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Historical Bibliography Updated: January 23, 2020

Some considerations upon high amputation of the rectum.

Publication Details

Ann. Surg., 50, 1091-94. 1909 CE.

“Hartmann’s critical point”, the site on the large intestine where the lowest sigmoid artery meets the superior rectal arterial branch.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#789
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/104
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLsome-considerations-upon-high-amputation-of-the-rectum