Peritonitis
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John B. Deaver speeches
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/036-01
Scope and Contents
This collection contains John B. Deaver’s manuscripts of over two hundred public addresses, 1904-1931, on many topics, particularly surgery and his surgical experiences; eight typescript articles, 1907-1930; notes of various subjects, 1905-1926; and miscellaneous material, generally biographical or bibliographical in nature, 1909-1932. Series 1 contains addresses to medical organizations and societies, including College of Physicians of Philadelphia, John B. Deaver Surgical Society, Clinical...
Dates:
1904 - 1931
Joseph Leidy notes of a post mortem examination of W. E. Horner
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/170-02
Scope and Contents
Leidy describes condition of W. E. Horner’s internal organs at time of death on 13 Mar. 1853; emphasis placed on heart and kidneys. Horner died of enteroperitonitis.
Transcribed in "The Final Appearance of Dr. William E. Horner" Fugitive Leaves from the Historical Collections, ser. 3, vol. 5, no. 2 (1990), pp. 5-6.
Dates:
1853
