[The Revista Médica de Chile: 100 years ago].
The percutaneous drainage of a giant ovarian cyst using a thick needle is described. The author, Dr Juan N Casanova sustained a controversy with medical authorities of the so called Protomedicato.
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Villa Universidad Católica, Macul, Santiago de Chile.
D002677:Chile; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000266:history; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000266:history*
La Revista Médica de Chile: 100 años atras.