A History of Surgery
by Harold Ellis, Sala Abdalla
3rd Edition
Publisher: CRC Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781138617391 |
| eText ISBN | 9780429867620 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
A History of Surgery, 3rd Edition, is a textbook that chronicles the development of operative medicine from prehistoric practices through modern clinical milestones. The volume examines how surgical techniques and anatomical knowledge evolved across ancient civilizations, the Renaissance, and the modern era.
The text outlines early practices in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, China, India, Greece, and Rome, tracing developments through the emergence of anaesthesia and antisepsis led by pioneers such as Morton, Lister, and Pasteur.
Later chapters explore specific surgical disciplines, including the surgery of warfare, orthopaedics, breast tumours, and organ transplantation.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Surgery in prehistoric times
Chapter 2: The early years of written history – Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, China and India
Chapter 3: Surgery in Ancient Greece and Rome
Chapter 4: The Dark Ages and the Renaissance
Chapter 5: The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 1 – from the mid-16th century to the end of the 17th century
Chapter 6: The age of the surgeon-anatomist: Part 2 – from the beginning of the 18th century to the mid-19th century
Chapter 7: The advent of anaesthesia and antisepsis
Chapter 8: The birth of modern surgery – from Lister to the 20th century
Chapter 9: The surgery of warfare
Chapter 10: Orthopaedic surgery
Chapter 11: Breast tumours
Chapter 12: Cutting for the stone
Chapter 13: Thyroid and parathyroid
Chapter 14: Thoracic and vascular surgery
Chapter 15: Organ transplantation
Chapter 16: Envoi: Today and tomorrow
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