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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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Duelling doctors
An enduring enthusiasm for 18th-century gentlemen to defend their ‘honour’ by duelling placed doctors in a delicate position. Specially when they faced being shot themselves.
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Sharing breastmilk with parents
Alev Scott donated her frozen breastmilk to a hospital milk bank, but she was curious about other routes. Here she explores commercial operations and informal private arrangements.
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Small intestine biopsy.
Date: Between 1900 and 1999- Digital Images
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Small intestine mucosa
S. Schuller- Digital Images
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Small intestine: tuberculous ileitis
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Small intestine channel of hand taiyang, Chinese woodcut
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Small intestine from a case of leucocythaemia
Godart, Thomas