Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Surgical treatment of typhlitis.
Bgham. med. Rev., 27, 26-34, 76-89. 1890.
Lawson Tait was the first British surgeon to diagnose acute appendicitis and to treat it by removal of the appendix (May 1880). See J. A. Shepherd, Lawson Tait. The rebellious surgeon. Lawrence, Kansas, Coronado Press, 1980.
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