Ephraim McDowell, the first ovariotomy, and the birth of abdominal surgery

J Clin Oncol. 2010 Mar 1;28(7):1262-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2009.25.7261. Epub 2010 Feb 1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen / surgery*
  • History, 18th Century
  • History, 19th Century
  • Ovariectomy / history*
  • Virginia

Personal name as subject

  • Ephraim McDowell