Stories
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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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The castration effect
Discover how testosterone – or the lack of it – affects the male body, from eunuch slaves to castrato singers, and on to hormone reduction in modern prostate cancer treatment.
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Why gene editing can never eliminate disability
In a world where DNA testing and gene editing offer ways to eliminate certain disabilities, Jaipreet Virdi explores a more accepting and inclusive approach.
Catalogue
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Simultaneous ligation of both internal iliac arteries for hypertrophy of the prostate gland (Bier's method) / by Willy Meyer.
Meyer, Willy, 1858-1932.Date: 1894- Books
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The galvano-cautery sound and its application, especially in hypertrophy of the prostate : with reports of cases / by Robert Newman.
Newman, Robert, 1830-1903.Date: 1887- Books
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Further experience in the effect of the simultaneous ligation of both internal iliac arteries for hypertrophy of the prostate gland / by Willy Meyer.
Meyer, Willy, 1858-1932.Date: 1896- Books
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A case of large secondary prostatic calculus, removed by perinaeal incision / by T. Herbert Barker.
Barker T. Herbert (Thomas Herbert), 1814-1865.Date: 1847- Books
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On some points in the surgery of the urinary organs / by Reginald Harrison.
Harrison, Reginald, 1837-1908.Date: 1888