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1880–1889

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1889

#3570

Experience with early operative interference in cases of disease of the vermiform appendix.

Describes (p. 678) “McBurney’s point”: “The seat of greatest pain, determined by the pressure of one finger, has been very exactly between an inch and a half and two inches from the anterior spinous process of the ili…

1889

#3177

Ueber die Grundsätze der Behandlung von Eiterungen in starrwandigen Höhlen, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Empyems der Pleura.

First thoracotomy for empyema.

1889 –1892

#3298

A treatise on diseases of the nose and throat. 2 vols.

Bosworth, a pioneer of American rhinology, advanced an important theory of the causation of ozena.

1889

#3299

Diagnosis and treatment of abscess of the antrum.

Classic paper on sinusitis.

1889

#3300

Beiträge zur Resection der Cartilago quadrangularis narium zur Heilung der Skoliosis septi.

The Operation of partial excision of the cartilage for the treatment of deflections of the nasal septum was perfected by Krieg.

1889

#3301

Des abscès du sinus maxillaire.

See No. 3305.

1889

#3302

Die ersten Operationen in der Kehlklopfshöhle vom Munde aus, bei der Durchleuchtung des Kehlkopfes von aussen.

The first laryngeal operation through the mouth with external illumination.

1889

#3598

Nuovo metodo per la cura radicale dell’ ernia inguinale.

Bassini’s operation for the radical cure of inguinal hernia. His first account was unillustrated. Translation in J. Hist. Med., 1966, 21, 401-07. Bassini expanded his paper into an illustrated book with the same title…

1889

#3599

The radical cure of hernia.

Simultaneously with Bassini, Halsted devised the modern operation for the radical cure of inguinal hernia. This is known as the Halsted I repair. Later his technique differed much from that of Bassini. See also his la…

1889

#3632

Acute pancreatitis; a consideration of pancreatic hemorrhage, hemorrhagic suppurative, and gangrenous pancreatitis, and of disseminated fat necrosis.

Fitz described three forms of acute pancreatitis, and made the earliest suggestion that disseminated fat necrosis is the result of a pathologic process in the pancreas.

1889

#3916

Ueber Haemochromatose.

Recklinghausen gave to hemochromatosis its present name.

1889

#3392

Ueber die Gründsätze der Behandlung von Eiterungen in starrwandigen Höhlen, mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des Empyems der Pleura.

Küster and von Bergmann developed the Operation of radical mastoidectomy.

1889

#4095

Lupus pernio de la face; synovites fongueuses (scrofulo-tuberculeuses) symétriques des extrémités supérieures.

Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease, Boeck’s sarcoid. Boeck (No. 4128) wrote a classic paper on the subject and later Schaumann’s paper (No. 4149) resulted in a triple eponym. (See No. 4067).

1889

#4096

A case of erythema with remarkable nodular thickening and induration of skin, associated with intermittent albuminuria.

Erythema elevatum diutinum (“Bury’s disease”).

1889

#4096.1

Xanthélasma disséminé et symétrique, sans insufficance hépatique.

In 1889 Chauffard gave an important description of pseudoxanthoma elasticum. Further reports on his patient were published by Besnier and Doyon, Darier, and Hallopeau and Laffitte, the last in Ann. Derm. Syph. (Paris)…

1889

#4097

De la psorospermose folliculaire végétante.

Dyskeratosis follicularis was so well described by Darier that it is universally known as “Darier’s disease”. J. C. White also described it (see No. 4093) and the first description is accredited to H.C. Lutz (No. 4050).

1889

#4099

Des érythèmes papuleux fessiers post-érosifs.

“Jacquet’s disease”, “Jacquet’s dermatitis”, papulo-lenticular erythema of the napkin area.

1889

#4100

Ueber das Ulerythema ophryogenes, eine noch nicht beschriebene Hautkrankheit.

Ulerythema ophryogenes (“Taenzer’s disease”) first described.

1889

#4101

Sur une nouvelle forme de dermatite pustuleuse chronique en foyer à progression excentrique.

Pyodermite végétante. Hallopeau described a suppurative form of Neumann’s pemphigus vegetans.

1889

#4860.1

A contribution to the surgery of the spine.

Posterior rhizotomy.

1889

#4861

The treatment of epilepsy.

Alexander was the first to attempt the treatment of epilepsy by surgical means. He removed the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1889

#4861.1

A case in which acute spasmodic pain in the left lower extremity was completely relieved by sub-dural division of the posterior roots of certain spinal nerves, all other treatment having proved useless. Death from sudden collapse and cerebral haemorrhage on the twelfth day after the operation, at the commencement of apparent convalescence.

Posterior rhizotomy.

1889

#4862

Die temporäre Resektion der Schädeldaches an Stelle der Trepanation.

Osteoplastic flap operation. Wagner’s method of opening the skull made a large area of the brain more easily accessible than by trephining. Translation in J. Neurosurg., 1962, 19, 1099.

1889

#3694.1

Bibliographie français de l’art dentaire.

Concerns the French literature of dentistry.

1889

#4351

Zur Symptomatologie des multiplen Myeloms.

“Kahler’s disease” – multiple myeloma.

1889

#4183.1

Zur Operation der angeborenen Blasenspalte.

First enterocystoplasty.

1889

#4184

Lehrbuch der Kystoskopie.

Nitze introduced the cystoscope in 1877 (see No. 4175) and in 1889 published his important monograph on cystoscopy.

1889

#5149

Ueber den Tetanusbacillus.

Kitasato obtained a pure culture of the tetanus bacillus, Cl. tetani.

1889

#5157

Sur un moyen de diagnostic rapide de la morve.

Straus reaction for the diagnosis of glanders.

1889

#4976.1

L’Automatisme psychologique.

Janet argued that “hysterical symptoms are due to subconscious fixed ideas that have been isolated and usually forgotten. Split off from consciousness – ‘dissociated’ – they embody painful experiences, but become auto…

1889

#5486

Drüsenfieber.

“Pfeiffer’s disease”. He is sometimes credited with the original description of infectious mononucleosis, ascribed to Filatov. Pfeiffer’s paper is a most comprehensive discussion of the clinical aspects of the disease.

1889

#5504

Ueber örtliche Rötheln.

First description of acute infectious erythema, “fifth disease”, called also “Sticker’s disease” after the latter’s description of it in Z. prakt. Aerzte, 1899, 8, 353.

1889

#5934

Keratitis punctata superficialis.

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis first described.

1889

#5935

Lehrbuch der Augenheilkunde.

Fuchs’s textbook was an outstanding contribution to the literature, and was translated into many languages. The last English edition appeared in 1933.

1889

#5936

Conjonctivite infectieuse transmise par les animaux.

Parinaud described an infectious tuberculous conjunctivitis transmissible from animals to man. In 1924 Gifford suggested the name “Parinaud’s oculo-glandular syndrome” as a more suitable description. See also Rec. Oph…

1889

#5620

Experimental surgery.

Senn made important experimental studies on air embolism, introduced a method of diagnosing intestinal perforation by means of insufflation of hydrogen (see No. 3494), and used X-rays in the treatment of leukemia. He …

1889

#5620.1

The American armamentarium chirurgicum.

The most comprehensive trade catalogue of medical and surgical instruments and equipment published in America during the 19th century. Reprinted with introduction by James M. Edmondson and F. Terry Hambrecht, San Fran…

1889

#5435

History and pathology of vaccination. 2 vols.

This very full history of the subject caused a good deal of controversy; see the review of it in Lancet, 1890, 1, 470-72. Crookshank was an opponent of vaccination.

1889

#6088

Die Tripperansteckung beim weiblichen Geschlechte.

1889

#6200

Die Conjugata eines engen Beckens ist keine konstante Grosse, sondem lässt sich durch die Körperhaltung der Trägerin verändem.

Description of the “Walcher position”.

1889

#5205

Il virus dell’ ulcera venerea.

Announcement of the discovery of Haemophilus ducreyi (Ducrey’s bacillus), causal organism in chancroid.

1889 –1900

#5226

Die Litteratur über die venerischen Krankheiten von der ersten Schriften über Syphilis aus dem Ende des fünfzehnten Jahrhunderts bis zum Jahre 1889. (Supplement Band I. Enthält die Litteratur von 1889-99 und Nachträge aus früherer Zeit.) 5 vols.

Reprinted Nieuwkoop, De Graaf 1966.

1889

#5240

Sul ciclo evolutivo dei parassiti malarica nella febbre terzana.

Golgi showed that the parasite of quartan differs from that of tertian malarial fever. English translation in Kean (No. 2268.1).

1889

#6243

A case of Caesarean section for contracted pelvis.

Champney’s advocacy for the Sänger operation was a powerful factor in its adoption in Britain.

1889

#6244

Eclampsia gravidarum: eene nieuwe indicatie voor sectie caesarea.

Halbertsma first performed Caesarean section in puerperal convulsions.

1889

#233

Natural inheritance.

By the employment of statistical methods Galton propounded a “law of filial regression”. This book represents the first statistical study of biological variation and inheritance.

1889

#6606

Les difformes et les malades dans l’art.

Reprinted Amsterdam, B.M.Israël, 1972

1889 –1890

#4098

A rare form of lupus (marginatus).

“Hilliard’s lupus”. Hutchinson made an innovation in terminology when he named the disease after the patient instead of the physician describing it. The Archives, which ran to 11 volumes, were written entirely by Hutc…

1889

#7335

Die Neuroblasten und deren Entstehung im embryonalen Mark.

In this paper on neuroblasts (young neurons) and their development in the embryonic spinal cord, His coined the term, “dendrite,” for what had been called protoplasmic processes since the term was introduced by Deiter…

1889

#7996

Electrical stimulation of the heart in man.

MacWilliams described experiments in which application of an electrical impulse to the human heart in asystole caused a ventricular contraction, and that a heart rhythm of 60–70 beats per minute could be evoked by imp…