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John Watson (1807-1863) and his Pioneer Work On the Surgery of Esophagus
Konstantinos Laios1, Dimitrios Schizas2, Gregory Tsoucalas3
1Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics, Medical School, 393206National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Surgical Innovation
|April 7, 2021
Abstract:
Backround. John Watson (1807-1863) was the first surgeon in USA who performed and published his results on esophagotomy. Methods. His pioneer surgical work was a gold standard reference for the later surgeons. Results. Watson was a devoted surgeon and his innovative operating techniques secured him a place in the hall of fame of the history of medicine.
