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Fantasy Surgery, 1880-1930 : With Special Reference to Sir William Arbuthnot Lane

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This book is about the development and effect of operations, often on the abdomen, done for psychiatric symptoms and about one of the period's most distinguished surgeons, Sir William Arbuthnot Lane.

He was internationally famous in three fields of surgery (facial, mastoid and abdominal), then became deeply involved in removing colons - thought to be the 'sink' of the body and the source of dangerous infection.

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Product Details
Editions Rodopi B.V.
9042000260 / 9789042000261
Hardback
617.09
01/01/1996
Netherlands
English
360 pages
150 x 225 mm, 617 grams
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