Tilney, Nicholas L.,

Invasion of the body : revolutions in surgery / Nicholas L. Tilney. - 358 pages, [14] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-343) and index.

Three operations -- The teaching hospital -- Evolution of a profession -- Steps forward and steps backward -- War and peace -- The promise of surgical research -- Operations on the heart -- The mechanical heart -- The transfer of organs -- Making a surgeon, then and now -- Shifting foundations -- Unsolved challenges. Introduction -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

9780674062283 (alk. paper) 0674062280 (alk. paper)

2011013287

101557241 DNLM 015825853 Uk


Surgery--History.
Surgery--History--20th century.
Surgery--History--21st century.
General Surgery--history.
History, 20th Century.
History, 21st Century.

RD19 / .T56 2011

617

WO 11.1 / T579i 2011