title: John Hunter, Frederick Treves and intussusception.
abstract: Early this century, intussusception in childhood was usually fatal. John Hunter, one of the founding fathers of scientific surgery was amongst the first to accurately describe the clinico-pathological features of the condition and one of the great nineteenth century surgeons, Sir Frederick Treves, suggested a plan of management for intussusception which remains little changed up to the present day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, UK.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Willetts
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000266:history* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy