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A clinical lecture on total extirpation of the prostate for radical cure of enlargement of that organ with four successful cases.

Publication Details

Brit. med. J., 2, 125-29. 1901 CE.

Freyer claimed priority over Fuller (No. 4263) in originating the rectovesical method of prostatectomy. Although mistaken in this claim, Freyer certainly popularized the operation. Regarding the controversy, see Brit. med. J., 1907, 1, 551.

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Entry Number#4264
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5232
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