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Alfred Parsons on suspected perforated gastric ulcer. 1892

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Alfred Parsons (1864–1952) was noted for his vigour of mind and body and Spartan habits and his dramatic teaching. In 1891 while a junior doctor he cared for three fatal cases of acute perforation of a chronic ulcer of the stomach. In May 1892 he made a passionate plea for early diagnosis and surgery in this condition. The first successful operation was performed in the same month by Ludwig Heusner in Germany.

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    Edward A. Martin

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Martin, E.A. Alfred Parsons on suspected perforated gastric ulcer. 1892. I.J.M.S. 161, 78–80 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02983719

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