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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Appendicitis was first officially described and coined the term in 1886 by Reginald J. Fitz of Harvard University. Since then, the appendectomy has become one of the most common surgical procedures. The laparoscopic appendectomy was invented in the 1980s, and has led to reduced length of hospital stay, a decreased risk of infection, and a reduction in post-operative pain.
Historical Perspective
- The earliest known drawing of the appendix was in 1492 by the great artist and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci.[1]
- Berengarius Carpus, a professor of surgery at Pavia and Bologna, gave the first description of the appendix in 1522.[2]
- Physician Gabriele Fallopius was the first to compare the appendix to a worm in 1561.[2]
- In 1579, Johann Bauhin proposed the theory that the appendix provided function in intrauterine life as a storage for feces.[2]
- During the late 1600s, Lorenz Heister was the first surgeon to perform post-mortem sections of appendicitis and gave an unequivocal description of a perforated appendix and abscess.[3]
- In 1886, Fitz diagnosed and coined the term appendicitis for the first time.[4][5]
- In 1894, McBurney performed an appendectomy for the first time.[6]
- The first actual surgical removal of the appendix was done by Caudius Amyand at St. Georges Hospital in London, when he removed a perforated appendix found in a scrotal hernia.
References
- ↑ Williams GR. "Presidential Address: a history of appendicitis. With anecdotes illustrating its importance". Annals of Surgery. 197 (5): 495–506. PMC 1353017. PMID 6342553. Retrieved 2012-08-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 McCarty, Arthur C. "History of Appendicitis Vermiformis Its diseases and treatment." The Innominate Society http://www.innominatesociety.com/Articles/History%20of%20Appendicitis.htm (1927). APA
- ↑ Shklar G, Chernin DA (2007). "Lorenz Heister and oral disease with the original text from his papers". Journal of the History of Dentistry. 55 (2): 68–74. PMID 17848045.
|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ↑ Carmichael DH (1985). "Reginald Fitz and appendicitis". South. Med. J. 78 (6): 725–30. PMID 3890203.
- ↑ yjbm .1937 Jul; 9(6): 509.b1–520, PMC= 2601730
- ↑ Musana, K.; Yale, S. H. (2005). "John Benjamin Murphy (1857 - 1916)". Clinical Medicine & Research. 3 (2): 110–112. doi:10.3121/cmr.3.2.110. ISSN 1539-4182.