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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine
Historical Bibliography Updated: March 20, 2020

A case of introsussception in which an operation was successfully resorted to…in December, 1831.

WILSON, John R. W.
WILSON, John R. W.

Publication Details

Transylvania J. Med. Assoc. Sci., 18, 362 (only). 1835 CE.

First operation for intussusception in the United States, performed in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The patient was a negro slave; the operation was a complete success. Reported by Wilson’s pupil, W.W. Thompson.

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Geographic Context

Mentioned in annotation: Rutherford, NJ