Medico-Surgical Tributes to Harold Brunn

A Series of Essays on Various Aspects of Surgery and Medicine Written by His Pupils and Friends

Harold Brunn

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780520374751
• eBook ISBN:
  9780520350250
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Medico-Surgical Tributes to Harold Brunn: A Series of Essays on Various Aspects of Surgery and Medicine Written by His Pupils and Friends pays homage to one of the most distinguished figures in American surgery. Harold Brunn's career, spanning the transformative era of late 19th and early 20th-century medicine, reflects his contributions to surgical education, medical innovation, and the integration of research with clinical practice. The essays compiled in this volume highlight Brunn's unparalleled dedication to the dual roles of surgeon and educator, emphasizing his ability to blend technical mastery with profound humanism. His work at institutions like the University of California and Mount Zion Hospital stands as a testament to his vision of modern surgery as an art guided by science and compassion. From his early days as a student at the University of Pennsylvania to his trailblazing leadership in thoracic surgery, Brunn's influence reshaped the landscape of medical practice in San Francisco and beyond. His commitment to collaboration and mentorship fostered a generation of skilled surgeons and researchers, while his pioneering efforts in thoracic surgery brought hope and healing to countless patients. This collection of essays, written by his peers, students, and admirers, not only chronicles the milestones of his illustrious career but also celebrates his enduring legacy in advancing surgical science and elevating medical care to new heights. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1942.

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Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• FOREWORD
• PREFACE
• CONTENTS 1
• THE USE OF CANCELLOUS BONE GRAFTS IN ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY*
• MINOR PROBLEMS IN LOW SIGMOIDAL CANCER
• TUMOR OF THE HEART (LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL) SUCCESSFULLY REMOVED BY OPERATION†
• PYLEPHLEBITIS FOLLOWING GANGRENOUS APPENDICITIS
• A DISCUSSION OF SOME PHASES OF GALLBLADDER SURGERY‡
• THE EXPERIMENTAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE INACTIVATION OF CERTAIN SEX STEROID ANDROGENS AND ESTROGENS in Vivo§
• DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE ITS TREATMENT BY MEANS OF RADICAL EXCISION OF THE PALMAR FASCIA**
• THE ENDOCUTANEOUS (ELOESSER) FLAP: ITS APPLICATION IN VARIOUS TYPES OF INTRATHORACIC LESIONS††
• CLINICAL INDICATIONS FOR GASTROSCOPY‡‡
• ALLERGIC MANIFESTATIONS IN SURGICAL PRACTICE§§
• THE MANAGEMENT OF THE LESS OPERABLE CARCINOMATOUS GROWTHS OF THE COLON*
• THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PERSISTENTLY PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS
• AN OPERATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF APICAL TUBERCULOUS CAVITIES PERSISTING IN AN ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX***
• BUILDERS IN MEDICINE
• EXPERIENCES IN MEDICAL PRACTICE
• THE QUESTION OF THERAPY IN SUBACUTE BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO PATHOGENESIS†††
• THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN SAN FRANCISCO, PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE‡‡‡
• CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG OF LONG DURATION§§§
• POSTOPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY****
• RECURRENT INGUINAL HERNIA IN RELATION TO THE LENGTH OF THE INGUINAL LIGAMENT
• THE RELATIONSHIP OF CELL GROWTH, WOUND HEALING AND FOOD††††
• RENAL COUNTERBALANCE‡‡‡‡
• EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE USE OF DRUGS OF THE SULFONAMIDE GROUP IN THE PLEURAL SPACE§§§§
• SCAR TISSUE TUMORS SIMULATING REGIONAL RECURRENCES AFTER RADICAL MASTECTOMY*****
• COMPLETELY INTRATHORACIC GOITER
• SMALL BOWEL DISTENTION
• ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS
• INFLAMMATION, A MECHANISM IN BODILY DEFENSE†††††
• THE DIFFERENTIAL PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF THE FORMS OF ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS
• THE DISPOSITION OF RODENTS AS A FACTOR IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PLAGUE§§§§§
• SURGERY OF THE ORBIT
• CIRCUMSCRIBED CARCINOMA OF THE LUNG— ITS ERADICATION BY LESSER PROCEDURES THAN PNEUMONECTOMY
• EXTRAPLEURAL PNEUMOTHORAX
• HEMATOGENOUS DISSEMINATION OF TUBERCLE BACILLI IN PRIMARY AND REINFECTION FORMS OF TUBERCULOSIS††††††
• PERIPHERAL EMBOLISM‡‡‡‡‡‡
• THE MECHANISM OF VASCULAR SPASM IN RAYNAUD’S SYNDROME§§§§§§
• MODERN MANAGEMENT OF CANCER OF THE LOWER GASTRO-INTESTINAL TRACT
• THE ACUTE SURGICAL ABDOMEN
• AN INSTRUMENT FOR RETRACTION OF VISCERA DURING PERITONEOSCOPY
• METALLIC MAGNESIUM TUBES IN RECONSTRUCTION OF BILE DUCTS
• PATENCY OF THE INTERAURICULAR SEPTUM*******
• FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOICE OF OPERATION FOR CARCINOMA OF THE RECTUM
• AN APPARENT CAUSAL MECHANISM OF PRIMARY THROMBOSIS OF THE AXILLARY AND SUBCLAVIAN VEIN†††††††
• OBSERVATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENITO-URINARY TRACT‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
• PNEUMOTHORAX VERSUS APICAL THORACOPLASTY§§§§§§§
• INTRAPLEURAL INJECTION OF THORIUM DIOXIDE SOL********
• PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOTHELIOMA OF THE LUNG AND PLEURA
• PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS††††††††
• CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST
• THE CAUSE AND PREVENTION OF STOMAL OBSTRUCTION IN GASTROJEJUNAL ANASTOMOSES‡‡‡‡‡‡‡‡
• DECREASE IN CELLULAR CATHEPSINS IN EXPERIMENTAL TUBERCULOSIS OF RABBITS’
• THE PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF HAROLD BRUNN
• INDEX OF AUTHORS