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WATSON, Sir Patrick Heron (1832 – 1907)

WATSON, Sir Patrick Heron (1832 – 1907)

1832 – 1907

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1874 CE

#3824

Excision of the thyroid gland.

WATSON, Sir Patrick Heron (1832 – 1907)
WATSON, Sir Patrick Heron (1832 – 1907)

Watson was a pioneer of thyroidectomy in the treatment of goitre, although Green (No. 3814) was the first to perform the operation. Also in Brit. med. J., 1875, 2, 386-88.