 1979-New York Hilton, New York, l'
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planatory letters will be mailed to appropriate organizational authorities early each year. Deadline for receipt of applications will be October 1 for this 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. R. J. Hannigan, Executive Secretary, American Urological Association, Inc., 1120 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. UROLOGY CENTERS TO RECEIVE FOREIGN OBSERVERS The American Urological Association has assembled a list of institutions that will accept foreign observers, for 30 to 45 days, to view latest urological techniques in the United States. The list is available at the American Urological Association Headquarters, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201 U.S.A. RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS OF INTEREST TO UROLOGISTS A list of Research Training Grants has been assembled by Dr. Joseph M. Malin, Jr. of the Department of Urology, Wayne State University Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. Copies of the list can be obtained by writing the Editorial Office, The Journal of Urology, 1120 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21201. AMERICAN BOARD OF UROLOGY, INC. For information write Dr. William L. Valk, secretary of the Board, Suite 124, 4121 West 83rd, Prairie Village, Kansas 66207. SOCIETY FOR PEDIATRIC UROLOGY The Society for Pediatric Urology is enlarging its membership. Applicants should write to Dr. Richards P. Lyon, 3000 Colby St., Berkeley, California 94705. 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, training grants and fellowships in urology should be sent to Dr. M. J. Scherbenske, Urological and Renal Disease Program; Director, Extramural Program; 626 Westwood Bldg., Bethesda, Maryland 20014. Telephone: area code 301, 496-7791. THE RADIOLOGY OF GASTROINTESTINAL AND URINARY TRACTS May 28-June 1, 1973. For details write Department of Radiology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203. CANADIAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION June 10-15, 1973. Bayshore Inn, Vancouver, British Columbia. For details write Dr. W. H. Lakey, Canadian Urological Association, CMA House, Box 8244, Ottawa KlG 3H7, Canada. SEMINAR ON UROLOGIC PROBLEMS July 30-August 1, 1973. Atwood Lake Lodge, Dellroy, Ohio. Subject: Problems in urology. For details write Dr. Chester C. Winter, Onio State University Hospital, Room N-809, Columbus, Ohio 43210. SECOND CREDIT COURSE OF UROLOGY September 17-29, 1973. For details write Dr. Leovigildo de la Mora, Escuela-de Graduados de la Universidad de Guadalajara, Av. Vallarta No. 975, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN UROLOGY October 20-22, 1973. Jung Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana. Sponsored by the Southeastern Section of the American Urological Association. For details write Dr. R. Prosser Morrow, Jr. or Dr. Gilbert C. Tomskey, 407 Medical Arts Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 70115. AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR IN UROLOGY October 28-30, 1973. The Baltimore Hilton Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Urological Association. For details write Dr. John D. Young, Jr., University Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.
ARGENTINE CONGRESS OF UROLOGY October 28-N ovember 3, 1973. Congressional Center of the General Director of Culture of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. For details write Office of the Secretary, Santa Fe 1171, Buenos Aires, Argentina. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CYTOLOGY November 6-9, 1973. Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah. For details write Dr. Warren R. Lang, 7112 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119. 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 an.d accuracy of content, and after that on the simplicity, clarity and brevity of a good grammatical style. CORRECTION February 1973, p. 219: caption for figure 5 is, "Fig. 5 A, postoperative pyeloureterogram and B, IVP show configuration of tapered ileum and ileoureteral anastomosis.