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*The earliest known drawing of the [[appendix]] was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.<ref name="pmid6342553">{{cite journal |author=Williams GR |title=Presidential Address: a history of appendicitis. With anecdotes illustrating its importance |journal=[[Annals of Surgery]] |volume=197 |issue=5 |pages=495–506 |year=1983 |month=May |pmid=6342553 |pmc=1353017 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0003-4932&volume=197&issue=5&spage=495 |accessdate=2012-08-09}}</ref> | *The earliest known drawing of the [[appendix]] was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.<ref name="pmid6342553">{{cite journal |author=Williams GR |title=Presidential Address: a history of appendicitis. With anecdotes illustrating its importance |journal=[[Annals of Surgery]] |volume=197 |issue=5 |pages=495–506 |year=1983 |month=May |pmid=6342553 |pmc=1353017 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0003-4932&volume=197&issue=5&spage=495 |accessdate=2012-08-09}}</ref> | ||
*The earliest known drawing of the [[appendix]] was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.<ref name="pmid6342553">{{cite journal |author=Williams GR |title=Presidential Address: a history of appendicitis. With anecdotes illustrating its importance |journal=[[Annals of Surgery]] |volume=197 |issue=5 |pages=495–506 |year=1983 |month=May |pmid=6342553 |pmc=1353017 |doi= |url=http://meta.wkhealth.com/pt/pt-core/template-journal/lwwgateway/media/landingpage.htm?issn=0003-4932&volume=197&issue=5&spage=495 |accessdate=2012-08-09}}</ref> | |||
*Berengarius Carpus, a professor of [[surgery]] at Pavia and Bologna, gave the first description of the [[appendix]] in 1522.<ref name="book1">McCarty, Arthur C. "History of Appendicitis Vermiformis Its diseases and treatment." The Innominate Society http://www.innominatesociety.com/Articles/History%20of%20Appendicitis.htm (1927). APA</ref> | |||
*Physician Gabriele Fallopius was the first to compare the appendix to a worm in 1561.<ref name="book1">McCarty, Arthur C. "History of Appendicitis Vermiformis Its diseases and treatment." The Innominate Society http://www.innominatesociety.com/Articles/History%20of%20Appendicitis.htm (1927). APA</ref> | |||
*In 1579, Johann Bauhin proposed the theory that the appendix provided function in intrauterine life as a storage for [[feces]].<ref name="book1">McCarty, Arthur C. "History of Appendicitis Vermiformis Its diseases and treatment." The Innominate Society http://www.innominatesociety.com/Articles/History%20of%20Appendicitis.htm (1927). APA</ref> | |||
*During the late 1600s, Lorenz Heister was the first surgeon to perform [[post-mortem]] sections of [[appendicitis]] and gave an unequivocal description of a perforated [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]] and [[abscess]].<ref name="pmid17848045">{{cite journal |author=Shklar G, Chernin DA |title=Lorenz Heister and oral disease with the original text from his papers |journal=[[Journal of the History of Dentistry]] |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=68–74 |year=2007 |pmid=17848045 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-08-09}}</ref> | *During the late 1600s, Lorenz Heister was the first surgeon to perform [[post-mortem]] sections of [[appendicitis]] and gave an unequivocal description of a perforated [[Vermiform appendix|appendix]] and [[abscess]].<ref name="pmid17848045">{{cite journal |author=Shklar G, Chernin DA |title=Lorenz Heister and oral disease with the original text from his papers |journal=[[Journal of the History of Dentistry]] |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=68–74 |year=2007 |pmid=17848045 |doi= |url= |accessdate=2012-08-09}}</ref> | ||
*In 1886, Fitz diagnosed and described [[appendicitis]] for the first time.<ref name="pmid3890203">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carmichael DH |title=Reginald Fitz and appendicitis |journal=South. Med. J. |volume=78 |issue=6 |pages=725–30 |year=1985 |pmid=3890203 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref> yjbm .1937 Jul; 9(6): 509.b1–520, PMC= 2601730</ref> | *In 1886, Fitz diagnosed and described [[appendicitis]] for the first time.<ref name="pmid3890203">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carmichael DH |title=Reginald Fitz and appendicitis |journal=South. Med. J. |volume=78 |issue=6 |pages=725–30 |year=1985 |pmid=3890203 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref> yjbm .1937 Jul; 9(6): 509.b1–520, PMC= 2601730</ref> | ||
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Overview
Historical Perspective
- The earliest known drawing of the appendix was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.[1]
- The earliest known drawing of the appendix was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.[1]
- Berengarius Carpus, a professor of surgery at Pavia and Bologna, gave the first description of the appendix in 1522.[2]
- Physician Gabriele Fallopius was the first to compare the appendix to a worm in 1561.[2]
- In 1579, Johann Bauhin proposed the theory that the appendix provided function in intrauterine life as a storage for feces.[2]
- During the late 1600s, Lorenz Heister was the first surgeon to perform post-mortem sections of appendicitis and gave an unequivocal description of a perforated appendix and abscess.[3]
- In 1886, Fitz diagnosed and described appendicitis for the first time.[4][5]
- In 1894, McBurney performed an appendectomy for the first time.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williams GR (1983). "Presidential Address: a history of appendicitis. With anecdotes illustrating its importance". Annals of Surgery. 197 (5): 495–506. PMC 1353017. PMID 6342553. Retrieved 2012-08-09. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McCarty, Arthur C. "History of Appendicitis Vermiformis Its diseases and treatment." The Innominate Society http://www.innominatesociety.com/Articles/History%20of%20Appendicitis.htm (1927). APA
- ↑ Shklar G, Chernin DA (2007). "Lorenz Heister and oral disease with the original text from his papers". Journal of the History of Dentistry. 55 (2): 68–74. PMID 17848045.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Carmichael DH (1985). "Reginald Fitz and appendicitis". South. Med. J. 78 (6): 725–30. PMID 3890203.
- ↑ yjbm .1937 Jul; 9(6): 509.b1–520, PMC= 2601730
- ↑ Musana, K.; Yale, S. H. (2005). "John Benjamin Murphy (1857 - 1916)". Clinical Medicine & Research. 3 (2): 110–112. doi:10.3121/cmr.3.2.110. ISSN 1539-4182.