Complete Record - Heirs of Hippocrates No. 1083

BENJAMIN BELL (1749-1806) A treatise on the hydrocele, on sarcocele, or cancer, and other diseases of the testes. Bell & Bradfute; G.G. & J. Robinson, and J. Murray 1794 295 pp., 4 plates. Copy 1: 22.6 cm. Original paper backed boards, uncut, some signatures unopened; Copy 2: 20.9 cm.

For more information on this author or work, see number: 1078

Although Bell included several chapters on testicular disease in Volume I of his System of surgery (see No. 1079), he has here broadened and expanded the subject. He did this partly in response to requests for a more detailed coverage of these problems and also because he had made some improvements in treatment of the hydrocele and sarcocele. The four plates depict a variety of instruments such as the trocar, perforator, canula, and syringe.

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Copy 1: Gift of John Martin, M.D. Copy 2: Gift of William B. Bean, M.D