title: A peek into surgical practice half a century ago.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, London SE1 1UL.
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellis
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000266:history*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000266:history*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000266:history* / Q000601:surgery; D056164:Teaching Rounds / Q000266:history*