Stories
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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 tale of the toxic kidneys
In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.
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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 mystery of the malignant brain
In 1884 a neurologist successfully used a patient’s symptoms, plus a new kind of map, to locate a brain tumour. Discover how his best-laid plans for treatment worked out.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Iop: Hysterectomy - Outcomes physcial post operative complications
Date: 1999-2005Reference: SA/WHL/12/15/10Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Iop: Hysterectomy - Outcomes / Post Operative Quality of Life / Sexuality / Psychology
Date: 1991-2002Reference: SA/WHL/12/15/9Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Books
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Classification of surgical operations : for use in Hospital Activity Analysis and in the Hospital In-patient Enquiry / Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.
Great Britain. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys.Date: 1971- Books
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Surgical cases and essays / by Rushton Parker.
Parker, Rushton, 1847-1932.Date: 1882- Books
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Surgical and pathological observations / by Edwin Canton.
Canton, Edwin, 1817-1885.Date: 1855