title: Appendicitis, appendectomy, and the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814-4799, USA.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy / Q000266:history*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States