Pineda Felipe Gutierrez
School of Medicine, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.
Childs Nerv Syst. 2023 May;39(5):1297-1302. doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05885-5. Epub 2023 Mar 13.
Pediatric neurosurgical history in Latin America possesses rich and fascinating origins; the large number of neurosurgical societies that form the continent and the inspiring achievements of the pioneers in the field in every single Latin American country are described here. This unique text explores the aspects of this neurosurgical specialty since its beginnings by neurosurgeons trained outside Latin America, who brought the pediatric practice to their home countries, writing a new chapter in the neurosurgical history, constructing the foundations for the present pediatric practice and the few fellowships found in the continent.
METHODS, RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: A formal search was performed in PubMed, Embase, and national libraries focused on the historical and biographical aspects of pioneers' pediatric neurosurgeons of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, and Ecuador, with an important session that describes the fellowships' opportunities in pediatric neurosurgery found in the continent, dividing all the programs according to the countries that offer the subspecialty education.
拉丁美洲的小儿神经外科历史有着丰富而迷人的起源；本文描述了构成该大陆的众多神经外科学会以及该领域先驱者在每个拉丁美洲国家取得的鼓舞人心的成就。这篇独特的文章探讨了小儿神经外科专业自其起源以来的各个方面，当时由在拉丁美洲以外接受培训的神经外科医生将小儿神经外科实践带回了他们的祖国，在神经外科历史上写下了新的篇章，为当前的小儿神经外科实践和该大陆为数不多的奖学金奠定了基础。
方法、结果与结论：在PubMed、Embase和各国图书馆进行了正式检索，重点关注阿根廷、巴西、哥伦比亚、委内瑞拉、秘鲁、智利和厄瓜多尔小儿神经外科先驱者的历史和传记方面，并举行了一次重要会议，介绍了该大陆小儿神经外科的奖学金机会，根据提供亚专业教育的国家对所有项目进行了划分。
