Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Report of an operation for removing a foreign body from beneath the heart. Published by the San Francisco County Medico Chirurgical Association as an additional paper to its Transactions for the year 1857.
San Francisco, CA: Whitton, Towne & Co. Printers and Publishers, 1857.
Perhaps the earliest separate publication on a surgical operation issued in California.
Facet Tags
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #12322 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/14545 |
| Author Bio Link | elane.stanford.edu ↗ |
| External URL | report-of-an-operation-for-removing-a-foreign-body-from-beneath-the-heart-published-by-the-san-francisco-county-medico-chirurgical-association-as-an-additional-paper-to-its-transactions-for-the-year-1857 |
Geographic Context
Publication place: San Francisco, CA