Pediatric Urology in Ibero-America: Origin and Current Status

Prior to the 1960s, pediatric urology in Ibero-America (Latin America, Spain and Portugal) was a weakly defined subspecialty practiced by those who had interest in the area: general surgeons, adult urologists, and pediatric surgeons. At this same time, pediatric urology was an emerging subspecialty of pediatric surgery or general urology in Europe and the United States. Towards the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the 1960s, a few visionary urologists and pediatric surgeons from Latin America traveled overseas to acquire advanced training in pediatric urology, recognizing that a proper training was needed to master the skills and knowledge of this unique emerging specialty.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Editorial Source Type: research