1936 HENRY, Arnold Kirkpatrick (1886 – 1962)

Operation for femoral hernia by a midline extraperitoneal approach; with a preliminary note on the use of this route for reducible inguinal hernia.

Henry’s operation for femoral hernia.

GMN 3611 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4500

1942 TANNER, Norman Cecil (1906 – 1982)

A ‘slide’ operation for inguinal and femoral hernia.

The Tanner slide operation as a relaxing incision.

GMN 3611.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4503

1948 MCVAY, Chester B. (1911 – 1987)

Inguinal and femoral hernioplasty: anatomic repair.

The McVay or Cooper ligament repair.

GMN 3611.2 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4504

1969 SHEARBURN, Edwin W. (1913 – ); MYERS, Richard N. (1929 – )

Shouldice repair for inguinal hernia.

The Canadian or Shouldice repair.

GMN 3611.3 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4507

1970 LICHTENSTEIN, Irving Lester (1920 – 2000)

Hernia repair without disability.

First monograph on ambulatory hernia surgery. Second edition published by Ishiyaku Euroamerica in 1986 was retitled: Hernia repair without disability: A surgical atlas illustrating the anatomy, technique, and physiolo…

GMN 3611.4 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/4508