1920
by Halsted, William S.
1920. Halsted, William S. (1852-1922). Ligations of the left subclavian artery in its first portion. Offprint from The Johns Hopkins Hospital Review 21 (1921). 96pp. 8 plates. 263 x 193 mm. Original printed wrappers, tiny marginal tears in lower margin of front wrapper. Fine. First Edition, Offprint Issue. "Of his numerous publications on vascular surgery, Halsted's most scholarly and interesting is that entitled ‘Ligations of the Left Subclavian Artery in its First Portion,' published in 1921, one year before his death. It contains a good historical survey . . . Halsted concluded his informative paper by listing twenty-one aneurysms in which ligation of the first portion of the left subclavian was done. The twenty-first case was his own and perhaps, said Halsted, the largest subclavian aneurysm ever operated upon" (Wangensteen & Wangensteen, The Rise of Surgery, p. 263.). Included in the plates is a series of eight illustrations of the pre- and postoperative appearance of Halsted's patient; another plate shows the excised aneurysm in its natural size. See Garrison-Morton.com 2966 (note). .
(Inventory #: 46710)