title: The early days of gastrectomy.
abstract: In the 19th century, gastric cancer was the commonest cause of deaths from malignant disease in the Western World. (Interestingly enough, for no certain reason, it has progressively dropped down to seventh place).
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of London, Guy's Campus, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 1UL.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria; D005060:Europe; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery