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  • view The operative treatment of intra-thoracic effusion / by Norman Porritt.
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    The operative treatment of intra-thoracic effusion / by Norman Porritt.

    Porritt, Norman, 1858- | Date: [1883?]
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    Surgical anatomy / by Joseph Maclise.

    Maclise, Joseph | Date: 1859
  • view Outlines of the lectures on surgery / delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, bart at St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals.
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    Outlines of the lectures on surgery / delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, bart at St. Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals.

    Cooper, Astley, Sir, 1768-1841 | Date: 1822
  • view Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Chirurgie : nach dem heutigen Standpunkte der Wissenschaft.
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    Lehrbuch der allgemeinen Chirurgie : nach dem heutigen Standpunkte der Wissenschaft.

    Fischer, Hermann Eberhard, 1831-1919. | Date: 1887
  • view Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d'anatomie chirurgicale / par Cl. Bernard et Ch. Huette (de Montargis).
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    Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d'anatomie chirurgicale / par Cl. Bernard et Ch. Huette (de Montargis).

    Bernard, Claude, 1813-1878 | Date: 1856
  • view A manual of operative surgery / By Lewis A. Stimson.
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    A manual of operative surgery / By Lewis A. Stimson.

    Stimson, Lewis Atterbury, 1844-1917 | Date: 1885
  • view Elements of surgery / by Robert Liston.
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    Elements of surgery / by Robert Liston.

    Liston, Robert, 1794-1847 | Date: 1831
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    The circumcision of Christ. Plaster sculpture.

    | Reference: 4528i
  • view A surgeon lancing a grimacing man's shoulder. Engraving by J. Coelemans, 1703, after D. Teniers, the younger, 1678.
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    A surgeon lancing a grimacing man's shoulder. Engraving by J. Coelemans, 1703, after D. Teniers, the younger, 1678.

    Teniers, David, 1610-1690 | Date: [17--] | Reference: 22498i
    Part of: Recueil d'estampes d'après les tableaux des peintres les plus célèbres d'Italie, des Pays-Bas et de France, qui sont à Aix dans le cabinet de M. Boyer d'Aguilles
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    Two surgeons performing an operation; a nurse at their side. Etching by John Copley, 1948.

    Copley, John, 1875-1950 | Date: 1948 | Reference: 576639i
  • view Traité de chirurgie d'urgence / par Félix Lejars.
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    Traité de chirurgie d'urgence / par Félix Lejars.

    Lejars, Félix, 1863-1932. | Date: 1899
  • view A system of surgery / by Charles B. Ball [and others] ; edited by Frederick Treves.
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    A system of surgery / by Charles B. Ball [and others] ; edited by Frederick Treves.

    | Date: 1896-1898
  • view A surgeon extracting a guinea worm from a man's leg, in the background is a similar scene after a successful operation, a surgeon is holding a long worm. Photograph of a halftone after an engraving by J. Luyken.
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    A surgeon extracting a guinea worm from a man's leg, in the background is a similar scene after a successful operation, a surgeon is holding a long worm. Photograph of a halftone after an engraving by J. Luyken.

    Luiken, Jan, 1649-1712 | Reference: 22554i
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    The human bladder: two figures showing growths in which bladder stones may be found; with instruments for puncturing the bladder, and a bladder stone (fig. 6, lower left). Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

    Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 | Date: [MDCCXLIII [1743]] | Reference: 2823234i
  • view Asepsis and antisepsis in abdominal surgery and gynaecology : for guidance in medical homes and private practice. / By H. MacNaughton-Jones.
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    Asepsis and antisepsis in abdominal surgery and gynaecology : for guidance in medical homes and private practice. / By H. MacNaughton-Jones.

    MacNaughton-Jones, H. (Henry), 1844-1918. | Date: 1898
  • view Chirurgische Technik / von Friedrich von Esmarch und Ernst Kowalzig.
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    Chirurgische Technik / von Friedrich von Esmarch und Ernst Kowalzig.

    Esmarch, Friedrich von, 1823-1908 | Date: 1893-1894
  • view Schlemm's Operations-Uebungen am Cadaver dargestellt und als Leitfaden für dieselben bearbeitet / von Fr. Ravoth.
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    Schlemm's Operations-Uebungen am Cadaver dargestellt und als Leitfaden für dieselben bearbeitet / von Fr. Ravoth.

    Ravoth, Fr., 1816-1878 | Date: 1845
  • view Six cross-sections through a foot. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.
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    Six cross-sections through a foot. Coloured lithograph by M. Hanhart after C. Heath after J.B. Léveillé.

    Léveillé, J. B. F. (Jean Baptiste François), 1769-1829 | Date: 1875 | Reference: 23252i
  • view Modern surgery : general and operative / by John Chalmers Da Costa.
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    Modern surgery : general and operative / by John Chalmers Da Costa.

    Da Costa, J. Chalmers (John Chalmers), 1863-1933 | Date: 1907
  • view The operations of surgery : a systematic handbook for practitioners, students and hospital surgeons.
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    The operations of surgery : a systematic handbook for practitioners, students and hospital surgeons.

    Jacobson, W. H. A | Date: 1889
  • view Étude comparative des diverses méthodes de l'exérèse : thèse présentée au concours pour l'agrégation (section de chirurgie) / par Ch. Monod.
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    Étude comparative des diverses méthodes de l'exérèse : thèse présentée au concours pour l'agrégation (section de chirurgie) / par Ch. Monod.

    Monod, Charles, 1843-1921. | Date: 1875
  • view Emergency surgery, for the general practitioner.
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    Emergency surgery, for the general practitioner.

    Sluss, John W. (John William), 1867- | Date: 1910
  • view De spinae dorsi distorsionibus et pede equino disquisito pathologico-therapeutica, adjecta novarum machinarum a viro celeberrimo Langenbeck inventarum descriptione : Dissertatio inauguralis, quam gratiosi medicorum ordinis auctoritate atque consensu in Academia Georgia Augusta pro summis in Medicina, Chirurgia atque Obstetrica honoribus rite obtinendis die XII. mens. Septembris anno MDCCCXXIX publice defendet. / Auctor Georgius Carolus Mühry ... Cum tabulis aeneis.
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    De spinae dorsi distorsionibus et pede equino disquisito pathologico-therapeutica, adjecta novarum machinarum a viro celeberrimo Langenbeck inventarum descriptione : Dissertatio inauguralis, quam gratiosi medicorum ordinis auctoritate atque consensu in Academia Georgia Augusta pro summis in Medicina, Chirurgia atque Obstetrica honoribus rite obtinendis die XII. mens. Septembris anno MDCCCXXIX publice defendet. / Auctor Georgius Carolus Mühry ... Cum tabulis aeneis.

    Mühry, Georg Karl, 1806-1840. | Date: [1829]
  • view Nouveaux éléments de médecine opératoire / par Alf. A.-L.-M. Velpeau; accompagnés d'un atlas de 20 planches in 4o gravées, représentant les principaux procédés opératoires et un grand nombre d'instruments de chirurgie.
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    Nouveaux éléments de médecine opératoire / par Alf. A.-L.-M. Velpeau; accompagnés d'un atlas de 20 planches in 4o gravées, représentant les principaux procédés opératoires et un grand nombre d'instruments de chirurgie.

    Velpeau, A. A.-L.-M. (Alfred Armand Louis Marie), 1795-1867. | Date: 1832
  • view A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.
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    A surgeon is widening the chest wound of a soldier in order to remove an arrow, they are surrounded by a military encampment and a raging battle. Process print after a drawing by C. Maurer, c. 1594.

    Murer, Christoph, 1558-1614 | Reference: 22470i
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