title: Joseph M. Mathews oration. Has the cream risen? Historic review of the development of colorectal surgery in North America.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts 01805.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Veidenheimer
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D003107:Colorectal Surgery / Q000266:history*; D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States