Item KH/CN/1/471 - Case notes, 1903, for patients under the care of William Watson Cheyne, Surgeon, King's College Hospital

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KH/CN/1/471

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Case notes, 1903, for patients under the care of William Watson Cheyne, Surgeon, King's College Hospital

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  • 1903 (Creation)

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Manuscript and typescript volume of case histories of female patients under the care of William Watson Cheyne, surgeon, King's College Hospital, featuring a wide range of general conditions including an operation for pylorectomy in a case of cancer of the stomach, a staple operation for femoral hernia, cyst of the liver, varicose veins and perihepatitis (inflammation of the liver lining), appendicitis, fractures, breast cancer, prolapsed kidney, mastitis, gall stones, spastic talipes, abscesses, tubercular disease of the glands and joints, and exostosis (bony growth of the tooth). Patient details include name, age, sex, occupation, address, admission and discharge dates, and name of dresser. Indexed by name of patient, and disease. Arranged in numerical order as entered into the hospital register. 1 volume

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