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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- In 1674, Barbette of Amsterdam reported intussusception for the first time. [1]
- In 1789, John Hunter described intussusception in detail. He called it “introssusception” and described it as a rare form of bowel obstruction in adult, in which telescoping of a proximal segment of intestine segment occurs into distal segment of GI tract.
- In 1871, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson was the first to operate on a child with intussusception.[2]
Outbreaks
- There have been several outbreaks of [disease name], which are summarized below:
Landmark Events in the Development of Treatment Strategies
- In [year], [diagnostic test/therapy] was developed by [scientist] to treat/diagnose [disease name].
Impact on Cultural History
Famous Cases
- The following are a few famous cases of disease name:
References
- ↑ de Moulin D (1985). "Paul Barbette, M.D.: a seventeenth-century Amsterdam author of best-selling textbooks". Bull Hist Med. 59 (4): 506–14. PMID 3912022.
- ↑ Lianos G, Xeropotamos N, Bali C, Baltoggiannis G, Ignatiadou E (2013). "Adult bowel intussusception: presentation, location, etiology, diagnosis and treatment". G Chir. 34 (9–10): 280–3. PMC 3926485. PMID 24629817.