An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2022 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

15961 entries, 13944 authors and 1935 subjects. Updated: March 22, 2024

MARCY, Henry Orlando

3 entries
  • 3592.1

A new use of carbolized catgut ligatures.

Bost. med. surg. J., 85, 315-317, 1871.

Marcy was the first to stress the importance of reconstruction of the internal ring following reduction of the sac.



Subjects: SURGERY: General › Hernia
  • 3594

The radical cure of hernia by the antiseptic use of the carbolized catgut ligature.

Trans. Amer. med. Ass., 29, 295-305, 1878.

Marcy introduced antiseptic ligatures in the radical cure of hernia. See also No. 3601.



Subjects: SURGERY: General › Antisepsis / Asepsis, SURGERY: General › Hernia
  • 3601

The anatomy and surgical treatment of hernia.

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1892.

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 of the most spectacular of 19th century American surgical monographs. See No. 3594.



Subjects: SURGERY: General › Hernia