HOUSTOUN, Robert [HOUSTON] (1678 – 1734)

1678 – 1734

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1726 CE

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An account of a dropsy of the left ovary of a woman, aged 58, cured by a large incision made in the side of the abdomen.

HOUSTOUN, Robert [HOUSTON] (1678 – 1734)

Houstoun was the first to treat ovarian edema by tapping the cyst, 1701. For biographical note, see J. Obst. Gynaec. Brit. Comw., 1973, 80, 193-200.

Obstetrics & Reproductive