Stories
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A history of twins in science
For thousands of years, twins have been a source of fascination in mythology, religion and the arts. Since the 19th century, they have also been the subject of scientific study and experimentation.
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The blight of the ballooning blood vessels
In 1817 an emergency operation on a London porter was hailed a ‘success’ despite the patient’s swift demise. Find out how this case became a landmark in vascular surgery.
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The making of ‘Quacks’
How do you create a medical comedy that’s authentic and laugh-out-loud funny?
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The case of the cancerous stomach
Steak and schnitzel were on the menu again after Theodor Billroth successfully excised a woman’s stomach cancer in 1881. Remarkably, today’s surgeons still perform the same procedure, with slight modifications.
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Drei chirurgische Abhandlungen, über die plastische Chirurgie des Celsus, über organische Verwachsung, und den in das Fleisch gewachsenen Nagel / von Eduard Zeis.
Zeis, Eduard.Date: 1843- Books
Fondements historiques du principe de la reconstruction en chirurgie vasculaire / par Charles Hahn.
Hahn, Charles.Date: 1985- Videos
Open hearts.
Date: 1987- Books
Technological change in modern surgery : historical perspectives on innovation / edited by Thomas Schlich and Christopher Crenner.
Date: 2017- Books
Another way of thinking : the life and works of Julius Szymanowski, the real father of plastic reconstructive surgery / Klaas Marck.
Marck, Klaas W.Date: [2018]