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Gun-shot wound of the face and neck; ligature of the carotid artery.

TWITCHELL, Amos (1781 – 1850)

Publication Details

New Engl, quart. J. Med. Surg., 1, 188-93. 1842 CE–1843 CE.

First successful ligature of the carotid artery (for secondary haemorrhage) Oct. 18, 1807, eight months before Sir Astley Cooper (No. 2929). Published 35 years after the event, this paper may set some kind of record for late reporting.

Thematic Classifications

VASCULAR SURGERY › Ligations
Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#2959
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5028
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