Victor Darwin Lespinasse: a biographical sketch.
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Abstract
The first neuroendoscopic procedure was performed before 1913 by Victor Darwin Lespinasse, a Chicago urologist. He never reported it, thinking it to be "an intern's stunt." He achieved a measure of fame for his advocacy of testicular transplantation.
Medical subject headings
- History, 20th Century
- Humans
- Male
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery/history
- Testis
- Testis/transplantation
- United States