Operations that made history / Harold Ellis.

Author/creator Ellis, Harold, 1926-
Format Electronic
EditionSecond edition.
Publication InfoBoca Raton, FL : CRC Press, [2018]
Descriptionp. ; cm.
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Subjects

Contents The first ovariotomy -- Ligation of the abdominal aorta -- Ruptured ectopic pregnancy -- The first successful gastrectomy -- Splenectomy for rupture of the spleen -- Renal transplantation -- 'I dressed the wound and God healed him' -- The birth of anaesthesia -- The compound fracture -- Electrosurgery -- Minimal access surgery -- Queen Caroline's umbilical hernia -- Lord Nelson's amputation -- The sebaceous cyst of George IV -- Henry Thompson and two royal bladder stones -- The appendiceal abscess of Edward VII -- The empyema of George V -- The pneumonectomy of George VI -- Envoi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018030132
ISBN9780367001551 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN9781138334311 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBNebook

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