Shen Endocrine Book 2.indb

235 Pages·2013·22.68 MB·English

UC Berkeley
Perspectives in Medical Humanities
Title
The Supreme Triumph of the Surgeon's Art': Narrative History of
Endocrine Surgery
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9780983463986
Authors
Zeiger, Martha A.
Shen, Wen T.
Felger, Erin A.
Publication Date
2013-03-28

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‘The Supreme Triumph
of the Surgeon’s Art’
A Narrative History of Endocrine Surgery
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‘The Supreme Triumph
of the Surgeon’s Art’
A Narrative History of Endocrine Surgery
Edited by
Martha A. Zeiger, MD
Wen T. Shen, MD MA
Erin A. Felger, MD
First published in 2013
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix

Contributors x

Foreword xi

1 Pain, Suffocation, Sanguination, Suppuration, and Hysteria:
A Short History of Problems Associated with Early
Thyroid Surgery with Particular Reference to the
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve
Edwin L. Kaplan, Karen M. Devon, Raymon H. Grogan,
Peter Angelos 1
2 “Infnite acuracy, intimate care, infnite patience”:
T heodor Kocher and the Development of Modern
Thyroid Surgery
Orlo H. Clark 19
3 The Parathyroid Glands: From Early Misperceptions to
Modern Understanding
Erin A. Felger and Martha A. Zeiger 31
4 William Warren Greene, 1831 – 1881: America’s First
Thyroid Surgeon
Walter B. Goldfarb 47
5 William Stewart Halsted and Goiter: From “horrid butchery”
to “supreme triumph”
Kathleen C. Lee and Martha A. Zeiger 60
6 Herr Albert Jahne: Renowned Streetcar Conductor
Shelby A Holt, Jon A. van Heerden, Bruno Niederle 75
7 Captain Charles Martell: America’s First Parathyroid Patient
Orlo H. Clark 86
8 First Encounters with Pheochromocytoma: The Story of
Mother Joachim
Jon A. van Heerden 98
9 Injury to the Superior Laryngeal Branch of the Vagus
Nerve During Thyroidectomy: Lesson or Myth?
Peter F. Crookes 104
10 Connell’s Fundusectomy, Zollinger’s “Dream” Ulcer
Operation, and Two Princes of Serendip: The Discovery of
the Zollinger – Ellison Syndrome
Stuart D. Wilson 116
11 The Identifcation of Primary Aldosteronism: Jerome Conn
and His First Patient
Norman W. Thompson and Roger J. Grekin 133
12 Thyroid Cancer and the Atomic Age: The Chicago Experience
Raymon H. Grogan, Sharone Kaplan, Peter Angelos,
Edwin L. Kaplan 143
13 The Founding of the American Association of Endocrine
Surgeons: The Time was Right
Norman W. Thompson 158
14 “Operating on Shadows”: The Discovery and Naming of
Adrenal “Incidentaloma”
Wen T. Shen 166
15 The Discovery of the RET Proto-Oncogene and its Role
in MEN-2
Geoffrey W. Krampitz and Jeffrey A. Norton 175
16 The “Miami Criterion” and the Evolution of Minimally
Invasive Parathyroidectomy
George L. Irvin III 194
Index 206
Acknowledgements
The editors would like to thank those who have made this book possible:
First and foremost, Brian Dolan, for his tireless support and dedication to
medical humanities publishing.
Catherine Jones and Joy Oson, who provided invaluable assistance during all
phases of this project.
Our colleagues and friends in endocrine surgery, many of whom provided
chapters for the book.
Our spouses John Britton, Martha Nicholson, and Ripley Rawlings; and our
children Tenaya, Zachary, Evan, Elena, Isabelle, and Jack.
Above all, heartfelt thanks to our mentors and patients. This book is dedicated
to them.