HALSTED, William Stewart (1852 – 1922)

1885

#5679

Practical comments on the use and abuse of cocaine; suggested by its invariably successful employment in more than a thousand minor surgical operations.

The first experiments on local infiltration anesthesia were made by Halsted, who even produced anesthesia by the intradermal injection of water. Through the process of self-experimentation Halsted became addicted to c…

1887

#3488

Circular suture of the intestines; an experimental study.

Halsted set down some of the fundamental rules regarding intestinal anastomosis.

1889

#3599

The radical cure of hernia.

Simultaneously with Bassini, Halsted devised the modern operation for the radical cure of inguinal hernia. This is known as the Halsted I repair. Later his technique differed much from that of Bassini. See also his la…

1890 –1891

#5776

The treatment of wounds with especial reference to the value of the blood clot in the management of dead spaces.

Halsted showed that optimum wound healing was most easily obtained by avoiding hematoma formation. Contains description of Halsted’s method of radical mastectomy – one of the greatest contributions ever made to the tr…

1892

#2966

Ligation of the first portion of the left subclavian artery and excision of a subclavio-axillary aneurism.

First successful ligation of the left subclavian artery. This was the first “successful ligation of the first part of either subclavian artery and the first one of complete extirpation of such an aneurysm” (MacCallum)…

1894 –1895

#5640

The results of operations for the cure of cancer of the breast performed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from June, 1889, to January, 1894.

Halsted’s operation invariably excised the pectoralis major muscle in radical mastectomy. His operation, modified by the retention of the pectoral muscles, remains the cornerstone of surgical treatment of carcinoma of…

1898

#5778

A clinical and histological study of certain adenocarcinomata of the breast, and a brief consideration of the supraclavicular operations for cancer of the breast from 1889 to 1898 at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

1898

#13224

Miniature hammers and the suture of the bile ducts.

Illustrated by Max Brödel. Digital facsimile from the Hathi Trust at this link.

1899

#3639.1

Contribution to the surgery of the bile passages, especially of the common bile-duct.

“Among Halsted’s many outstanding surgical accomplishments those related to surgery of the biliary tract are lesser known. However, he is commonly credited with performing the first successful operation for a primary …

1909

#3860

Auto- and isotransplantation, in dogs, of the parathyroid glandules.

1909

#2969

Partial progressive and complete occlusion of the aorta and other large arteries in the dog by means of the metal band.

Halsted introduced a metal band in place of a ligature for the occlusion of arteries.

1924

#86.3

Surgical papers.[Edited by Walter C. Burket]. 2 vols.

In spite of an addiction to cocaine hydrochlorate from experimentation with it as a surgical anesthetic in 1884 until his death, Halsted was among the greatest of all surgical innovators and teachers. While pioneering…