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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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Coleridge’s hypochondria
An intense focus on his own bodily sensations led poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge to self-medicate with narcotics. But this fascination also put Coleridge ahead of the medical sensibilities of his day.
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Healing hearts and saving lives
Cardiology is a prestigious specialism, known for its life-saving, heroic staff. But a doctor’s training eventually reveals other, less obvious ways to save lives.
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Surgical emergencies.
Sargent, Percy William George, Sir.Date: 1907- Books
Surgical emergencies / by Percy Sargent.
Sargent, Percy W. G. (Percy William George), 1873-Date: 1907- Books
Surgical emergencies / by Russell Howard.
Howard, Russell, 1875-Date: 1924- Books
Surgical emergencies / Arthur H. Bostock.
Bostock, Arthur H.Date: [1931?]- Books
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Surgical emergencies and accidents / by J.G. Gilchrist.
Gilchrist, J. G.Date: 1884