John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) and endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation: A historical vignette

John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) was one of the pioneers of neuroendoscopy and the head of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University in New York from 1947 to 1949. In this article, we highlight the pioneering and longstanding efforts of John E. Scarff in support of endoscopic choroi...

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Autores principales: Azab, Waleed A., Shohoud, Sherien A., Alsheikh, Tarek M., Nasim, Khurram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Historical Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25024890
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.134106
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description John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) was one of the pioneers of neuroendoscopy and the head of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University in New York from 1947 to 1949. In this article, we highlight the pioneering and longstanding efforts of John E. Scarff in support of endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation. These efforts represent an important part of the rich history of neuroendoscopy and a legacy to which the current procedure owes a great credit.
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spelling pubmed-40937702014-07-14 John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) and endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation: A historical vignette Azab, Waleed A. Shohoud, Sherien A. Alsheikh, Tarek M. Nasim, Khurram Surg Neurol Int Historical Review John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) was one of the pioneers of neuroendoscopy and the head of the Department of Neurological Surgery at Columbia University in New York from 1947 to 1949. In this article, we highlight the pioneering and longstanding efforts of John E. Scarff in support of endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation. These efforts represent an important part of the rich history of neuroendoscopy and a legacy to which the current procedure owes a great credit. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014-06-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4093770/ /pubmed/25024890 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.134106 Text en Copyright: © 2014 Azab WA. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) and endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation: A historical vignette
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title_short John Edwin Scarff (1898-1978) and endoscopic choroid plexus coagulation: A historical vignette
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4093770/
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