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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.

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  • Illustrations of the great operations of surgery, trepan, hernia, amputation, aneurism, and lithotomy / By Charles Bell.
  • Illustrations of the great operations of surgery, trepan, hernia, amputation, aneurism, and lithotomy / By Charles Bell.
  • Illustrations of the great operations of surgery, trepan, hernia, amputation, aneurism, and lithotomy / By Charles Bell.
  • M0007317: Surgeon operating in the ward of a hospital
  • A system of practical surgery, including all the recent discoveries and operations / [John Lizars].
  • A system of practical surgery, including all the recent discoveries and operations / [John Lizars].
  • Atlas and epitome of operative surgery / by Otto Zuckerkandl ; authorized translation from the German ; edited by J. Chalmers Da Costa.
  • A system of practical surgery, including all the recent discoveries and operations / [John Lizars].
  • M0007321: Female barber-surgeons attending to a patient
  • A system of practical surgery, including all the recent discoveries and operations / [John Lizars].
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