title: Daring to take action: Charles McBurney and the evolution of the treatment of appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Rabkin
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hardy