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Endoscopic Endonasal Trans-sphenoidal Approach: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Pituitary Adenomas
Published on: January 17, 2018
A case of pituitary adenoma: Thomas Willis revisited
A N Williams1, H M Alton, R Sunderland
1Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, UK. anw@doctors.org.uk
Abstract:
Thomas Willis (1621-1675) was the founder of modern clinical neuroscience. His habit of taking detailed histories with acute clinical observation often accompanied by post mortem studies has left a body of work which still provokes thought and debate. While we were considering a case of pituitary tumour described by Willis, a similar case presented coincidentally at our hospital. The two cases are compared and contrasted.
