An open and shut case : the story of keyhole or minimally invasive surgery / by John Wickham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wickham, J. E. A. (John Ewart Alfred), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Endoscopic surgery--History.

Endoscopic surgery.

Wickham, J. E. A. (John Ewart Alfred).

Wickham, J. E. A.

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures--history.

Robotic Surgical Procedures--history.

Urologic Surgical Procedures--history.

History, 20th Century.

History.

United Kingdom.

Medical Subjects:

Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures--history.

Robotic Surgical Procedures--history.

Urologic Surgical Procedures--history.

History, 20th Century.

United Kingdom.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Jersey : World Scientific, 2017.

Summary:

Keyhole surgery has been made possible through the rapid development of various medical technologies, first pioneered in the 1970s. Revolutionary in the way it reduced the risk, surgical complications, healing time and scarring compared to open surgery, keyhole surgery soon became the preferred method throughout many surgical specialities. Here, John Wickham, the 'godfather' of robotic surgery, reflects on a life spent in research, discovery and struggle for innovation in order to make keyhole surgery widespread, accessible and available to patients. An Open and Shut Case tracks the evolution of surgery in the later parts of the 20th century, from initial surgical training in the 1960s to the rapid growth in the field of minimally invasive techniques throughout the 1970s and 80s in many specialities, precursors to the techniques used today. It concludes with a look at the effect of the National Health Service on the practice of medicine and nursing in the UK throughout this time. Perfect for surgeons and those interested in the history of surgery and surgical techniques, it also focusses on lessons learnt, both good and bad, when dealing with the management of public health. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I How, Why, What? 1

Chapter 1 School and War 3

Chapter 2 National Service in the Royal Air Force 13

Chapter 3 Undergraduate Training 23

Chapter 4 House Appointment at Hill End Hospital, St Albans Herts 55

Chapter 5 The Anatomy Demonstrator 77

Chapter 6 Junior Surgical Registrar 83

Chapter 7 Middle Grade Surgical Registrar 89

Chapter 8 Senior Surgical Registrar 97

Chapter 9 Fulbright Scholarship USA 101

Chapter 10 Resident Surgical Officer, St Paul's Hospital 111

Part II The Adventures of the Fully Trained Surgeon! 117

Chapter 11 Consultant Urologist, St Bartholomew's Hospital and St Paul's Hospital, London 119

Chapter 12 Synopsis of the Various Phases of the Development of My Surgical Competence 121

Chapter 13 The Building of the Department of Urology, St Bartholomew's Hospital and Start of Private Practice 131

Chapter 14 Ancillary Events: Regional Renal Hypothermia and the Intrarenal Society 145

Chapter 15 Consultant Urologist, King Edward VII Hospital and the London Clinic, Civilian Consultant to the Royal Air Force 151

Chapter 16 Dialysis and Renal Transplantation 157

Chapter 17 Disaster: Acute Pancreatitis 161

Chapter 18 Personal Life in the 1980s and Stowe Maries, Westcott, Surrey 165

Chapter 19 The Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy and the Endourology Society and Courses at the Institute of Urology 175

Chapter 20 A Slight Deviation - Gall Stones 187

Chapter 21 The Dornier Extracorporeal Lithotripter, The Academic Unit, University of London and Retirement from Barts 191

Chapter 22 Installation of the Dornier Lithotripter at Welbeck Street, London and the Stone Centre 195

Chapter 23 Minimally Invasive Surgery and the Organisation of the Academic Unit 203

Chapter 24 The Concept of Minimally Invasive Surgery 219

Chapter 25 The Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Then Therapy! SMIT 225

Chapter 26 Closure of the Stone Centre and the Move to Devonshire Place and the London Clinic 231

Chapter 27 Closure of St Peter's Hospital and the Institute of Urology and Transfer of the Rump to the Middlesex Hospital 251

Chapter 28 Guy's Hospital: A New Lease of Life 255

Chapter 29 The Probot 259

Chapter 30 Postretirement from the NHS and Spreading the Word on Minimally Invasive Surgery 271

Chapter 31 Syelix - Now What Was I to do With My Time? 283

Chapter 32 The Answers to the Initial Three Questions 291

Chapter 33 The National Health Service and its Impact on Medical Ethics 293

Chapter 34 The Final Words 311.

ISBN:

9781786341716

1786341719

9781786341723

1786341727

OCLC:

952370388