An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”
16066 entries, 14153 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 29, 2024
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Perforating inflammation of the vermiform appendix, with special reference to its early diagnosis and treatment.Trans. Ass. Amer. Phys., 1, 107-44, 1886.A conclusive demonstration of the pathology and symptoms of disease of the vermiform appendix. Fitz invented the term “appendicitis”; his paper, which records 25 cases collected by himself, convinced physicians of the need to remove the appendix immediately if threatening symptoms did not subside within 24 hours. Reprinted in Med. Classics, 1938, 2, 459-91. Subjects: SURGERY: General › Appendicitis Permalink: historyofmedicine.com/id/4081 |