title: Report of the American Society of Nephrology meetings.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We summarize presentations on topics of interest to the pediatric urologist from the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology, November 1996.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed all abstracts submitted for presentation and subsequently published in abstract form. Only those abstracts containing information pertinent to the field of pediatric urology were summarized for this report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 24 abstracts addressing a variety of topics were summarized. Obstructive uropathy was represented by the greatest number of papers and reflects the multiple investigative efforts currently evaluating the cellular aspects of this disorder. The genetic basis of hypercalciuria and the impact of water metabolism on nephroliathisis were also discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinical and basic research activities that are of mutual interest to pediatric urologists and nephrologists are being conducted. The topic of obstructive uropathy has received the greatest attention during the last year. However, additional research, potentially collaborative in nature, on topics such as nephroliathisis and reflux nephropathy should be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Warady
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fivush
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morgenstern
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases; D009398:Nephrology; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States