NICOLL,JAMES,H - PIONEER PEDIATRIC SURGEON

Authors
WILLETTS IE
Citation
Ie. Willetts, NICOLL,JAMES,H - PIONEER PEDIATRIC SURGEON, Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 79(4), 1997, pp. 164-167
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England → ACNP
ISSN journal
00358843
Volume
79
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
S
Pages
164 - 167
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(1997)79:4<164:N-PPS>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
James H Nicoll is a little known figure in the history of surgery. Yet , this Glasgow surgeon was a pioneer, particularly in the care of the infant patient both in hospital and after discharge. A great teacher a nd innovator, he developed effective techniques for the surgical cure of pyloric stenosis of infancy and for the outpatient post-operative c are of children with spina bifida.