Tag: Laparoscopy
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The surgery of pyloric stenosis in Chicago
John RaffenspergerFort Meyers, Florida, United States Harald Hirschprung, a Danish pediatrician, in 1888 described the clinical course and pathology of two infants who died with congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.1 Gastroenterostomy was adopted for the treatment of infants with pyloric stenosis, but surgical treatments were hampered by delayed diagnosis, malnutrition, and a lack of knowledge about…
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The doctor becomes the patient: an internist’s journey from skepticism to gratitude
William Shimp Plantation, Florida, United States Nothing grabs our attention more than being flattened by a diagnosis of significant illness. Mine arrived just a few weeks ago. For decades I had harbored a large hiatal hernia. I had no symptoms, even though my upper stomach had pushed through the diaphragm to occupy much of my left…