ISSN:
1437-9813
Keywords:
History
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British
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Pediatric surgery
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Coley James M.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract James Milman Coley was born on 30 August 1784 in Shropshire. Having studied under John Abernethy at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Coley qualified as MRCS England in 1806 and practiced at Bridgnorth. In 1844 he was admitted as Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and commenced practice in London. In 1846, he published A Practical Treatise on the Diseases of Children: “I am not aware, ..., that any author, British or Foreign, has published a work comprehending all the diseases incident to children, and their appropriate surgical as well as medical treatment.” Among the surgical topics discussed were hernias, respiratory and intestinal foreign bodies, hare-lip, ranula, thyroglossal duct cyst, intussusception, imperforate anus, anal prolapse, bladder stones, empyaema, pneumothorax, and burns. Although the surgical management was primitive and leeches, bleeding, and purgatives were utilised freely, Coley was a pioneer and preceded the works of Forster [13] and Holmes [15], two more prominent London surgeons. He authored 15 journal articles and five books (urinary retention, caesarean operation and puerperal metritis, remittent fever and hydrocephalus internus, and medical advice for travelers in Belgium and Llandudno). Mr. Coley died on 12 November 1867 at South Lambeth.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00185331
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