Surgically invented several surgical instruments for purposes such as inspection of the interior of the urethra and for removing foreign bodies from the throat, the ear, and other body organs.
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Surgically invented several surgical instruments for purposes such as inspection of the interior of the urethra and for removing foreign bodies from the throat, the ear, and other body organs.
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Surgically was the first to illustrate the various cannulae and to treat warts with an iron tube and caustic metal as a boring instrument.
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Surgically describes what is thought to be the first attempt at reduction mammaplasty for the management of gynaecomastia and the first mastectomy to treat breast cancer.
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Surgically is credited with the performance of the first thyroidectomy.
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Surgically described more efficient techniques for the effective ligation of the blood vessels during an amputation.
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Surgically brought an empirical and experimental approach to the science and was renowned around Europe for the quality of his research and his written works.
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Surgically was one of the first to understand the importance of pathology, the danger of the spread of infection and how the problem of inflammation of the wound, bone lesions and even tuberculosis often undid any benefit that was gained from the intervention.
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Surgically consequently adopted the position that all surgical procedures should be used only as a last resort.
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Surgically found that this remarkably reduced the incidence of gangrene and he published his results in The Lancet.
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Surgically's work was groundbreaking and laid the foundations for a rapid advance in infection control that saw modern antiseptic operating theatres widely used within 50 years.
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Surgically noticed that these rays could penetrate the skin, allowing the skeletal structure to be captured on a specially treated photographic plate.
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