I was doing my fourth Lithotripsy yesterday,

all went well and I hope is the last one, no more stones for me:-)

So many flowers covering all the branches!

“Looking Back to 2024” —

❄️“On the Move”❄️

A buck is on the move during the rut in light snow.

Each year, I stop to reflect on the past year. Many wonderful events took place, and there were bumps in the road.

ril started with a bang as we saw Arkansas's total Solar eclipse of the sun. It was a road trip to remember, as we left early from South Carolina, lost our key at a pitstop, got a key re-keyed, and ended up in Arkansas about 1 o’clock in the morning. It was all worth it.

My daughter moved to Tennessee in May. She visited and saw that Tennessee is such a magical place, so she decided to move here.

In May, I had lithotripsy surgery to remove my kidney stones. Removing two stones was partially successful, but one is still hanging in there.

The Blue Ridge Christian Writers Conference is always a highlight of the year as I continue to work on the book the Lord laid on my heart to write about my mom‘s death and other deaths.

Because of the antibiotics I was given for my surgery, I got colitis and C-diff and ended up in the emergency room. If you don’t know what C-diff is, look it up. It is not fun.

June rounded the corner, and I got Covid.

My sweet son got married in October. We plan to visit him and his sweet wife this spring.

We finally signed our construction loan! It’s been the longest four years of wanting to build our forever dream home.

I got the flu to end the year and start the new year. Thankfully, it was a milder case, probably due to my flu shot.

Here’s to a New Year!

To purchase wildlife and nature fine art prints, please visit my website:

www.judyroyalglennphotography.com

Location: Cades Cove, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

I wanted to catch them all in one shot, but Alice was lollygagging behind. Being home with these girls goes a long way toward curing what's ailing me.

And they are MUCH cuter than the pix the doc took of my kidneys today. The good news is that the stones are the type that can be blasted out with lithotripsy. Bad news is that they can't do it until next Friday. I'll be sticking with massive doses of pain medication in the meantime... My excuse for all silly comments. ;)

Stereo image of a piece of my kidney stone (my third one already) after laser lithotripsy. A partial hole from the laser blast can be seen in the bottom right corner. The flower pollen is there accidentally — it came from my stereomicroscope table while I was inspecting the stone.

Although it is well known that lemons are good for one's health, there are many benefits which are only now being recognized and taken advantage of. Because of its high level of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), for example, lemons have been known to help out against infections and skin diseases like scurvy; they may also be a potent weapon against cancer.

Among the less-well-known health benefits, however, are the following:

1. A remedy against heartburn?

Because of its high acidity, it may come as a surprise that lemons could possibly help out in the area of gastro-esophageal reflux disease. Lemons, however, appear to be good for the digestion, thus helping to relieve many of the symptoms that come with GERD, including indisgetion, bloating, and belching.

2. Relieving hiccups?

Drinking lemon juice may help to treat and help reduce the chances of succumbing to hiccups. The strong sourness of lemons is usually a strong medicine against the involuntary nerve spasms that constitute what we call "hiccups."

3. Dissolving gall, kidney, and pancreatic stones?

Some sources have suggested that lemons may be useful in the fight against stones that develop in the kidneys, gallbladder and the pancreas. Medicine may find this lithotripsy ability useful in the coming years, if this can be further confirmed through clinical studies. Because this remedy carries such low risk factors, however, it may be something people facing these problems may use on a trial basis, preferably by first contacting their physician.

4. Reduction of the phlegm your body produces?

Supposedly because of its natural antiseptic prowess, lemons (which contain, among other things, anti-microbial saponins) may help your body produce less phlegm, possibly by helping to strengthen your immune system.

5. Helping to fade burn scars?

Burns can greatly damage skin cells, often leaving ugly scars behind. By helping to cool and heal damaged skin, however, lemons may reduce the ugliness of said scars.

6. A weight reducer and diuretic?

Much of the weight gain some people experience comes in the form of water retention. Lemons (possibly consumed as lemon juice mixed with warm water and honey) may aid in the fight to keep water retention to a minimum, supposedly by helping the kidneys and the other fluid-management organs to work more efficiently.

7. Strengthening the heart?

Because of its high potassium content, lemons may help to keep the heart healthy and strong. Its cardiovascular benefits may also lie in its ability to keep high blood pressure low.

8. Used as a sedative?

Lemon juice is said to help against dizziness, stress, and depression, ostensibly by helping the body to stay calm and relaxed--especially when consumed in conjunction with other stress-reducing foods (e.g., green tea, honey, yogurt, etc.).

9. Remedy against respiratory problems?

Lemons may help (most probably because of their anti-inflammatory properties) people who suffer from breathing problems such as asthma.

10. An anti-aging supplement?

Lemons may help in the fight against premature aging, most probably because of their anti-oxidant capacity. They can help to prevent and remove wrinkles and blackheads, as well as to keep skin looking healthy, shiny and supple. Among other things, lemons are thought to be able to help the body restore pH balance.

Conclusion

Although for centuries lemons have been known to provide many health benefits, it's only relatively recently that we can to some extent understand why. Simply put, we did not have the technology to pinpoint some of the scientific reasons; what is more interesting, though, is the fact that there may be even more benefits we have yet to identify or discover.Source : Fred Fletcher To know more visit www.yogagurusuneelsingh.com Pic by Rohit Suri

ESWL...

means

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy...

more commonly referred to as

kidney stone busting.

And...

it seems to have worked.

The drawings above were made "ink straight in"...

no lead...

while I was all hooked up in the outpatient surgery wing

awaiting my surgery.

It was just watercolored today...

13 days later.

Oh yeah,

my right hand was drawn with my left hand

Go Figure!!!

Click on image to enlarge...lots of notes here.

:)

“The observer,

when he seems to himself to be observing a stone,

is really,

if physics is to be believed,

observing the effects of the stone upon himself.”

~Bertrand Russell

...and waiting,,,and waiting,,,and waiting! Aargh!

Well...I am having another kidney stone blasted by ESWL

(extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy)

this coming Friday.

The preliminary tests I alluded to above are actually

general pre-op procedures

just to get all my little "ducks in a row."

Tic...Toc...Tic...Toc...

thank goodness I love to sketch!

I loved that the lady in the wheel chair

provided me with a perfect 10 minute drawing study...

little did I know that seconds after finishing her

she would leave.

Perfect timing...

Serendipitous? I think so! :)

(All drawn lead free...ink straight in...colored at home.)

"If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right,

you'll probably never do much

of anything.”

~Win Borden

“It was at this time that Moses was born, a very beautiful child. He was cared for at home for three months, and when he was put out of his home, the king's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.”

‭‭Acts‬ ‭7‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭

I’m the kind of person who can be outspoken or private about my life. Most of what I’ve shared with you guys over time I felt comfortable sharing. But I’ve been reluctant in sharing anything other than some of my history and upbringing.

I’ve certainly have had many challenges through the years, some that will remain locked in the vault so to speak.

I thought I’d share a recent picture that I took of my Wife.

Ever since we built the house in the country I have seen some changes taking place between us that honestly, are very welcoming to me.

Let me give you as brief an outline as I can.

We’ve both been very busy people through the years raising a family and working at our jobs. We all know how stressful a job can be and the demands it can make on you while trying to make a living and a good home.

A mortgage on a home requires great attention if you plan on making it work, and it is not cheap! It can tax you severely, and that’s just one of the many things that demand your attention……. It may require long hours and many of them can be overtime and weekends, which cuts into “Family” time.

Kids need special attention as they are growing up which can require 18-20 years of your life. I’m not complaining, I would never complain when it comes to my Kids, it’s what you do to ensure they are provided for even after they leave the “nest”……….

But life goes on and you deal with what comes with it.

It also can tax your marriage, when your working many long hours in which you may see each other in passing long enough to hand off what you can’t finish and letting the other spouse finish handling it……. I’m sure many of you can relate. It can seem unfair as well. Communication, well you might as well be talking to the wall, it begins to diminish and strangely enough at some point you’re becoming strangers to one another….. it doesn’t happen overnight. It slowly creeps in and over time you begin to wonder what happened. Tension grows and sometimes you can’t escape it. But you don’t give up and “toss the baby out with the water.” You have to examine it all, especially when the “D” word comes up. Now the process of figuring it out can be drawn out for quite some time. Even years.

Our parents are growing older and requiring our attention more now than ever before, but you’re still trying to figure it all out!

As time goes taking care of them can become a Godsend. Your focus is on them and your own needs take a backseat. And when your day is finally over you’re too worn out for conversation.

My wife and I fulfilled our obligation to her parents now that they have recently passed. Her obligation has been lifted and has set her free. Of course during the last 8 or 9 years I came down with leukemia, have had two rotator cuff surgeries, two lithotripsies for kidney stones, 4 surgeries on my left knee which is healing really well, along with the processes of healing through those years from all of the above mentioned. She deserves a Presidential Citizens medal for services for her fellow citizen (me).

The last four years of taking care of her mother and myself have come to an end and now she can feel that the weight has been lifted from her shoulders. She’s relaxed, mellowed out, and more talkative. She’s a brand new person. So she and I have been spending time doing things together around the house and loving it.

She even let me take her for a ride around the property. I drove the riding mower while she sat in the utility trailer. We persevered and have come out stronger than before.

Now what does that have to do with the scripture passage, Dave?! Well, as I mentioned earlier Kids need special attention and now you’re getting the “rest of the story!”

I got a call recently from my dad asking to see me and my wife. He had something on his mind and needed to talk.

Today I had a doctors appointment in Rowlett and while we were close by we went by my dad’s home.

I’ve know my dad all my life. He and I have spent years together hunting and camping.

What I didn’t know came as a surprise to me today. My dad is one who likes to get to the point……. and he did!

This is personal but interesting at the same time. Apparently my younger brother and I are adopted…….. don’t be shocked!

My mother was being courted for some time by a man when she was young; and my brother and I are the products of that courtship.

The man, for unknown reasons, was run off by her dad I believe for not taking responsibility for her and her two kids.

My dad was living in West Dallas and owned a bar there. He met my mother through an acquaintance and fell in love. My grandmother and grandfather would be ok with him marrying my mother but he would have to leave the bar scene. So he sold his bar, married my mother and adopted my brother and I……. I never knew any of this until today. You would think I would be angry or have mixed emotions, but I didn’t. I asked questions and got answers. What I felt was an even deeper respect for my dad. I told him he would always be my dad and nothing will change.

You see, my dad loved my mother and her two kids. He was going to give us a good home. And he has. He didn’t have to do that but he did out of love for my mother and us kids. It was a relief to him today knowing that this would not affect our relationship. My brother has known for a couple of weeks. Dad had the same conversation with him then.

Now my brother and I will be getting together and going to the county records in Dallas and getting a copy of our adoption papers so we have record of them. (The originals were lost through the years)

Once he and I receive them then I will sit down with my two Sons and let them know the whole story.

I also found out that my real father passed away a few years ago and was wealthy and had left me an inheritance in the 7 digit figure that I will need to contact the state for. It will be a process…….. a lot has happened in the last few months that I feel God had this figured out for us kids putting us in my dad’s care. This makes my dad even more special……. It took courage and love to do what he did, and I love him even more now……… I think that’s why I have a passion for wanting to care for the widows, the orphans, the downtrodden, and even the divorced…… it’s compassion, and my dad is living proof.

By the way, my real father was a Caucasian which makes me half white and half Hispanic……….

Take care you all. I consider you all as my friends and family.

David‬‬

Description(Physical Details): Set of urethral sounds in a velvet-lined wooden case. The box is made of dark-colored wood, and has a brass nameplate on the top which is engraved, "Morris L. King M.D. Roosevelt Hospital 1882-83." Box closes with a locking catch. The interior of the case is divided into two compartments, lined with purple velvet and with a padded velvet divider between the two to keep instruments in the upper tray in place which has a gold foil seal reading "Philip H. Schmidt Surgical "Instruments No. 1311 Broadway Cor. 34th St. N.Y." The tray in the upper lid has two large, empty troughs, and has purpose-cut slots for the included catheter and gauge. The lower tray holds a complete set of 16 sounds of different sizes, which correspond to the sizes marked on the included gauge. Each sound's proximal end is engraved with two numbers, signifying the sound's size, and "P.H. Schmidt N.Y."

Manufacturer: Philip H. Schmidt

Date of Manufacture: 1878-1884

Rights: www.library.vcu.edu/copyright.html

Collection: Medical Artifacts Collection

Reference URL: dig.library.vcu.edu/u?/mar,130

Presented to Prof. Dr. C. K. Atal for discovery and validation of world's first bioenhancer Piperine, thereby leading to scientific validation of bioenhancers concept and consequently resulting in development of world's first bioenhanced antitubercular formulation Risorine officially released on world TB day may 2011 by Govt. of India and which was also presented to Philanthropist Mr Bill gates by the Indian Government.

CONTRIBUTIONS IN MEDICINE

REFERENCES-

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HEALTH, MEDICINE, DRUGS, TOXICOLOGY

PHARMACOGNOSY, DRUG RESEARCH, DRUG DISCOVERY, DRUG DEVELOPMENT, NEW CONCEPTS, NEW MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF DRUGS, MEDICINAL PLANTS, AYURVEDA ETC

“It takes more than 10-15 years and approximately 500-600 million dollars to put a new drug into the market. Dr. Atal has provided a basket of drugs, molecules, medical concepts and novel mechanisms of action of drugs for the benefit of patients, researchers and medical community.

1.MEDICAL FRATERNITY AWARDS & HONOURS- drug research and development, medicinal plants research,–details in award section.

A.IMA AWARD- Indian Medical Association Award (IMA- EDB) Chikitsa Seva rattan (ratna) award for bioenhancers.

B.EDPA AWARD of appreciation, 2014.

C.Guest of honor at seminar on Bioenhancers jointly organized by Indian Medical Association (EDB) and East Delhi Physicians association at Delhi.

D.Inaugurated the annual conference, Hematology and blood transfusion at Govt. Medical College, Jammu.

2.OTHER AWARDS(drug development , medicinal plants)

A.Dr. I. C. Chopra Science and Technology award to Dr. Atal for several pioneering drug discoveries and drug development.

B.Professor P. N. Mehra Memorial botany award for plant sciences including work on medicinal plants.

3.AWARD WINNING RURAL HEALTH, NUTRITION, RURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DONE AT RRL

A.FICCI AWARD presented to RRL for rural development projects including work on rural health

B.UN GRANT for rural aquaculture development given to RRL (rural nutrition).

4.MEDICINAL CONSULTANCIES

A.World Health Organization projects in Bangladesh and USA (see toxicology).

B.UNDP projects on medicinal plants in Vietnam.

5.LITERATURE (Serial no 184-211,details in author section) -

A.World reference book on medicinal plants used globally in research institutes/universities

B.Numerous research papers in reputed national & international journals.

6.TOXICOLOGY- INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY on Crotalaria and its Toxicity in Human Food Chain (Crotalaria Adulteration and Toxicity) and WHO / USA Consultancy

A.Solving the mysterious disease in Sarguja district, Madhya Pradesh, India as crotalaria toxicity.

B.Appointed as consultant by WHO to USA (WHO, PAHO and USFDA) as world authority on Crotalaria and toxicity in human food chain.

C.Published several serial research articles on Crotalaria.

7.PUBLIC & RURAL HEALTH- projects include successful control of external parasites (ectoparasites) like louse control using bio-antiparasitic agents , example-(1975-76) by use of Acorus calamus oil and mustard oil, Guinea worm infection (1976-77) by anti zooplankton measures like introduction of pond fishes in villages which thrive on zooplanktons. Aquaculture (rural supplementation of income and nutrition won the UN grant).

8.WORLD’S FIRST GEOTHERMAL ENERGY BORAX EXTRACTION PLANT (Puga-Ladakh-1976)- world’s highest-factory of its time, first in India and perhaps first and only example in the world to extract borax by innovative use of geothermal energy having medicinal use.

9.INDIA’S FIRST IN DRUGS AND MEDICINE

A.Breakthrough technology in mint - technology for manufacture of bolder crystals of menthol//marc into boards which is used in medical formulations.

B.Xanthotoxin manufacture from two plant sources-(ammi majus & heracleum candicans).

C.Risorine-only Indian drug from India released on world TB day, and presented by Indian government to world dignitary Mr. Bill Gates.

D.Sallaki- the second Indian “single plant based scientifically researched modern drug based on traditional Indian system”.

E.First to introduce / popularize superior imported eucalyptus macrorhynea seeds, a source of Rutin used in medicine.

F.Founder/signatory-CCRAS system of medicine.

10.DISCOVERY OF NEW MECHANISMS OF ACTION IN DRUGS

A.Bioenhancers- they increase blood levels of drug (bioavailability) and drug efficacy (bioefficacy) by inhibiting first pass metabolism and increased absorption of drug. Several more mechanisms have been studied / postulated for this effect.

B.Plant Immunomodulators from Rasayanas - first reporting in science.

11.DISCOVERY OF NOVEL OR BETTER MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF DRUGS- (Drug discovery, mechanisms of action of those drugs and first reporting in science in drugs are overlapping topics) see details in next topic and (Serial no 105-112,first reporting in science)

A.Potassium Embelate (centrally acting non narcotic orally effective analgesic acting on new undiscovered receptors in the brain).

B.Sallaki-Non steroidal anti inflammatory gastro protective plant analgesic (active ingredient Boswellic acid) working through inflammatory pathways (all other existing NSAID drugs are ulcerogenic).

C.Vasicine- bronchodilatory, oxytocic and platelet dysfunction/platelet number corrector actions.

D.Anti urolithiatic drug Debelysin (internationally marketed)-See details below.

E.RLX- Anti inflammatory cum bronchodilator drug. All other asthma drugs are either bronchodilators or else anti-inflammatory drugs.

12.WORLD’S FIRST IN BIOENHANCERS

A.Discovery of world’s first bioenhancer Piperine which is also the world’s first plant based bioenhancer. Research includes first deriving the mechanism of action.

B.First coining of the term Bioavailability enhancers (Bioenhancers).

C.This discovery was proven on world’s first experimentally bioenhanced drugs Sparteine and Vasicine.

D.Published the first scientific evidence based reference on Bioenahncers (IDMA bulletin).

E.This discovery scientifically established a new chapter in medical science.

F.Starting the first bioehnanced antitubercular project which led to development of world’s first bioenhanced antitubercular drug Risorine developed by IIIM Jammu, released by Govt. of India on world TB day 2011 and presented to Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

DISCOVERY OF NEW CONCEPTS /FIRST REPORTINGS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE

13.DISCOVERY OF WORLD’S FIRST BIOENHANCER PIPERINE (COMMERCIALISED):

A.PIPERINE is the world’s first proven bioenhancer which was discovered and established by Dr. Atal. Spartine and Vasicine were the first experimental bioenhanced drugs, which established the world’s first bioenhancer concept (See next topic) and which ultimately led to development of world’s first bioenhanced antitubercular formulation Risorine.

B.SIGNIFICANCE OF DISCOVERY OF PIPERINE - It was the first time that a molecule was discovered which could increase the potency of several classes of existing drugs even after being administered at reduced dosed. This made the formulation more effective (bioefficacy) while dose reduction meant reduced cost of drug and reduced side effects of the drug. Prior to this the existing methods were confined to Physical methods only, like micronisation, timed release, site release formulations etc.

C.HISTORY-Bioenhancers were first scientifically documented in 1979 at RRL, Jammu. The reason for arriving at the Bioenhancer hypothesis by Dr. Atal was based on a clue on Trikatu obtained after scrutiny of Ayurvedic handbook compiled by another research institute of CSIR. He observed that a large number (about 75%) of herbal formulations used for a large variety of diseases incorporated Trikatu, or one of the ingredients of Trikatu, namely Piper longum. He posed two questions. What was piper doing in so many formulations? Is it effective against all the illnesses? Since piper cannot be a panacea, so other reasons were thought of and one likely postulation was that it probably increased the potency/ bioavailability of formulations. Further research established the bioenhancer concept. Radiolabelled Vasicine and Spartine which were already being used in other experiments at RRL, were used for bioenhancing experiments, and became the first experimental drugs in the world to be scientifically bioenhanced by Piperine in 1979 at RRL, which established the concept. Subsequently several other classes of drugs were also bioenhanced successfully, research papers were published by RRL , Piperine was patented internationally, research scholars were granted doctorate degrees on bioenhancer research and drug development project on anti tubercular formulation was initiated at RRL. With further research by others, bioavailability enhancers were renamed bioenhancers in short, because research has indicated that Piperine may increase efficacy of drugs due to mechanisms other than increased bioavailability (bioefficacy enhancer + bioavailability enhancer = bioenhancers). About 50 years earlier, Bose in his Pharmacopoea Indica while describing the antiasthmatic activity of Vasaka leaves had made an observation that addition of long pepper to Vasaka increased its efficacy. However, no explanation for this observation was put forth by anyone in science, and it remained an observation overlooked and uninvestigated for about 50 years till the discovery of bioenhancers at RRL, Jammu in 1979 based on a clue from Ayurveda.

14.ESTABLISHING NEW CHAPTER OF BIOENHANCERS IN MEDICINE-

A.NEW CHAPTER IN SCIENCE- With the discovery of Bioenhancer Piperine a new chapter in Medicine was established. The term “Bioavailability enhancers” (later renamed bioenhancers or drug boosters) was first /coined at RRL Jammu. The breakthrough was first published by Dr. Atal in 1979 in IDMA bulletin (Atal. C.K., I.D.M.A. Bull, 1979, 10, 36- “A breakthrough in Drug Bioavailability” – A clue from age old wisdom of Ayurveda”. This term did not exist anywhere in medical treatment, drug industry; textbook or scientific literature till bioavailability enhancer Piperine was discovered and authenticated.

B.SIGNIFICANCE OF DISCOVERY BIOENHANCER CONCEPT -This revolutionary award winning globally recognized breakthrough is a basic discovery which has opened new concept/chapters of Bioenhancers in science in the field of drug bioavailability. As a result, it has opened endless new molecules, drugs, classes of drugs waiting to be bioenhanced and newer bioenhancers waiting to be discovered. Several bioenhancers have been discovered after this discovery, but Piperine still remains the most potent bioenhancer till date. This is also an example of traditional drug influencing multiple classes of modern drugs, nutrients and Xenobiotics. Details are provided at the last page.

C.BENEFITS OF BIOENHANCERS- Bioenhancers act like a catalyst and make the formulations more potent even at lesser dose. Reduced dose also makes the formulation safer, cheaper, and better tolerated by patient, with lesser chance of drug resistance (due to better acceptance, better compliance and increased bioefficacy). Moreover added ecological benefits are due to reduced requirement of raw material needed for plant based drugs, particularly for “less bioavailable” plant based drugs or for rare and scarce plants, example being anti cancer drug Taxol. www.jaim.in/text.asp?2010/1/2/96/65073(J-AIM-journal). docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:BULgW-7SSm8J:www.n... ( CSIR newsletter).

15.DRUG DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ON WORLD’ FIRST BIOENHANCED ANTITUBERCULAR DRUG - (Risorine/Kit based on Piperine officially released on World TB day, 2011)- Work was started by Dr. Atal on developing Piperine based antitubercular formulation (reference given below) keeping in mind the dire need of the society . Thereafter the world’s first Piperine bioenhanced anti tubercular formulation Risorine/Risorine kit was developed by CSIR (public private partnership) as a novel safer cheaper TB drug with fewer side effects. It was released on world Tuberculosis day 24th March 2011 in presence of current and former ministers for science and technology, India, Director General CSIR and others at Delhi, India and also presented to Mr. Bill Gates. It is almost 50 long years after which something new has happened in the field of tuberculosis research and treatment. Piperine was extensively investigated, researched and took unusually long time to get the concerned permission for launching it in market as Risorine (company launching in 2009 by Cadila Pharmaceuticals and official CSIR launching on world tuberculosis day 2011).In the meantime keletra (Lopinavir/ritonavir) was discovered and officially launched as bioenhanced antiretroviral drug(US FDA approval in 2000). Thus Risorine became the second officially marketed bioenhanced drug in world after keletra even though Rifampicin was experimentally bioenhanced much earlier. However Risorine is still the world’s first bioenhanced marketed antitubercular drug. For details of the World TB day events, See two links below. Reference- Influence of piperine on rifampicin blood levels in patients of pulmonary tuberculosis, J Assoc Physicians India. 1985 Mar; 33 (3) : 223-4 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4044481http://pib.nic.in/news... csirindia.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/world-tuberculosis-day... RECOGNITION OF PIPERINE DISCOVERY - Bioenhancer discovery has led to the successful development of world’s first bioenhanced antitubercular drug Risorine in market.

A.Globally recognized and accepted discovery by scientific community, Wide media coverage, DD news coverage of Risorine release, internet reports.

B.Dr. I. C. Chopra award, 2000 given to Dr. Atal for plant based drug discoveries including Piperine.

C.Indian Medical Association’s Chikitsa Seva Rattan (ratna) award, IMA-EDB given to Dr. Atal for bioenhancers.

D.EDPA award of appreciation, 2014 given to Dr. Atal for bioenhancer research.

E.Many Medical Conferences on bioenhancers have been held like the one jointly conducted by Indian Medical association (EDB) and East Delhi Physician association at IMA hall (EDB) on 8th May, 2010.

F.CSIR/Govt. of India’s official launching of bioenhanced Risorine on world TB day, 2011 at Anusandhan Bhawan, Delhi.

G.Presentation of Risorine to visiting dignitary Mr. Bill Gates on world TB day, 2011.

H.IDMA research award 1981-82, discipline Pharmacology, at hotel Centaur, Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay) presented to Dr. Usha Zutshi / J. L. Kaul-on best original research paper on “The impact of Ayurvedic herbals on drug bioavailability” in Indian drugs 1982 Sep vol. 19, pg 476-79.

I.CSIR National Technology award 1993 presented to Dr. Usha Zutshi and Dr. K. L. Bedi, for work on piperine.

J.RRL Jammu alone published more than 25 research papers on Piperine based on 10 PhDs dissertations and doctorate degrees awarded on bioenhancers.

K.Worldwide recognition, research and publication of Piperine and bioenhancers.

16.DISCOVERY OF PLANT BASED IMMUNOMODULATORS (discovered from Rasayanas in Ayurveda and available as formulations in market)-First reported case of plant based immunomodulators from plant sources, discovered from Ayurvedic list of Rasayanas class of drugs, a new concept and a major contribution to science. (Serial no 17,award section-Dr. I. C. Chopra award ).Out of 16 plant drugs, 6 were studied in more detail and thus classified on the type of immune modulation produced, as immunosupressants, immunostimulants and immunocorrecting agents (immunoequiliberating). Example includes Picrorhiza kurroa that went into clinical trials has become a part of numerous modern herbal formulations. Some References - Immunomodulating agents of plant origin. I: Preliminary screening, J Ethnopharmacol. 1986 Nov; 18(2): 133 - 41. C. K. Atal, M. L. Sharma, A. Kaul, A. Khajuria, (See links below and events, CSIR, IIIM , first Dr. I. C. Chopra award)

A.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3560991

B.http://www.herbalnet.org/events.htm

17.DEBELYSIN (COMMERCIALISED, INTERNATIONALLY MARKETED) patented renal antilithiatic (lithio-lytic or renal calculi dissolving drugs), based on Dolichos biflora Seeds. Not much is available in allopathic system for renal calculi, although methods exist like surgery, cystoscopic removal, lithotripsy, some uncommon methods to dissolve renal calculi, besides some herbal formulations available in market. Debelysin is a patented, safe, scientifically established drug for renal calculi with an international marketed in Poland, Byelorussia and Ukraine. Reference article -Clinical evaluation of a new antilithiatic drug," Debelysin". T Krzeski, A Borowka, W Gustowski, C.K. Atal, A. Pol J Pharmacol Pharm, 1983 - 35(1):1-6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6889184

18.ANTIARTHRITIC DRUG SALLAKI – BOSWELLIC ACID AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT- (COMMERCIALISED, INTERNATIONALLY MARKETED)- SECOND HERBAL DRUG IN INDIA- Apart from Rauwolfia discovered by Col. Sir R. N. Chopra in late forties, Sallaki, launched in March 1982, became the second other important scientifically proven major herbal drug based on Indian system of medicine (Ayurvedic and Unani) to formally enter Indian market in five decades post independence ( RRL newsletter April 1982). Belladonna was one more such launch elsewhere but it was not a drug in the true sense because it was launched as tincture for its non specific effects/activity on salivation and pain or else as belladonna plaster for boils which are not “activity” specific. Later Atropine extracted from Belladonna became a pure modern drug. After Rauwolfia, Sallaki was “second” in India for the following reasons. It was the second formally launched “single plant” based drug like Rauwolfia, its alcoholic extract was validated for activity in animals, activity was also established to be equivalent to crude drug, and lastly, its scientific validation in animals was reproducible (reference-Dr.K.L.Bedi). The Dr. I. C. Chopra award, 2000 was given to Dr. C. K. Atal for plant based drug discoveries particularly Sallaki, (See award section and internet link). Sallaki is also successfully marketed internationally, particularly Europe, as a safe, effective antiarthritic drug and the only non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug devoid of gastrointestinal side effects (ulceration) and instead it has gastroprotective action. www.phytomedicinejournal.com/article/S0944-7113%2808%2900... The effects on lipids were also investigated for the first time which was also done by CDRI, Lucknow, which progressed further into anti lipidaemic drug development. Mechanism of cholesterol lowering effect of Salai guggal ex. boswellia serrata roxb - U Zutshi, PG Rao, S Kaur, GB Singh, S Surjeet, CK Atal Indian Journal of Pharmacology – 1986, vol. 18,issue 3,pg 182-183.Sallaki is also reportedly being manufactured by Gufic Company in Uzbekistan and has a reported market in Russia and Europe, especially Germany. Boswellic acid is marketed by other companies like Himalaya (as Shallaki) and Amway. www.ijp-online.com/article.asp?issn=0253-7613;year=1986;v...

19.VASICINE, VASICINONE, AND ITS ANALOGUES (MARKETED AS AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS) -OFFER OF US DOLLARS 80,000/- FOR INDO-US COLLABORATION ON THIS DRUG-exhibiting bronchodilatory, oxytocic and platelet dysfunction/platelet number corrector actions. Vasicine from Adhatoda vasica was discovered to control capillary bleeding through action on Bone Marrow. Dr. Atal while on a visit to USA in 1981 was offered Indo US collaborative research on vasicine. A provisional agreement was signed in USA with Farmacon dated 29th Oct, 1981, and agreed that the data be provided to Farmacon research Corporation, 39, South Lasalle street , Chicago Illinois, USA for a sum of US dollars eighty thousand(US $ 80,000/-) plus additional negotiable royalty , subject to CSIR Head office approval and retaining justified rights by CSIR. This was meant to be researched further in USA for possible marketing in USA (& Pakistan) as per agreement with Alan J, Schroeder, Vice President of the company. Since approval was delayed so the advance cheque was returned back to the company in USAL. This was the highest ever recorded amount of that time offered to any of the CSIR laboratories from international companies and original signed documents of agreement are still preserved. www.flickr.com/photos/13059662@N06/6506562555/in/photostream

20.RLX-a significant work on bronchodilatory effects of Deoxy vasicinone (RLX). This molecule is a wonderful anti inflammatory bronchodilator with minimal side effects as compared to conventional existing drugs and having a novel mechanism of action entirely different from others. The existing anti asthmatic drugs possesses either anti-inflammatory or else bronchodilatory effect, whereas RLX has both the properties.

21.POTASSIUM EMBELLATE-THE ONLY DRUG OF ITS KIND- a centrally acting, non narcotic orally effective analgesic, the only molecule of its kind known to exist. This is new molecule acting on so far unknown and undiscovered receptors in the brain (as peripherally it is devoid of anti-inflammatory action and centrally its effect is not reversed by opioid antagonists suggesting some different site of action/receptors in brain). Reference-

A.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2561116

B.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6541278

22.HEPATOPROTECTIVE FORMULATIONS (COMMERCIALISED): - significant work on plant based hepatoprotective formulations based on many plants. It was launched in the market as Livzone, a hepatoprotective formulation (Hind Chemicals, Kanpur). www.herbalnet.org/events.htm (CSIR- IIIM , Serial no 17 ,first Dr. I. C. Chopra award)

23.TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FOR ABOVE DRUGS- Sallaki (Gufic Company, Bombay, renamed Mumbai), Hepatoprotective Livzone (Hind Chemicals, Kanpur under Dr. Rohtagi), Piperine Bioenhanced Anti tubercular formulation Risorine/risorine kit (Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Ahemedabad). Immunomodulator Picrorrhiza is being used in many herbal formulations and so is Vasicine. Antiurolithiatic drug Debelysin has been internationally developed by Herbapol from Poland.

A.DRUGS RESEARCHED IN INDIA- Sallaki, Risorine, Hepatoprotectives (Livzone), RLX, Vasicine, Potassium Embellate

B.DRUGS RESEARCHED INTERNATIONALLY- Debelysin

C.DRUGS COMMERCIALISED IN INDIA- Livzone, Risorine, Sallaki

D.INDIAN DRUG COMMERCIALISED INTERNATIONALLY- Sallaki

E.DRUGS DEVELOPED & COMMERCIALISED INTERNATIONALLY-Debelysin

24.PROCESS DEVELOPED FOR INDIA FOR SEVERAL KNOWN AND EXISTING DRUGS – Phytochemicals (Seventeen) ,Drug Intermediates (Three) ,Fermentation Technology (Four) (for detailed list Serial no 152-159,processes developed for India.Broad categories are Processes for medicinal Essential Oils Isolates(like mint), Phytochemicals, Drugs, Intermediates, Pharmaceuticals, Mineral Products(plaster of Paris), Fermentation Technology Products(citric acid),mint etc used by the Medical profession.

25.CONTRIBUTIONS IN AYURVEDA- All drugs mentioned above in drug discoveries are based on medicinal plants and Ayurvedic/herbal plants (Serial no 201-204, professional standing and peer reviews).

A.Discovery of New Drugs, Concepts and Mechanisms of Action of Drugs from Ayurveda- (Serial no 92-112, drug discovery for details).

B.Significance of Work Done, Visionary Concepts, Recognition in Ayurveda- Details in Professional Standing.

26.RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY AND CONSULTANT ON MEDICINAL PLANTS (PHARMACOGNOSY)

A.United Nations Consultant-UNDP, UNIDO. USFDA,FAO,WHO Etc

B.Consultant - International World Bodies, Universities, Organisations Etc

27. LISTED AMONG TOPMOST INDIAN PIONEER MEDICINAL PLANTS RESEARCHERS AND THINKERS IN NATIONAL JOURNALS

A.CURRENT-SCIENCE Ayurveda-scientific research and publications, NO-97, VOL-8/25-10-2009.

B.CURRENT SCIENCE -The quest for evidence based Ayurveda: lessons learned, VOL. 102, NO. 10, 25 MAY 2012.

C.J-AIM - A Renaissance for Ayurveda, J. Ayurveda. Integr Med. 2010 Jan-Mar; 1(1): 1–2.

28.LISTED AMONG TOPMOST PIONEER INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL

A.CELEBRATED RESEARCHERS: SERIAL -7, Link natural products digest, vol. 6 issue 2, 2010, pg13.

29.UNITED NATIONS PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED INTERNATIONALLY

A.UNDP/UNIDO- HERBAL MEDICINES (VIETNAM).

B.WHO- BANGLADESH-MEDICINAL FORMULATIONS FOR GOVT OF BANGLADESH.

C.WHO- USA- CONSULTANCIES ALL OVER USA ON PLANT TOXICITY IN HUMAN FOODCHAIN.

30.BOOK RELEASED AT INDIAN PHARMACEUTICAL CONGRESS (IPC-DELHI-2008)-"HIV, Aids & Bioactive Natural Products” at event diamond jubilee celebrations).

31.MEDIA COVERAGE - Risorine release covered on DD news channel, borax plant covered on BBC news, medicinal awards in news, internet etc

haha, demolition machine!

this method is called extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. it takes about 3000 pulses to destroy an average kidney stone (intensity and amount varies and is determined for each patient / stone).

the machine contains an actual human kidney stone they extracted using surgical means, and you can see it falling into bits and pieces in the video. =)

A lithotriptor. The lithotriptor attempts to break up kidney stones using an externally applied, focused, high-intensity acoustic pulse

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

Somehow, I've created at least seven kidney stones in about two years. The largest one decided it was time to leave last Sunday, but it's too large to pass.

I went in for lithotripsy today to bust up the stones on the right side so they can pass easier. The urologist also inserted a stent in my bladder to hold the canal open wider to allow the pieces of the stones to pass easier.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

Okay, so this doesn't look like a happy picture. But it represents the END of the three weeks of misery I've been having! I had my kidney stone pulverized today, and I'm told they think it broke up entirely, so I should be out of pain completely as soon as I'm over the lithotripsy.

TMI: I kind of felt I was being taunted by the pregnancy test. I wanted to ask, "Does this look like the urine of a woman who needs a pregnancy test?"

Not much to photograph these days. I asked my doctor for the stone; but he had to send it to the lab. But he was nice enough to give me this photo. I had a ureteroscopy and lithotripsy. The yellow cauliflower looking thing is the stone. The green dot is the laser. Ouch, ouch, ouch

Urology is the medical and surgical specialty that deals with problems of the male and female urinary tract (kidneys, ureter, bladder, and urethra) and the male reproductive system. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Prostate cancer

Kidney stones

Incontinence (male & female)

Kidney cancer

Bladder cancer

Erectile dysfunction

Male infertility

Testicular cancer

Vasectomy

Vasectomy reversal

No-scalpel vasectomy

Interstitial cystitis

Urinary tract infection

We perform several procedures, including the following:

Interstem therapy (sacral nerve stimulation)

Laparoscopy (including laparoscopic prostatectomy)

Laser (ureteroscopic stone removal)

Lithotripsy for removal of kidney stones

Robotic surgery (using the daVinci robotic surgical system)

Sling procedures (for treating incontinence)

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Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

Contributor: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Date: 1900

Language: eng

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Title: I. The mechanism of dislocations and fracture of the hip : II. Litholapaxy, or, Rapid lithotrity with evacuation

Creator: Bigelow, Henry Jacob, 1818-1890

Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, and Company

Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

Contributor: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Date: 1900

Language: eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

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By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

A Kidney stone is a hard item that is produced using synthetics in the pee. There are four sorts of kidney stones: calcium oxalate, uric corrosive, struvite, and cystine. A kidney stone might be treated with shockwave lithotripsy, uteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithomy or nephrolithotripsy. Normal side effects remember serious torment for lower back, blood in your pee, sickness, heaving, fever and chills, or pee that smells terrible or looks overcast.

Pee has different squanders broken up in it. When there is a lot of waste in excessively minimal fluid, precious stones start to shape. The gems draw in different components and combine to frame a strong that will get bigger except if it is dropped of the body with the pee. Normally, these synthetic compounds are disposed of in the pee by the body's lord scientific expert: the kidney. In the vast majority, having sufficient fluid washes them out or different synthetic compounds in pee prevent a stone from shaping. The stone-framing synthetic substances are calcium, oxalate, urate, cystine, xanthine, and phosphate.

After it is framed, the stone might remain in the kidney or travel down the urinary plot into the ureter. At times, small stones move out of the body in the pee without causing an excessive amount of agony. However, stones that don't move might cause a back-up of pee in the kidney, ureter, the bladder, or the urethra. This is the thing that causes the aggravation.

Potential causes incorporate drinking too little water, work out (something over the top or excessively little), corpulence, weight reduction medical procedure, or eating food with a lot of salt or sugar. Diseases and family ancestry may be significant in certain individuals. Eating an excessive amount of fructose corresponds with expanding hazard of fostering a kidney stone. Fructose can be found in table sugar and high fructose corn syrup.

The treatment for kidney stones is comparable in kids and grown-ups. You might be approached to drink a ton of water. Specialists attempt to let the stone pass without a medical procedure. You may likewise get medicine to assist with making your pee less corrosive. Yet, in case it is excessively enormous, or on the other hand in the event that it hinders the progression of pee, or then again in case there is an indication of contamination, it is eliminated with a medical procedure.

Shock-wave lithotripsy is a noninvasive technique that utilizes high-energy sound waves to shoot the stones into pieces that are then more handily dropped in the pee. In ureteroscopy, an endoscope is embedded through the ureter to recover or devastate the stone.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

What's left of one of my kidney stones after my lithotripsy yesterday

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

Heading north through Levin.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

I hope this is the last of it.

By Karen Strike on December 7, 20181 Comment Post Views: 3,320

1800s Art Books Medicine Illustration Surgery Wellcome Trust

19th Century Illustrations for the Surgical Removal of Unwanted Parts of the Human Body

"I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time" - Henri Matisse

Many of the colour lithographs below were created for US surgeon Joseph Pancoast’s (November 23, 1805 – March 6, 1882) 1844 book A Treatise on Operative Surgery. The blurb tells us: “A treatise on operative surgery comprising a description of the various processes of the art, including all the new operations; exhibiting the state of surgical science in is present advanced condition; with eighty plates containing four-hundred and eighty-six separate illustrations.” These images are for the book’s second edition of 1846, for which they were “enlarged”. Other images can be found in the 1848 work Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1813-1878). They are captivating and unsettling.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVI. Surgical technique for lithotomy.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XLIX. Surgery to correct strabismus, involving the division of the internal rectus of the right eye. Strabismus is the misalignment of the eyes.

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Plate XXXIV. Surgical instruments used for external urethrotomy in prostatectomy (removal of part of the prostate gland).

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth

Removing the placenta and umbilical cord after birth. Abbildungen aus dem Gesammtgebiete der theoretisch-praktischen Geburtshülfe, nebst beschreibender Erklärung derselben / Nach dem Französischen des Maygrier bearbeitet und mit Anmerkungen versehen von Eduard Casp. Jac. von Siebold – 1829

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction - inferior section of the cornea.

Plate XLVIII. Illustration of surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract. Operation by extraction – inferior section of the cornea.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland.

Plate LVI. Surgery for the removal of the mammary gland. 19th Century. Iconografia d’anatomia chirurgica e di medicina operatoria / [Jean Baptiste Marc Bourgery]

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 42, Techniques for the removal of cataracts.

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones).

Plate 70, Surgical techniques for lithotripsy (the removal of bladder and kidney stones). Précis iconographique de médecine opératoire et d’anatomie chirurgicale by Claude Bernard (1848).

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Plate LXVII. Surgical technique for lithotomy (the removal of a bladder stone). Bilateral and vesico-rectal operation.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. 'Double hare-lip' and 'complicated hare-lip'.

Fig. 1. Removal with the forceps by torsion and traction. Fig. 2, 3. Removal by ligature. Fig. 4,5. Simple hare-lip. Fig. 6, 7, 8. ‘Double hare-lip’ and ‘complicated hare-lip’.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 65, Surgical removal of tumours from the scrotum.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 46, Illustration of the removal of nasal polyps and tonsillectomy.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Plate 16. Various operative stages of the removal of a tumour from the uterus.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 19. Surgical instruments used on the tonsils and nasal cavity for the removal of polyps.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Tomo II, Tavola 57 bis. Procedure for the removal of stones from the prostate and urethra.

Removal of tumours of uterus

Removal of tumours of uterus

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Hand painted wood engraving showing the necessary position for the patient for removal of bladder stones.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate XIX. Surgical removal of a stone from the bladder.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

Plate 43, Illustration and anatomy of ear surgery.

surgery cataracts

Removing cataracts

Plate 55, J. Pancoast, A treatise on operative surgery, 1846.

These fragments passed after I had Shockwave Lithotripsy