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Edoardo Bassini (1844-1924): Father Of Modern-Day Hernia Surgery., Wei Phin Tan, B.S., Harish Lavu, Md, Ernest L. Rosato, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Edoardo Bassini (1844-1924): Father Of Modern-Day Hernia Surgery., Wei Phin Tan, B.S., Harish Lavu, Md, Ernest L. Rosato, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
According to Roman scripture, it was Celsus who attempted the first inguinal hernia repair in history during the first century A.D. His attempts were unsuccessful and resulted in an early recurrence of the hernia, which eventually led to the patient’s death.1 Over the next two millennia, little understanding was gained regarding the anatomy of the inguinal canal. It was only in the last 100 years that major advancements in herniorrhaphy were established, thanks in large part to the work of Edoardo Bassini, who revolutionized the surgical treatment of the inguinal hernia with a technique which has become the basis of …
Abdominal Intercostal Hernia: A Rare Complication After Blunt Trauma., Phi D Nguyen, B.A., Michael J. Pucci, Md, Jay S. Jenoff, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Abdominal Intercostal Hernia: A Rare Complication After Blunt Trauma., Phi D Nguyen, B.A., Michael J. Pucci, Md, Jay S. Jenoff, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
Abdominal intercostal hernia (AIH) is uncommonly reported in the literature with only 20 cases reported to date.1–3 We report a case of a delayed incarcerated AIH secondary to blunt trauma from a motor vehicle accident in which the colon and diaphragm herniated through an associated chest defect that was repaired successfully through a transabdominal approach using primary repair of the defect in combination with onlay porcine patch reinforcement.
Samuel D. Gross, M.D. (1805-1884): An Innovator, Even In Death., Peter R. Bucciarelli, B.S., John C. Kairys, Md, Ernest L. Rosato, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Samuel D. Gross, M.D. (1805-1884): An Innovator, Even In Death., Peter R. Bucciarelli, B.S., John C. Kairys, Md, Ernest L. Rosato, Md, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
Dr. Samuel Gross' contributions to the field of surgery are well known and range from numerous clinical advances to pioneering scholarship and professional activities. Dr. Gross was ceaselessly ambitious and even remarked in his autobiography that his ‘‘conviction has always been that is far better for a man to wear out than to rust out.’’1 It is through this frame of motivation that Dr. Gross lived his life.
John Chalmers Dacosta (1863-1933): Restoration Of The Old Operating Table., Madalyn G. Peters, Md, Adam C. Berger, Md, Gordon Schwartz, Md, Mba, Facs, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
John Chalmers Dacosta (1863-1933): Restoration Of The Old Operating Table., Madalyn G. Peters, Md, Adam C. Berger, Md, Gordon Schwartz, Md, Mba, Facs, Charles J. Yeo, Md, Scott W. Cowan, Md
Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles
John Chalmers DaCosta was an influential chairman and the first Samuel D. Gross Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He was well known throughout the field as a skilled surgeon, passionate speaker, and exceptional writer. In addition to countless accomplishments during his career, DaCosta was deeply dedicated to the preservation and commemoration of surgical history. This ideology was exemplified when he set out on a mission to recover the old wooden operating table used by many of his iconic mentors including Samuel D. Gross, Joseph Pancoast, and William W. Keen. This table was originally used for surgical …