title: Ephraim McDowell, the first ovariotomy, and the birth of abdominal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, 777 Preston Research Bldg, 2220 Pierce Ave, Nashville, TN 37232-6307, USA.
authors.forename: Leora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Horn
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000266:history*; D014768:Virginia