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Kara Gavin
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Watching
#tcmparty
and a bit of
#medhistory
came up that I wasn’t aware of - a short movie about the first ovarian cyst operation on a living patient in the US, in 1809 in Kentucky:
www.facs.org/for-medical-...
Legendary Abdominal Surgery in 19th Century Defies Medical Norms
Read about Ephraim McDowell and how his background and personal habits helped drive the evolution of abdominal surgery.
facs.org
Feb 3, 2026 00:46
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