title: Alfred Parsons on suspected perforated gastric ulcer. 1892.
abstract: Alfred Parsons (1864-1952) was noted for his vigour of mind and body and Spartan habits and his dramatic teaching. In 1891 while a junior doctor he cared for three fatal cases of acute perforation of a chronic ulcer of the stomach. In May 1892 he made a passionate plea for early diagnosis and surgery in this condition. The first successful operation was performed in the same month by Ludwig Heusner in Germany.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000266:history*