1911 CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939)
The control of bleeding in operations for brain tumors. With the description of silver "clips" for the occlusion of vessels inaccessible to the ligature.
Cushing introduced the use of silver clips in neurosurgery to control bleeding.
GMN 10719 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/12913
1925 JEFFERSON, Sir Geoffrey (1886 – 1961)
Report of a successful case of embolectomy.
First successful embolectomy in Britain.
GMN 3017 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5410
1928 TROTTER, Wilfred Batten Lewis (1872 – 1939); BIRLEY, James Leatham (1884 – 1934)
Traumatic aneurysm of the intracranial portion of the internal carotid artery. With a note by Wilfred Trotter.
In 1924 Wilfred Trotter(1872-1939) performed the first planned operation for intracranial aneurysm diagnosed pre-operatively.
GMN 3004.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5329
1928 CUSHING, Harvey Williams (1869 – 1939); BAILEY, Percival (1892 – 1973)
Tumors arising from the blood-vessels of the brain. Angiomatous malformations and hemangioblastomas.
GMN 13778 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16065
1932 –1933 DOTT, Norman McOmish (1897 – 1973)
Intracranial aneurysms: Cerebral arterioradiography: Surgical treatment.
The first planned intracranial operation for aneurysm.
GMN 4901 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5939
1936 OLIVECRONA, Herbert (1891 – 1980); BERGSTRAND, Karl Joseph Hilding (1886 – 1867); TÖNNIS, Wilhelm (1898 – 1978)
Gefässmissbildungen und Gefässgeschwülste des Gehirns.
Olivecrona first successfully removed an intracranial aneurysm in 1932.
GMN 4904.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5958
1938 DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)
Intracranial aneurysm of the internal carotid artery cured by operation.
Dandy was the first surgeon to directly clip an intracranial aneurysm.
GMN 11187 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13384
1944 DANDY, Walter Edward (1886 – 1946)
Intracranial arterial aneurysms.
GMN 11352 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13550
1960 JACOBSON, Julius H. (1927 – ); SUAREZ, Ernesto Luis (1932 – 2017)
Microsurgery in anastomosis of small vessels.
First demonstration of the value of the operating microscope in microsurgery.
GMN 3005.1 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/5334
