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Class tickets for Lister's lectures on Clinical Surgery signed by Lister University of Edinburgh 1874-1875 and 1876-1877; attendance certificates for Lister's lectures on Clinical Surgery signed by Lister with Medical Faculty's attendance regulations University of Edinburgh 1874-1875, First Class Merit certificate in Clinical Surgery signed by Lister University of Edinburgh 1874-1875; notes from Lister to Lewis 1879

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Black and white photograph of a named patient, two photographs of human tissue taken from the spine, a pencil drawing of a procedure on the spine, a diagram showing part of the spinal cord, and two paper notes titles 'Spinal'. Folder titled 'Drawing after foerster - pain and other tracts of spinal cord.' The file also contains fragments from the folder that orignally held the material.

Scope and Contents Operations of choice for cerebral aneurysms depending on their location in the cerebral circulation. The following procedures are depicted; 1) two possible points of ligation below the level of the intracranial bifurcation (aka below the level at which the internal carotid artery bifurcates into the middle cerebral artery and the anterior cerebral artery, 2) possible ligations at various points above the level of intracranial bifurcation, and 3) three possible ligation points for the...

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Small envelope with six photographs of a named patient: 2 side profile, 2 portrait and 2 undergoing a procedure.

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Envelope containing 22 photographs of a surgical operation beuing undertaken on the brain of an unidentified patient.

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Series of five illustrations demonstrating a procedure to remove an aneurysm in the brain. Labelled A to E. Illustrations show the stages involved in the removal of a complex intracranial aneurysm. A) overall view of the patient's head and the planned line of surgical incision, B) craniotomy has been performed to reveal the blood vessels on the surface of the brain, C, D, and E) ligation of blood vessels supplying the aneurysm to facilitate removal.

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Series of four illustrations demonstrating a procedure for an aneurysm in the brain.Having exposed the brain with a craniotomy, the drawings illustrate how the brain tissue above the abnormality is retracted using surgical instruments to expose the aneurysm.

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Depicts surgical exploration of the left superior lateral orbit. A craniotomy has been performed and the frontal lobe has been elevated with retractors. Titled on back as 'Orbit. - Surgical Exp. Supero. Lat.'

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Five drawings on one sheet, depicting a surgical procedure for aneurysm.