Title:

Intestinal Obstruction in the Neonatal Period

Creator:

Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013

Contributor:

Levine, S. Z. (Editor)

Date:

1953

Description:

During his long career as a pediatric surgeon, Koop invented or perfected, and described in academic articles such as this one, several surgical techniques for removing intestinal obstructions in newborns, including techniques for administering anesthesia in appropriate doses, for correcting esophageal atresia (where the esophagus is not connected to the stomach), and for repairing diaphragmatic hernia (where the abdominal organs push up into the chest cavity through a hole in the diaphragm).. NOTE: The image plates from this article have not been scanned.

Publisher:

Year Book Publishers Inc.

Location:

Folder: Scrapbook #79

Rights:

Reprinted from Advances in Pediatrics, Vol.4, Koop C. E., "Intestinal Obstruction in the Neonatal Period," 63-96, (1953), with permission from Elsevier.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

General Surgery and Pediatrics

Format:

Text

Extent:

34 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Monograph. Koop, C. Everett. "Intestinal Obstruction in the Neonatal Period." Volume VI in Advances in Pediatrics, edited by S. Z. Levine. Year Book Publishers Inc., 1953. P. 63-96. Article. 34 Images.

Legacy ID:

QQBBZL

NLM ID:

101584930X421

Profiles Collection:

The C. Everett Koop Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X421

Story Section:

Biographical Information