Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Surgery of the Prostate, Pancreas, diaphragm, spleen, thyroid and hydrocephalus; a historical review

Surgery of the Prostate, Pancreas, diaphragm, spleen, thyroid and hydrocephalus; a historical review

Benjamin Merrill Ricketts

Paperback

Medical ReferenceGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353606977
ISBN13: 9789353606978
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 30 2019
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.54 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
A rare, uncompromising window into the birth of modern operative medicine. In this historical surgery review, surgeon Benjamin Merrill Ricketts surveys the bold experiments and hard-won advances that made it possible to cut safely into the prostate, pancreas, diaphragm, spleen, thyroid, and even the fluid-filled brain. These operations changed modern medicine. Drawn from nineteenth century surgery and the dawn of early twentieth century medicine, his narrative blends case observations, critical commentary, and close reading of the surgical literature to create a classic surgical text that still speaks to the craft, courage, and ethics of the operating theatre. For readers in search of a serious medical history book and a dependable medical history reference, Ricketts offers more than anecdote: he patiently follows prostate surgery history and pancreatic surgery history from hazardous improvisation to increasingly standardised technique, charts the history of endocrine surgery through pioneering work on the thyroid, and reviews the evolving history of hydrocephalus treatment alongside procedures on the spleen and diaphragm. As a reference for surgeons, medical historians, and thoughtful general readers, and as a subtle centrepiece in any antique medical book collection, it illuminates how ideas, instruments, and anatomy converged to redefine what could be cured. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today, a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

2 different editions

Also available

Also in

Medical Reference

View All