Historical Aspects of Pediatric Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. The History of Pediatric Surgery in Germany

   • W. Ch. Hecker

   Pages 1-8

3. The History of Pediatric Surgery in France

   • J. Prévot

   Pages 9-16

4. 100 Years of Pediatric Surgery in Stockholm, with Personal Memories from the Last 50 Years

   • T. Ehrenpreis

   Pages 17-33

5. The Cradle of Pediatric Surgery

   • D. Anagnostopoulos, D. Pellerin

   Pages 34-38

6. Pediatric Surgery in Islamic Medicine from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

   • C. A. Montagnani

   Pages 39-51

7. William E. Ladd, M.D.: Great Pioneer of North American Pediatric Surgery

   • H. Bill

   Pages 52-59

8. Denis Browne: Colleague (1892–1967)

   • J. Crooks

   Pages 60-68

9. Denis Browne: Surgeon

   • P. P. Rickham

   Pages 69-75

10. Robert E. Gross

    • H. W. Clatworthy

    Pages 76-84

11. Max Grob (1901–1976)

    • U. G. Stauffer

    Pages 85-93

12. The Dawn of Paediatric Surgery: Johannes Fatio (1649–1691) — His Life, His Work and His Horrible End

    • P. P. Rickham

    Pages 94-105

13. The History of Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula — 1670–1984

    • N. A. Myers

    Pages 106-157

14. Historical Aspects of Hydrocephalus

    • E. Ring-Mrozik, T. A. Angerpointner

    Pages 158-187

15. The History of Colostomy in Childhood

    • W. F. Schärli

    Pages 188-198

16. Hirschsprung’s Disease: An Historical Review

    • D. Cass

    Pages 199-214

17. Club-foot Through the Centuries

    • E. H. Strach

    Pages 215-237

18. The History of Treatment of Cleft Lip and Palate

    • M. Perko

    Pages 238-251

19. Professor Bochdalek and His Hernia: Then and Now

    • J. A. Haller Jr.

    Pages 252-255

20. Paediatric Urology 1000 Years Ago

    • R. E. Abdel-Halim

    Pages 256-264

At first sight it may appear strange that a volume of Progress in Pediatric Surgery should be devoted to the history of our specialty. One assumes that progress is concerned primarily with recent developments whilst history deals with matters of the past. However, in the past there has also been considerable progress in the development of our understand­ ing of paediatric surgical problems, otherwise we would not have pro­ gressed to our present achievements. The editors, therefore, do not apologize for compiling this volume but, on the contrary, feel that the publication of this volume is most timely. Modern paediatric surgery has now been practised for three genera­ tions. The handful of pioneers who were the founders of our specialty worked mainly before the last world war. A few dozen of the inter­ mediary generation started work immediately after the war, while the new generation who are now dominating our specialty must be counted in thousands. Two factors have radically altered paediatric surgery as practised by the intermediary and the present generation of surgeons.

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• Chirurgische Abteilung, Universitäts-Kinderklinik, Zürich, Switzerland

  Peter Paul Rickham

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