00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773861651998 Buklod 20090123163624.0 j|||||||||||||| | ta 210531s1960 nyuac rb |001 0|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00004624714 OLC BAG rda eng RD 19 T56 Thorwald, Jürgen author. The triumph of surgery Jürgen Thorwald ; translated by Richard and Clara Winston. [New York] Pantheon Books [1960] xi, 454 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Sequel to The century of the surgeon. Includes bibliographical references and index. "Triumph of Surgery" begins with the use of local anesthesia, which made it possible to treat cases that had previously been inoperable - tumors of the brain and spinal cord, goiters, pulmonary tuberculosis, hernia, diseases of the eye and nerves. Through the pages of the story move the vivid figures of the Mayo brothers, of Charcot and Freud; Marion Sims, the American doctor of the Empress Eugenie, and others. Translation of: Das Weltreich der Chirurgen. Surgery History. Winston, Richard translator. Winston, Clara translator. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN RD 19 T56 Book