An Interactive Annotated World Bibliography of Printed and Digital Works in the History of Medicine and the Life Sciences from Circa 2000 BCE to 2024 by Fielding H. Garrison (1870-1935), Leslie T. Morton (1907-2004), and Jeremy M. Norman (1945- ) Traditionally Known as “Garrison-Morton”

16061 entries, 14144 authors and 1947 subjects. Updated: December 10, 2024

WILSON, John R. W.

1 entries
  • 3440.1

A case of introsussception in which an operation was successfully resorted to…in December, 1831.

Transylvania J. Med. Assoc. Sci., 18, 362 (only), 1835.

First operation for intussusception in the United States, performed in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The patient was a negro slave; the operation was a complete success. Reported by Wilson’s pupil, W.W. Thompson.



Subjects: BLACK PEOPLE & MEDICINE & BIOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY › Esophagus: Stomach: Duodenum: Intestines, SURGERY: General › Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Slavery and Medicine, U.S.: CONTENT OF PUBLICATIONS BY STATE & TERRITORY › Tennessee