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Frederick Treves was a famous and very well paid London surgeon who specialised in appendix surgery, which had become technically feasible with the development of both anaesthetics and antiseptic methods.,Nowadays, operations to remove the appendix are considered low-risk routine surgery. However, in the 1800s and early 1900s appendix surgery was considered risky.
Frederick Treves detested the term “appendicitis”. After all, appendix is a Latin word, and -itis is a Greek suffix. What nonsense to combine the two. But Treves was not a man to stand in the way of progress. He resigned himself to the neologism's adoption.
Sir Frederick Treves, primer baronet, fue un prominente cirujano británico, y un experto en anatomía. Treves destacó por su tratamiento quirúrgico de la apendicitis, con el que pudo salvar la vida del rey Eduardo VII en 1902. Sin embargo, es más ampliamente conocido por su amistad con Joseph Merrick, el "Hombre Elefante".
17 de jun. de 1989 · Sir Frederick Treves: the Extra-Ordinary Edwardian by Stephen Trombley, Routledge, pp 218, Pounds sterling 19.95 FREDERICK TREVES, the greatest surgeon of the Edwardian era, suffered the surgeon's ...
La vida de Joseph Merrick, un maltrecho fenómeno de feria conocido como el Hombre Elefante, cambiaría radicalmente al conocer a Frederick Treves, afamado cirujano que se preocupó por rescatarlo y conseguirle un hogar lleno de atenciones y respeto. El hombre elefante es un libro que reúne el relato original del doctor Treves "en el que narra ...
Sir Frederick Treves: the extra-ordinary Edwardian. London: Routledge, 1989. Pp. x + 218. ISBN 0-415-03423-X. £19.95. - Volume 23 Issue 1. Skip to main content Accessibility help We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites.
Frederick Treves. Actor. 29 March 1925 to 30 January 2012. An actor adept at playing authority figures, Treves appeared in the popular mini-series The Jewel In The Crown (1984). In a career spanning 50 years he worked extensively in television, film, theatre and radio, with features including The Elephant Man (1980), Defence of the Realm (1986 ...
