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H. LIVINGSTONE, M.D.; G. LIGHT, M.D.; J. COTO, M.D.; R. ENGEL, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1947;55(5):545-556.

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DURING past thirteen years rapid advancement has been made in the surgical management of intrathoracic lesions. In 1933 Graham¹ performed the first successful removal of the entire lung for carcinoma of the bronchus. Adams and Phemister² made the first successful one stage resection of the lower part of the esophagus and esophagogastrostomy for carcinoma performed through the thorax in 1938. Gross³ in 1939 reported closure of a patent ductus. Crafoord and Nylin⁴ in 1944 were the first to relieve successfully the ill effects of coarctation of the aorta by resection and anastomosis. Blalock and Taussig⁵ in 1944 performed the first operation in human beings for the correction of pulmonary stenosis.

Intrathoracic surgery is accompanied with many unusual surgical and anesthetic hazards. The dangers of an open pneumothorax were understood by Andreas Vesalius,⁶ who in 1555 demonstrated to his students at Padua not only the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the Department of Surgery of the University of Chicago.

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