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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Fashion for an unruly body
One weekend, just before an operation to correct her scoliosis, Rosalind Jana stopped trying to hide her body. Read how those two days helped her step into the future.
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Mistakes and perfect medicine
This week our anonymous GP reflects on how a mistake made in a busy, stressful environment could have had serious consequences.
Catalogue
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Developmental technology of gastric surgery : 1521 to present / by Karel B. Absolon.
Absolon, Karel B.Date: 1987, ©1986- Books
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The surgery of the spine / by J. William White.
White, J. William (James William), 1850-1916.Date: 1889- Books
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Tubercular conditions of the spine requiring surgical and mechanical relief / by De Forest Willard.
Willard, De Forest, 1846-1910.Date: 1905- Videos
Disorders of the skeletal system : spondylolisthesis.
Date: 1976- Books
Testimonials in favour of John Bishop, M.D., Edin., Master in Surgery, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh : candidate for the office of assistant surgeon to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary / [John Bishop].
Bishop, John, 1841-Date: [1877?]