title: Vignette. First ovariotomy: first surgery of the closed cavities of th body.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Knisely
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000266:history*; D010053:Ovary / Q000601:surgery*; D014481:United States