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Intussusception historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Intussusception was first mentioned in 1674 by Barbette of Amsterdam. It was described in detail in 1789 by John Hunter. He called it “introssusception” and described it as a rare form of bowel obstruction in adults, in which telescoping of an intestine segment occurs into another segment of intestine. In 1871, a case of intussusception in a child was operated upon by Sir Jonathan Hutchinson.
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- In 1674, Barbette of Amsterdam reported intussusception for the first time. [1]
- In 1789, John Hunter described intussusception in detail. He called it “introssusception” and described it as a rare form of bowel obstruction in adult, in which telescoping of a proximal segment of intestine segment occurs into distal segment of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
- In 1871, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson was the first to operate on a child with intussusception.[2]
References
References
- ↑ de Moulin D (1985). “Paul Barbette, M.D.: a seventeenth-century Amsterdam author of best-selling textbooks”. Bull Hist Med. 59 (4): 506–14. PMID 3912022.
- ↑ Lianos G, Xeropotamos N, Bali C, Baltoggiannis G, Ignatiadou E (2013). “Adult bowel intussusception: presentation, location, etiology, diagnosis and treatment”. G Chir. 34 (9–10): 280–3. PMC 3926485. PMID 24629817.
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