title: James H Nicoll: pioneer paediatric surgeon.
abstract: James H Nicoll is a little known figure in the history of surgery. Yet, this Glasgow surgeon was a pioneer, particularly in the care of the infant patient both in hospital and after discharge. A great teacher and innovator, he developed effective techniques for the surgical cure of pyloric stenosis of infancy and for the outpatient postoperative care of children with spina bifida.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Department Surgery, University of Oxford.
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Willetts
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000266:history*; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D012606:Scotland; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery