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WILLIAM EDWIN GABE

Arch Surg. 1929;18(4):1304-1314.

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Priestley, quoted by Garrison, stated that much of the history of gynecology up to recent times has been a series of "crazes"—a following of prevailing fashion. Before the days of gynecologic operations, nearly a century and a half ago, uterine displacement held the interest of gynecologists under the leadership of Hewitt in England, Velpeau in France and Hodge in America. This period marked the invention of a bewildering armamentarium of pessaries of all sizes, shapes and types. Soon, however, the great pioneers in the field of operative gynecology began to report their achievements—Baynham of Virginia, King of South Carolina, the great McDowell of Virginia, Lizars of Edinburgh, Sir Spencer Wells of London, Nélaton of France, and James Marion Sims of our southland. The advent of ether anesthesia and the application of the principles of Lister gave great impetus to the practice of gynecologic operations. Intense interest in various gynecologic conditions . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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