TY - JOUR
T1 - Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden (Guilhelmus Fabricius Hildanus) 1560-1634
T2 - pioneer of early neurosurgery.
AU - Tubbs, R. Shane
AU - Song, Young Bin
AU - Loukas, Marios
AU - Shoja, Mohammadali M.
AU - Gadol, Aaron A.Cohen
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - INTRODUCTION: Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden, also known as Guilhelmus Fabricius Hildanus, became known as the father of German surgery. Hildanus had a strong interest in surgery of the adult and pediatric nervous systems and attempted to better understand the brain and its morphology. Moreover, as a surgeon, Hildanus performed many procedures that would be classified today as neurosurgery. These included treatment of empyema and depressed skull fractures. We highlight the life of Hildanus and his contributions to what would become the discipline of neurosurgery. CONCLUSIONS: In a broad view, Hildanus should be considered an early pioneer of this field of surgery.
AB - INTRODUCTION: Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden, also known as Guilhelmus Fabricius Hildanus, became known as the father of German surgery. Hildanus had a strong interest in surgery of the adult and pediatric nervous systems and attempted to better understand the brain and its morphology. Moreover, as a surgeon, Hildanus performed many procedures that would be classified today as neurosurgery. These included treatment of empyema and depressed skull fractures. We highlight the life of Hildanus and his contributions to what would become the discipline of neurosurgery. CONCLUSIONS: In a broad view, Hildanus should be considered an early pioneer of this field of surgery.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00381-012-1686-z
DO - 10.1007/s00381-012-1686-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 22246340
AN - SCOPUS:85027956002
SN - 0256-7040
VL - 28
SP - 657
EP - 659
JO - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
JF - Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
IS - 5
ER -