Report on the surgical considerations in regard to the propriety of an operation for the separation of Eng and Chang Bunker, commonly known as the Siamese twins : deduced from an autopsy made by the commission appointed by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, February, 1874 / by William H. Pancoast.

  • Pancoast, William Henry, 1834-1897.
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[1875]
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Credit: Report on the surgical considerations in regard to the propriety of an operation for the separation of Eng and Chang Bunker, commonly known as the Siamese twins : deduced from an autopsy made by the commission appointed by the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, February, 1874 / by William H. Pancoast. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    REPORT ON THE SURGICAL CONSIDERATION'S IN REGARD TO THE PROPRIETY OF AN OPERATION FOR THE SEPARATION OF ENG AND CHANG BUNKER, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE SIAMESE TWINS. DEDUCED FROM AN AUTOPSY MADE BY THE COMMISSION APPOINTED BY THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY, 1874. By . WILLIAM H. PANCOAST, M.D., PROFESSOR OF GENERAL, DESCRIPTIVE, AND SURGICAL ANATOMY IN THE JEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE, ONE OF THE SURGEONS TO THE PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL, CONSULTING SURGEON TO THE CHARITY HOSPITAL, ETC. [Read May 5, 1875.] The news of the death of the Siamese Twins, Eng- and Chang Bunker, which occurred at the residence of the former at Mount Airy, North Carolina, January 17, 1874, was widely published, and caused much interest and discussion among medical men and the public generally. The twins, about 63 years old at the time of their death, as stated by their families, had, during the greater portion of their lives, sup- ported themselves by exhibiting their curious bond of union, so as ultimately to have accumulated what was to them a handsome competence. To advance their