Facets

1937 CE

#4401

Syndrome characterized by osteitis fibrosa disseminata, areas of pigmentation and endocrine dysfunction, with precocious puberty in females. Report of five cases.

“Albright’s syndrome”. With A. M. Butler, A. O. Hampton, and P. Smith.

1822 CE

#13314

System of surgical anatomy. Part first [all published]: On the structure of the groin, pelvis, and perineum. As connected with inguinal and femoral hernia; Tyeing the iliac arteries; and the operation of lithotomy. Illustrated by nine copper-plate engravings

Anderson trained at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, emigrated to America in 1820 and, after delivering a series of anatomical lectures in New York under the patronage of Valentine Mott, became affiliated w…

1925 CE

#2253

Tannic acid in the treatment of burns.

Introduction of tannic acid in the treatment of burns.

2001 CE

#6903

Tarnished Idol: William Thomas Green Morton and the introduction of surgical anesthesia. A chronicle of the ether controversy

The most comprehensive biography of Morton, and the most comprehensive account of the ether controversy between Morton and Charles Thomas Jackson.

1929 CE

#4433

Technik der Knochenbruchbehandlung.

Böhler introduced several new methods and devised new apparatus for the treatment of fractures. His clinic in Vienna became world-famous. 12-13th ed., 1951.

1912 CE

#14126

Technique chirurgicale infantile: Indications opératoires, opérations courantes.

Ombrédanne improved surgical techniques for the correction of undescended testicles, cleft palate and penile hypospadias in children.

1933 CE

#4902

Techniques des diverses sympathectomies lombaires.

Lumbar sympathectomy by the antero-lateral extraperitoneal approach.

1906 CE

#4475

Tecnica generale della amputazioni mucosi. Amputazioni plastico-ortopediche con metodo proprio secundo la proposta del Vanghetti. Dimonstrazioni pratiche.

Ceci was the first to operate on the lines suggested by Vanghetti.

1991 CE

#8138

Telepresence: Dextrous procedures in a virtual operating field.

The first teleoperated surgery. Funded by the U.S. Dept. of Defense, the first prototype of a telesurgery robot was developed at Stanford Research International (SRI) (Menlo Park, CA) and called the Green Telepresence…

1998 CE

#8139

Telesurgical laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

First teleoperated (robotic) surgery on a patient. "On March 3, 1997, I successfully performed the first “robotic” laparoscopic cholecystectomy on a 52-year old female patient who suffered from symptomatic…

1939 CE

#4403.3

Tendon transplanation in the upper extremity.

Correction to this article in Am. J. Surg., 1939, 44, 534.

1956 CE

#5729.3

The action of fluothane–a new volatile anaesthetic.

Halothane (“fluothane”) a non-inflammable and non-irritant anesthetic, was synthesized by C. W. Suckling at the I.C.I. Laboratories in Manchester.

1889 CE

#5620.1

The American armamentarium chirurgicum.

The most comprehensive trade catalogue of medical and surgical instruments and equipment published in America during the 19th century. Reprinted with introduction by James M. Edmondson and F. Terry Hambrecht, San Fran…

1834 CE

#10024

The anatomy and surgery of inguinal and femoral hernia.

Published in the same large folio format as Tuson's Myology (1828), this was the largest work on hernia ever published with multiple hand-colored. lift-up flats on three plates.

1892 CE

#3601

The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia.

Marcy wrote a great deal on hernia, describing high ligation of the sac, transplantion of the spermatic cord, and careful reconstruction of the inguinal canal. This work, illustrated with 66 full-page plates, is one o…

1807 CE

#3581

The anatomy and surgical treatment of inguinal and congenital hernia. London, Cox, 1804. The anatomy and surgical treatment of crural and umbilical hernia.

Cooper’s first book, luxuriously produced, in which he described for the first time the transversalis fascia, with full appreciation of its importance in hernia, as well as the superior pubic ligament with bears…

1830 CE

#4316.1

The anatomy, physiology, and diseases of the bones and joints.

The first American treatise on orthopedics. In his autobiography Gross wrote that, “The title was unfortunate; it should have been A practical treatise on fractures and dislocations, with an account of the disea…

1933 CE

#5715

The anesthetic action of divinyl oxide on humans.

Clinical application of divinyl ether.

1930 CE

#5713

The anesthetic properties of certain unsaturated ethers.

Demonstration of the anesthetic properties of divinyl ether.

1890 CE

#5798

The annals of the Barber-Surgeons of London, compiled from their records and other sources

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1939 CE

#5721.1

The art of anesthesia. 6th ed.

Flagg had an important influence on American anesthesia. The Flagg can is described on p. 148 of his book.

1983 CE

#12230

The artificial heart.

First published report on the first successful "permanent" artificial heart operation, in which DeVries implanted the Jarvik-7 artifical heart in Barney Clark, a patient affected with end-stage congestive heart failur…

2004 CE

#7109

The book of skin.

2008 CE

#7623

The Cambridge illustrated history of surgery.

1994 CE

#9860

The case books of Dr. John Snow. Edited by Richard H. Ellis.

1993 CE

#7592

The case books of John Hunter FRS, edited by Elizabeth Allen, J. L. Turk, and Reginald Murley.

The edition also provides invaluable information regarding Hunter's life and work, and a discussion of the existing Hunterian manuscripts and the record of their survival or loss. As an account of the unique story of …

1931 CE

#5785

The cause of “painful breasts” and treatment by means of ovarian residue.

Cutler was the first to employ ovarian hormone systematically in the treatment of chronic mastitis.

1901 CE

#5625

The cause of diffuse peritonitis complicating appendicitis and its prevention.

Ochsner was professor of clinical surgery at the University of Illinois. The above is reprinted in Med. Classics, 1940, 4, 600-26.

1946 CE

#5732.1

The centennial of surgical anesthesia. An annotated catalogue of books and pamphlets bearing on the early history of surgical anesthesia exibited at the Yale Medical Library.

1950 CE

#13808

The cerebral cortex of man: A clinical study of localization of function.

1935 CE

#4904

The clinical aspects of visceral neurology with special reference to the surgery of the sympathetic nervous system.

1948 CE

#4615.2

The clinical use of fluorescein in neurosurgery; localization of brain tumors.

Tumor localization by radio-isotopes. With W. T. Peyton, L. A. French, and W. W. Walker. Preliminary reports in Science, 1947, 106, 130-31; 1948, 107, 569-71.

1950 CE

#4435.3

The closed treatment of common fractures.

“A classic exposition of the non-operative approach” (Peltier).

1909 CE

#85

The collected papers of Joseph, Baron Lister. 2 vols.

Lister, a pupil of Sharpey, became Professor of Surgery successively at Glasgow, Edinburgh and King’s College, London. He was the first medical man in Britain to be raised to the peerage. The founder of the anti…

1911 CE

#10719

The control of bleeding in operations for brain tumors. With the description of silver "clips" for the occlusion of vessels inaccessible to the ligature.

Cushing introduced the use of silver clips in neurosurgery to control bleeding.

1891 CE

#5754.5

The correction of angular deformities of the nose by a subcutaneous operation.

The first reduction rhinoplasty to enhance the appearance of a patient. See No. 5755.3.

1907 CE

#5756.1

The correction of featural imperfections.

The first book on cosmetic surgery. Miller “was both a quack and surgical visionary, years ahead of his more academic colleagues” (Rogers).

1974 CE

#12343

The courage to fail: A social view of organ transplants and dialysis.

Includes chapters on the heart transplantation moratorium and the artificial heart.

1985 CE

#5768.7

The creation of aesthetic plastic surgery.

Reprints useful papers from Aesthetic plast. Surg., 1976-85. No index.

1996 CE

#11989

The cyberknife: A frameless robotic system for radiosurgery.

1971 CE

#8364

The cyrurgie of Guy de Chauliac. I Text (E.E.T.S., 265) Edited by Margaret S. Ogden.

Middle English text of Guy de Chauliac's surgery.

2003 CE

#8907

The dawn of neurosurgery. Rare books from the collection of Eugene S. Flamm.

1887 CE

#5754.4

The deformity termed “pug nose” and its correction, by a simple operation.

Roe invented the intranasal approach for corrective rhinoplasty.

1935 CE

#3034

The development of a new blood supply to the heart by operation.

By implantation of the pectoral muscle into the pericardium, Beck provided a collateral circulation to the heart for the relief of myocardial ischemia. This paper recorded the first operation on a man. It was preceded…

1975 CE

#5733.3

The development of anaesthetic apparatus. A history based on the Charles King Collection of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.

1947 CE

#5733

The development of inhalation anaesthesia, with special reference to the years 1846-1900.

Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, New series, No. 2. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1947 CE

#10822

The diagnosis of the acute abdomen in rhyme by Zeta.

Cope published this humorous version of his Early diagnosis of the acute abdomen under the pseudonym Zeta.

1901 CE

#4876

The division of the sensory root of the trigeminus for the relief of tic douloureux; an experimental, pathological, and clinical study, with a preliminary report of one surgically successful case.

Introduction of intracranial trigeminal neurotomy, using a modification of the techniques of Horsley (No. 4865) and Krause (No. 4871). Also published in Philad. med. J., 1901, 8, 1039-49.

1932 CE

#3554

The early diagnosis of acute intestinal obstruction with comments on pathology and treatment. With a report of successful decompression of three cases of mechanical bowel obstruction by nasal catheter suction siphonage.

Wangensteen’s apparatus for relief of acute intestinal obstruction. See also his Intestinal Obstructions: Physiological, pathological and clinical considerations with emphasis on therapy, including description o…

1970 CE

#4483.4

The early orthopaedic surgeons of America.