William W. Keen
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Works (50)

Wrist-drop from fracture of the humerus injuring the musculo-spiral nerve (N. radialis)

Umbilical hernia, operation, cure

Three cases of removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes (Tait's operation)

Resection of the sternum for tumors

A case of gunshot wound of the brain in which the Roentgen rays showed the presence of eight fragments of the bullet

The treatment of war wounds

Amputation of the entire upper extremity (including the clavicle and scapula) for sarcoma following fracture of the clavicle ; Extensive thoracoplasty by Schede's method

The danger of allowing warts and moles to remain lest they become malignant

Removal of the Gasserian ganglion as the last of fourteen operations in thirteen years for tic douloureux

What vivisection has done for humanity

Modern antiseptic surgery and the role of experiment in its discovery and development

Recent surgical progress

Linear craniotomy (miscalled craniectomy) for microcephalus

The service of missions to science and society
1906

The need for increased endowments for medical instruction

A case of suprapubic cystotomy in which the bladder was distended with air instead of water, and four hundred and ninety-five calculi removed

Successful intraneural infiltration of the median and ulnar nerves during an operation for Dupuytren's contraction of the fingers

A sketch of the early history of practical anatomy
1874

Bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the First Baptist Church of the City of Philadelphia, 1898
1899

The influence of antivivisection on character

Arterio-venous aneurism of the common carotid artery and internal jugular veins

A case of total laryngectomy (unsuccessful) and a case of abdominal hysterectomy (successful)

The Reality of human vivisection

Surgical treatment of perforation of the bowel in typhoid fever

Report upon a specimen of xanthic oxide calculus

Concerning human vivisection

Gangrene as a complication and sequel of the continued fevers, especially in typhoid

Animal experimentation and medical progress
1914

The memoirs of William Williams Keen, M.D
1990

Examination of the blood in surgery

The indications for early laparotomy in appendicitis

On resection of the Gasserian ganglion

The advantages of the Trendelenburg posture during all operations involving directly or indirectly the cavities of the mouth, nose, and the trachea

Human vivisection

An American text-book of surgery
1894

Two suggestions in surgical technique. I. A new method of compressing the subclavian artery. II. A new method of ascertaining whether the bladder is or is not ruptured

Severe burn of top of head at seven months of age, followed by necrosis of entire osseous cap of cranium

Tumor of the hard palate, acute appendicitis, perinephritic abscess

Surgery, its principles and practice

Gunshot wounds and other injuries of nerves

The Treatment Of War Wounds
1917

Surgery, its principles and practice

The surgical operations on President Cleveland in 1893
1917

Successful case of nephrorraphy for floating kidney. Uncompleted nephrectomy

Laparotomy for apparent intestinal paralysis which caused arrest of the intestinal contents and was equivalent to intestinal obstruction

Examination of the blood in surgery

The influence of antivivisection on character

A further communication on a new method of compressing the subclavian artery

Clinical lecture on an obscure tumor of the abdomen, amputation of the breast for Paget's disease followed by cancer, tuberculosis of the tonsil and soft palate, by a method which avoided splitting of the cheek or dividing the jaw

An American text-book of surgery, for practitioners and students
1899