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SICARD, J. A. and FORESTIER, J.
The Use of Lipiodol in Diagnosis and Treatment.

A Clinical and Radiological Survey.

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pp. ix, (i), 235, (i). 50 plus illustrations. A very good copy in the original cloth.

*GARRISON-MORTON 2693 for the first report in 1921 by these authors, outlining their use of iodoform [lipiodol] in the exploration of the epidural cavity. PREFACE: 'In our hands the method has been most successful when applied to the central nervous system and to the respiratory tract...' Sicard died in 1929, when this work was in preparation. See HAYMAKER: 'The introduction of Lipiodol with his pupil Forestier was Sicard's greatest contribution to neurology.' SEE ALSO: GARRISON-MORTON 3199 for these authors' report on their use of lipiodol in the respiratory tract [1924].

Oxford University Press. London.

Date Published: 1932. First edition in English.

Stock No. 55812

Price: £95.00

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