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Ovariotomy

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  • Baker-Brown-type cautery clamp, Paris, France, 1867-1900
  • Spencer Wells-type obstetrics clamp, Paris, France, 1870-190
  • Serrenoeud, London, England, 1885-1896
  • Koeberlé-type obstetric clamp, Paris, France, 1870-1900
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Works

  • view Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D., "the father of ovariotomy" : with valuable scientific treatises and interesting monographs on ovariotomy, and eulogistic letters, and addresses by eminent members of the medical profession in Europe and America / by M.T. Valentine.
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    Biography of Ephraim McDowell, M.D., "the father of ovariotomy" : with valuable scientific treatises and interesting monographs on ovariotomy, and eulogistic letters, and addresses by eminent members of the medical profession in Europe and America / by M.T. Valentine.

    Valentine, M. T. (Mary Thompson) | Date: 1897
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    Clay, Charles (1801-1893), ovariotomist, Manchester

    Clay, Charles, 1801-1893. | Date: 1842-1890 | Reference: MSS.5747-5748
  • view Fourteen cases of ovariotomy / by Thomas Keith.
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    Fourteen cases of ovariotomy / by Thomas Keith.

    Keith, Thomas, 1827-1895 | Date: 1864
  • view Baker-Brown-type cautery clamp, Paris, France, 1867-1900
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    Baker-Brown-type cautery clamp, Paris, France, 1867-1900

    Science Museum, London
  • view The castration of cryptorchid horses and the ovariotomy of troublesome mares / by Fred. T.G. Hobday.
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    The castration of cryptorchid horses and the ovariotomy of troublesome mares / by Fred. T.G. Hobday.

    Hobday, Frederick T. G. (Frederick Thomas George), Sir, 1870-1939. | Date: 1903
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