ALEXANDER, William (1844 – 1919)
1844 – 1919
3 entries in the GMN corpus.
1882 CE
#6077
A new method of treating inveterate and troublesome displacements of the uterus.
Alexander’s suspension operation for retroversion of the uterus, first performed by him in 1881.
1889 CE
#4861
The treatment of epilepsy.
Alexander was the first to attempt the treatment of epilepsy by surgical means. He removed the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1898 CE
#6107
Enucleation of uterine fibroids.
An outstanding account of myomectomy.