Reed Nesbit and pediatric urology.
OBJECTIVE
To ascertain the pediatric urology experience and contributions of Reed Nesbit, a urologist known primarily as an educator, transurethral resectionist, and prostate expert.


METHODS
The writings of Nesbit and appropriate background references were analyzed.


RESULTS
Nesbit's contributions to pediatric urology, particularly the Cabot-Nesbit orchidopexy, the buttonhole preputial transposition, the dorsal tunical tuck for chordee, and the elliptical anastomosis were significant.


CONCLUSIONS
Nesbit's contributions to pediatric urology were innovative and enduring.
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University of Michigan Medical Center, Section of Urology, Ann Arbor.
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D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000266:history; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000601:surgery; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history / Q000628:therapy; D014572:Urology / Q000266:history*