Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Removal of the right lobe of the thyroid gland.
Lancet, 2, 351-52. 1828 –1829.
To Joseph Green, of St. Thomas’s Hospital, London, is accredited the first thyroidectomy, the patient succumbing 15 days later from sepsis.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #3814 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/4829 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | removal-of-the-right-lobe-of-the-thyroid-gland |
Geographic Context
Mentioned in annotation: London