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1Unidad Interinstitucional de Investigación Clínica y Epidemiológica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México.
Insights
This study highlights the earliest documented surgical procedures on Mexican children in the 19th century, focusing on bladder stone removal without anesthesia. These historical accounts reveal significant patient suffering and surgical challenges during that era.
Area of Science:
- Medical History
- Surgical History
- Pediatric Surgery
Background:
- Presents two pioneering 19th-century Mexican publications detailing surgical bladder stone extraction in children.
- Highlights the absence of anesthesia during these procedures, emphasizing patient suffering and operative difficulties.
Discussion:
- Examines a 1822 lateral lithotomy on a 17-year-old girl by José Victoriano Guerrero, documented in a commemorative pamphlet.
- Analyzes a 1836 lateral lithotomy on a 5-year-old boy by Dr. Luis Jecker, published in the Periódico de la Academia de Medicina de Mégico.
Key Insights:
- These papers represent the first recorded surgical interventions on pediatric patients in Mexico during the 19th century.
- The historical context underscores the primitive state of surgical practice and pain management in early Mexican medicine.
Outlook:
- These findings offer valuable insights into the evolution of pediatric surgery and medical documentation in Mexico.
- Further research into 19th-century Mexican medical archives could uncover additional early surgical case reports.
Abstract:
Here, two papers are presented, which constitute the first reports of surgical procedures in Mexican children performed at the 19th century. The two publications refer to surgical operations for the extraction of bladder stones. At that time, there was no anesthesia, so part of the description alludes to the suffering of the patients and the operative difficulties. The first case, is referred to as a lithotomy in a 17-year-old girl, performed by surgeon José Victoriano Guerrero in Guadalajara in 1822. The publication is not an academic report, but a pamphlet written as a gift to Emperor Augustin I to celebrate his ascension to the throne. The second work, is a lateral lithotomy in a 5-year-old boy, published by Dr. Luis Jecker in the first issue of the Periódico de la Academia de Medicina de Mégico in 1836.
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