Kelly, Howard, A.

Operative Gynecology. With Twenty-Four Plates and Over Five Hundred and Fifty Original Illustrations.

Special reprint edition of the original 1898-edition. 2 volumes (complete set). New York, The Classics of Medicine Library, 1992. 19 cm x 26 cm. c.1140 pages. Vol.I – XVII, 563 pages. With 315 fantastic illustrations and 10 plates / Vol.II – XIII, 557 pages. With 277 illustrations and 14 plates. Hardcover / Stunning full leather in protective mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Exlibris / Bookplate of preowner on pastedowns of each volume. Limited Edition: No. 541 of ‘The Classics of Medicine Library’ edition. [The Classics of Medicine Library]

Volume I includes for example: Sespis, Asepsis, and Antispesis in Hospitals / Antisepsis and Asepsis in Private Practice / Bacteriology / Topographical Anatomy / The Gynecological Examination / Gynecological Instruments and Dressings / Anesthesia / General Principles Involved in Plastic Operations / Operations of the Vagina / Affections of the Urethra and Bladder / Operations upon the Cervix of the Uterus, Including Dilatation and Curettage / Polapse of the Uterus / Vaginal Hysterectomy / Vaginal extirpation of Submucous Myomata and Polypi etc.

Volume II includes for example: General Principles and Complications Common to Abdominal Operation / Care of Wound and Patient up to Recovery / Complications Arising after Abdominal Operations / Tubercular Peritonitis / Suspension of the Uterus / Conservative OPerations on the Tubes and Ovaries / Vaginal Drainage and Enucleation for Pyosalpinx, Ovarian Abscess, Tubo-ovarian Abscess, and Pelvic Abscess / Ovariotomy / Cesarean Section / The Radical Cure of Hernia / On the Conduct of Autopsies, the Making of Protocold, and the Preservation of Tissues for the Micoscopic Examination in Gyneological Practice etc

Howard Atwood Kelly (February 20, 1858 – January 12, 1943), M.D., was a pioneering American gynecologist. He, William Osler, William Halsted, and William Welch together are known as the “Big Four”, the founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He is credited with establishing gynecology as a specialty by developing new surgical approaches to gynecological diseases and pathological research. He also developed several medical innovations, including the improved cystoscope, Kelly’s clamp, Kelly’s speculum, and Kelly’s forceps.
He was a clinical innovator, performing the first successful Cesarean section (C-section) in Philadelphia in 1888, and pioneered the use of radium in the treatment of gynecological cancer. At the end of his career his 550 articles and books covered a wide range of clinical subjects, including urogynecology, caesarean delivery, pulmonary resuscitation, appendectomy, electrosurgery, and ureteral catheterization.
He was also well known for his devotion to his lifelong Episcopal faith. Kelly kept the Sabbath, read the bible daily, and often lectured or wrote on the subject of religion. One of his books, A Scientific Man and the Bible strove to balance his faith and his career; another book was a biography of Dr. Walter Reed. Kelly also dabbled in botany, natural history, anthropology, and politics. (Wikipedia)
Kelly’s service to the medical community was recognized time and time again by academic institutions. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania in 1907 as well the same degree from the University of Aberdeen, Washington College, Washington and Lee, and Johns Hopkins. (‘Howard Atwood Kelly’ Online Exhibits, University of Pennsylvania’s Archives and Records Center website).

• Keywords: [The Classics of Medicine Library] · 19th Century · Catalogue Autumn 2020 · Catalogue Nine – Medicine · Catalogue No.9 – Medicine · Childbirth · Gynaecology · History of Medicine · Human body · Human Reproduction · Medical · Medical care · Medicine · Medicine – Rare · Physicians · Science
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 120326AB

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