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1,553 entries match Surgery & Anesthesia [E04 / G02.403.810]

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1956

#5729.3

The action of fluothane–a new volatile anaesthetic.

RAVENTÓS I GAVIDÀ, Jaume (1905 – 1982) SUCKLING, Charles Walter (1920 – 2013)

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

1957

#4405.01

Atlas of arthroscopy.

WATANABE, Masaki (1911 – 1995)

The first atlas of arthroscopy, a major step in gaining wide acceptance of this operating technique. The color illustrations were prepared by an artist as available arthroscopes did not permit color photography. Watan…

1957

#11362

The principles and art of plastic surgery. 2 vols.

GILLIES, Sir Harold Delf (1882 – 1960) MILLARD, David Ralph Jr. (1919 – 2011)

1957

#13594

Intravenous infusion of bone marrow in patients receiving radiation and chemotherapy.

THOMAS, Edward Donnall (1920 – 2012) LOCHTE, Harry L. Jr. LU, Wan Ching & et al.

Thomas and colleagues reported the first bone marrow transplants. They described the treatment of six patients with cancers and/leukemia and one patient with multiple myeloma. Three of the patients died, two responded…

1958

#3047.12

Clinical use of an elastic Dacron prosthesis.

SZILAGYI, D. Emerick (1910 – 2009) & et al.

Arterial prosthesis. With L. C. France, R. F. Smith, and J. G. Whitcomb.

1958

#2578.30

Histocompatibility genes of the mouse.

SNELL, George Davis (1903 – 1996)

Snell made fundamental contributions to transplantation genetics. At his suggestion genes governing transplantation were called histocompatibility genes and Gorer’s Antigen II became Histocompatibility-2 (H-2). In 198…

1958

#5813.1

Milestones in modern surgery.

HURWITZ, Alfred (1909 – 1994) DEGENSHEIN, George A. (1918 – 1979)

Each chapter contains prefatory comments, a short biography of each main builder of the particular milestone (with portrait), and his surgical contribution reprinted or translated in full.

1958

#12561

Cold injury, ground type.

DEBAKEY, Michael Ellis (1908 – 2008)
DEBAKEY, Michael Ellis (1908 – 2008) WHAYNE, Tom French (1905 – )

Summary of what was learned about frostbite and trenchfoot encountered by military personel in World War II. Digital facsimile from U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.

1959

#3047.13

Ventricular aneurysm following myocardial infarction: Results of surgical treatment.

COOLEY, Denton Arthur (1920 – 2016)
COOLEY, Denton Arthur (1920 – 2016) & et al.

Cardiopulmonary bypass and open excision of the aneurysm. With W.S. Henly, K.H. Amad, & D.W. Chapman.

1959

#3666.2

One-stage homotransplantation of the liver following total hepatectomy in dogs.

MOORE, Francis Daniels (1913 – 2001)

With nine co-authors.

1959

#4405.02

Experiences with a finger-joint prosthesis.

BRANNON, Earl W. KLEIN, Gerold

First prosthetic device for replacement of destroyed finger-joints.

1959

#6548.1

The Royal College of Surgeons of England: A history.

COPE, Sir Vincent Zachary (1881 – 1974)

1959

#13146

Metabolic care of the surgical patient. Edited by Francis D. Moore.

MOORE, Francis Daniels (1913 – 2001)

"...This book, by authorities in the field, is up to date and well organized. A wide range of subjects, including surgical endocrinology and metabolism, is covered. Important subjects such as normal and abnormal conva…

1959

#13242

Speech and brain mechanisms.

PENFIELD, Wilder Graves (1891 – 1976)
PENFIELD, Wilder Graves (1891 – 1976) ROBERTS, Lamar (1919 – 1978)

1959

#13334

Transfusions et greffes de moelle osseuse homologue chez des humains irradiés a haute dos accidentellement.

MATHÉ, Georges (1922 – 2010) JAMMET, H. PENDIC, B. & et al.

Order of authorship in the original publication: Mathé, Jammet, Pendic et al. Mathé performed the first bone marrow graft between unrelated donors and hosts in order to save six Yugoslavian nuclear researchers who had…

1959

#13526

Quantitative studies of tissue transplantation immunity. IV. Induction of tolerance in newborn mice and studies on the phenomenon of Runt Disease.

BILLINGHAM, Rupert Everett (1921 – 2002)
BRENT, Leslie Baruch (1925 – 2019)
BRENT, Leslie Baruch (1925 – 2019)

First description of what became known as Graft-versus-host disease (GvDH). This the authors initially called "graft against host (GAH)." The authors cited three conditions, later known as the Billingham criteria, whi…

1959

#14227

Einführung in die stereotaktischen Operationen mit einem Atlas des menschlichen Gehirns. Introduction to stereotaxis with an atlas of the human brain. Large folio text plus 2 large folio binders of plates with captions.

BAILEY, Percival (1892 – 1973) SCHALTENBRAND, Georges (1897 – 1979)

One of the most elaborately produced medical books of the 20th century, with numerous very large plates folding out to the size of four folio sheets, and numerous photographs with plastic overlays.

1959

#14358

Trigeminal neuralgia: Its history and treatment.

STOOKEY, Byron (1887 – 1966) RANSOHOFF, Joseph (1915 – 2001)

Based on over 700 cases of trigeminalneuralgia which were seen and operated on by Dr. Stookey. The chapters on nonsurgical treatment, alcohol injection, and the statistical studies were prepared by Dr. Ransohoff.

1960

#3047.14

Studies on orthotopic homotransplantation of the canine heart.

LOWER, Richard Rowland (1929 – 2008) SHUMWAY, Norman Edward (1923 – 2006)

Important experimental technique (Shumway); reported eight heart homotransplants.

1960

#3005.1

Microsurgery in anastomosis of small vessels.

JACOBSON, Julius H. (1927 – ) SUAREZ, Ernesto Luis (1932 – 2017)

First demonstration of the value of the operating microscope in microsurgery.

1960

#5813.2

The surgeon’s glove.

RANDERS-PEHRSON, Justine (1910 – )

Contains an extensive bibliography.

1960

#7162

Le premier manuscrit chirurgical turc, rédigé par Charaf-ed-Din (1465), et illustré de 140 miniatures.

HUARD, Pierre Alphonse (1901 – 1983)
HUARD, Pierre Alphonse (1901 – 1983) GRMEK, Mirko Dražen (1924 – 2000)

An edition of BnF Ms. suppl. turc 693.

1960

#7878

Surgical diseases of the pancreas.

HOWARD, John Malone (1919 – 2011) JORDAN, George Lyman (1921 – )

The first comprehensive textbook on pancreatic disease.

1960

#7938

La trepanación del cráneo en el antiguo Perú.

LASTRES Y QUINONES, Juan B. (1902 – 1960) CABIESES, Fernando Molina (1920 – 2009)

1960

#12221

Complete replacement of the mitral valve. Successful clinical application of a flexible polyurethane prosthesis.

BRAUNWALD, Nina Starr (1928 – 1992)
BRAUNWALD, Nina Starr (1928 – 1992) COOPER, Theodore (1929 – 1993) MORROW, Andrew G. (1922 – 1982)

Braunwald was the first woman to perform open heart surgery. She was the first woman surgeon certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the first woman elected to the American Association for Thoracic Su…

1960

#12353

Thoracic surgery before the 20th century.

HOCHBERG, Lew A.

1960

#13195

The transplantation of tissues and organs.

WOODRUFF, Sir Michael Francis Addison (1911 – 2001)

Contains an unusually extensive bibliography.

1961

#4483.1

Geschichte der Orthopädie.

VALENTIN, Bruno (1885 – 1969)

1961

#3047.16

Mitral replacement: The shielded ball valve prothesis.

STARR, Albert (1926 – ) EDWARDS, Miles Lowell (1898 – 1982)

On September 21, 1960, Starr successfully inserted a “ball-in-cage” prosthetic valve (the Starr-Edwards heart valve) into a patient’s mitral valve, which was severely diseased as a result of rheumatic fever. This was …

1961

#4405.1

Arthroplasty of the hip: a new operation.

CHARNLEY, Sir John (1911 – 1982)

Total hip replacement; Charnley arthroplasty.

1961

#5813.3

Great ideas in the history of surgery.

ZIMMERMAN, Leo M. (1898 – 1980) VEITH, Ilza (1915 – 2013)

1961

#11993

Surgical exposure of the internal auditory canal and is contents through the middle cranial fossa.

HOUSE, William Fouts

House, an otologist, pioneered exploration of the internal auditory canal and removal of acoustic neuromas through the microscope. His success stimulated neurosurgeons to pursue the application of the operating micros…

1962

#3047.17

Homograft replacement of the aortic valve.

ROSS, Donald Nixon (1922 – 2014)

Homograft valve placed below coronary orifice, a single page report. The first complete report on the "Ross procedure" was "Homotransplantation of the aortic valve in the subcoronary posittion," J. thorac. cardiovasc.…

1962

#4405.2

Treatment of scoliosis: Correction and internal fixation by spine instrumentation.

HARRINGTON, Paul Randall (1911 – 1980)
HARRINGTON, Paul Randall (1911 – 1980)

The “Harrington rod” system for scoliosis and spine fracture surgery.

1962

#7946

Peresadka zhiznenno vazhnykh organov v eksperimente. Experimental transplantation of vital organs. Authorized translation from the Russian by Basil Haigh.

DEMIKHOV, Vladimir Petrovich (Влади́мир Петро́вич Де́михов) (1916 – 1998)
DEMIKHOV, Vladimir Petrovich (Влади́мир Петро́вич Де́михов) (1916 – 1998) HAIGH, Basil (1919 – 2005)

Demikhov coined the term transplantology, and this work, first published in Russian in 1960, and translated and published in 1962 in New York, Berlin and Madrid, was the first monograph on transplantation of organs an…

1962

#11602

Heart-lung bypass: Principles and techniques of extracorporeal circulation.

GALLETTI, Pierre M. (1927 – 1997) BRECHER, Gerhard A.

1963

#3666.3

Homotransplantation of the liver in humans.

STARZL, Thomas Earl (1926 – 2017)
STARZL, Thomas Earl (1926 – 2017)

First human liver transplant (three patients; one died during operation, the second after 7.5 days, and the third after 22 days). With five co-authors.

1963

#3020.2

A method for extraction of arterial emboli and thrombi.

FOGARTY, Thomas J. (1934 – )

Introduction of the balloon catheter in arterial embolectomy. With J. J. Cranley, R. J. Krause, E. S. Strasser and C. D. Hafner.

1963

#4435.5

Fractures, dislocations and fracture-dislocations of the spine.

HOLDSWORTH, Sir Frank Wild (1904 – 1969)

Holdsworth classification of spinal injuries.

1963

#4435.6

Injuries involving the epiphyseal plate.

SALTER, Robert Bruce (1924 – 2010) HARRIS, W. Robert (1922 – 2005)

Standard classification of growth plate fractures in children.

1963

#5813.4

The story of wound healing and wound repair.

WHIPPLE, Allen Oldfather (1881 – 1963)

See No. 3659.1.

1963

#6941

Effect of the laser beam on the skin.

GOLDMAN, Leon (1906 – 1997)

One of the first papers on the application of lasers in medicine. In 1961 Goldman became the first researcher to use a laser to treat a human skin disease when he treated melanoma. The method later became popular in r…

1963

#8835

The journal of James Yonge, Plymouth surgeon (1647-1721). Edited by F. N. L. Poynter.

POYNTER, Frederick Noel Lawrence (1908 – 1979) YONGE, James (1646 – 1721)

A complete account of Yonge's life from the age of ten until the age of 61. "It is considered to be the most important diary of the 17th century after those of Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn.[1] In it Yonge mentioned fa…

1963

#14103

Recurrent Dupuytren's contracture.

HUESTON, John (1926 – 1993)

Hueston described Dupuytren's diathesis, including early onset, bilateral involvement, postive family history, and presence of ectopic lesions. He noted that patents presenting Dupuytren's diathesis experience more se…

1964

#3047.18

Homograft aortic valve replacement in aortic incompetence and stenosis.

BARRATT-BOYES, Sir Brian Gerald (1924 – 2006)

Subcoronary homograft valve; report on 44 patients, of whom 41 survived. Barratt-Boyes was a pioneering cardiac surgeon in New Zealand.

1964

#3047.19

Heart transplantation in man: Developmental studies and report of a case.

HARDY, James Daniel (1918 – 2003) & et al.

Heart transplant from a chimpanzee into a man; unsuccessful. Hardy was expecting the donor heart to be obtained from a relatively young patient dying of brain damage, but the patient went into terminal myocardial fail…

1964

#4405.3

Replantation of severed arms.

MCKHANN, Charles Freemont (1930 – ) MALT, Ronald A. (1931 – 2002)

First successful reattachment of a completely amputated human limb.

1964

#5813.5

A short history of surgical dressings.

ELLIOTT, Isabelle Mary Zena

Based on material collected by James Rawling Elliott (1905-1958).

1964

#8719

Give and take: The development of tissue transplantation.

MOORE, Francis Daniels (1913 – 2001)

1964

#11694

Successful two-stage correction of transposition of the great vessels.

MUSTARD, William Thornton (1914 – 1987)

The Mustard cardiovascular procedure, which "allows total correction of transposition of the great vessels. The procedure employs a baffle to redirect caval blood flow to the left atrium which then pumps blood to the …